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Why isn't it part of the training of every hotel in the area to discuss the issue during the winter with people that make reservations - especially for a guest that has never stayed there before.

I think that is the best suggestion that has come out of this so far.

Why not instruct all hotel or reservations operators to ask one simple question during the call for reservations?

"Have you stayed with us before" If the answer is "Yes", the second question would be "In the winter?"

Good idea and costs not one penny.

The only hole in it is that a lot of reservations are made now days over the Internet through third parties.

It would be easy to have the computer pop up a window that says "After October 15th, never ever use any road other than XXX to reach our lodge" but there would be no way to know that the person read it or comprehended the dangers.

But it is a good idea in the right direction. As for the map people, I would expect that this event will raise the legal liability to a level that will bring some action on mapping responsibly. This has caused so much national anguish that something is going to change.

Personally I don't think it serves anyones interest to start flying legal liabilities around. I don't think the courts solve anything (literally) they just line attorney's pockets with money.

Unfortunately it is what it takes some time to get people to do the right thing.

I have seen in other places depending on time of year you are given specific instructions or warnings. Seems strange that with all the problems around this in this area that something more wasn't done sooner.