Wednesday, June 9, 2010

SNOWBIRD WANTS TO EXPAND

Snowbird has submitted a plan to add an additional 780 acres to their resort. They also want to add a tram from Hidden Peak to American Fork Twin Peaks. Sounds like there will be a fight with local backcountry skiers and Save Our Canyons. While this will be years out, it's interesting to think about where Utah and their ski resorts will be in 10 years. A lot of backcountry terrain will soon be private property, and the freedom of being able to explore the mountains in your back yard will soon be hit with a "No Trespassing" sign.

Snowbird is seeking U.S. Forest Service approval to expand into another canyon off its back side -- Mary Ellen Gulch, adjacent to Mineral Basin.
Providing access: A new tram would run from Hidden Peak to the West Twin of American Fork Twin Peaks.
"That will be a pretty dramatic ride," Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort President Bob Bonar said of vistas from the tram, which would rise from 11,000 feet to the West Twin's 11,489-foot summit.
Bonar submitted a proposed master plan amendment last month to the Forest Service's Salt Lake Ranger District.
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1 Comments:

Tubby Splan said...

It sure would be fun to ski back in the deeper canyons and I am sure there is some great turns! But I wonder when will they think they have enough land and will stop expanding their territory at the expense of public and free lands? I suppose basic business practices dont allow for a business to just become stationary so what about resorts? They need to continually expand their services and real estate to maintain profitable but where does it stop?

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