Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Not directed at you or your wife, but if someone isn't fit enough to work their way up a single track hill, they may not be likely to have the skills and experience needed for the safely riding the single track downhill. Not a perfect screening mechanism, but I can see the logic.
Except the guys who have the highest skills tend to take chairlifts on ski hills. They could pedal up but they might only get one run in a day vs many if they ride the chair. Presumably e-bikes allow more runs. On the local, non-chairlift assisted, trails riders normally ride up a gravel road and then down the trails. They are mainly looking for the downhill experience so an e-bike would give them improved access if they didn't mind getting teased along the way.