Continued from page 56/Public Affairs■ Cherry Peak <strong>Ski</strong> Area, UT: Lawsuitfiled by local residents in June 2012 in UTFirst District Court to stop construction,claiming the Cache County Planning Commissionused flawed evidence to support its approvalof the resort's conditional use permit.This new appeal expected to be heard in courtin April 2013. The UT Cache County Boardof Adjustment had denied a previous appealin March 2012 based on water contamination,tax issues and other issues against conditionaluse permit granted by UT Cache County PlanningCommission to the new ski area CherryPeak (Logan Checketts developer), locatednear Richmond, UT. Plans call for a peak of1,000 skiers per day on 203 acres of propertywith four ski lifts, a 10,000-square-foot lodge,a terrain park, zip line, cable tow for a tubinghill, maintenance facilities and a warming hut.incompatible with the adjacent RichmondWild-life Management Area.www.cachecounty.org/devservices/currentprojects/projcherrypeak.php■ Coconino National Forest, AZ: Forestplan revision (recreation use included in revisiontopics) EIS. Notice of Adjustment May2010. Phase 1 public input and feedbackJuly/August 2010. Draft EIS expected November2012 with decision and implementationexpected July and August 2013. Coconino NationalForest Planner - Yewah Lau.ylau@fs.fed.us 928-527-3411www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/planrevision.shtml■ Cooper Spur, OR: Cooper Spur - GovernmentCamp Land Exchange EIS. ForestService would convey 120 acres of property atGovernment Camp and acquire 770 acres ofprivate land at Cooper Spur. Notice of Intentpublished in Federal Register October 2010,estimated DEIS NOA October 2012, with decisionand implementation expected April andJune 2013.Kristy Boscheinen, Forest Plannerkboscheinen@fs.fed.us 503-668-1645www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=33072The Arizona Snowbowl snowmaking project, started in 2011, is expected toprovide approximately 134 acres of extra snow coverage beginning in the 2012-2013 season. photo courtesy of Arizona Snowbowl■ Echo Mountain, CO: <strong>Ski</strong> resort on 226acres of 100% private land in Idaho Springs,CO (35 miles west of Denver) with 32,000skier visits last year, to be sold in August 2012via sealed bid auction. Current vertical drop660 feet with possible expansion to more than1,500 feet. The average annual snowfall is 220inches with 16 named trails plus 3 lifts includinga 2,000-foot fixed grip triple chair, a handletow for the events area, and a magic carpetsurface lift for the learning center. Permittedslope lighting for night skiing, snowmakingand helipad are also included.www.echomtnauction.com■ Eclipse Snowboard Park, CO. CE for ashort term special use permit for use of removablesurface rope tows and grooming of 7acres of fragmented NFS parcels for ski racetraining. Scoping started April 2012, decisionimplementationexpected September 2012/April 2013.Deb Ekstrand dekstrand@fs.fed.us303-567-3024■ Eldora Mountain, CO: 2011 MasterPlan Selected Projects EIS. Add 70 acres oftraditional terrain and 70 acres of gladed terrain,new 6 person Placer Express lift, new 4-6 person Jolly Jug lift, replace 4 person Coronalift with 6 person lift, replace Challenger andCannonball lifts with one realigned 6 personlift, new guest facility, new snowmaking for 70acres, and trail improvements. NOI 6/6/12,DEIS June 2013, FEIS April 2014. TravisBeck, Eldora EIS NEPA Contractor info@eldoraeis.com970-668-3398 x103www.eldoraeis.com■ Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit,CA: Forest plan revision (recreation use includedin revision topics) EIS. Draft EIS NOA6/1/12. Decision/implementation expectedJanuary/March 2013.Denise Downie dedownie@fs.fed.us530-543-2683 http://fs.usda.gov/ltbmu■ Loveland <strong>Ski</strong> Area, CO: Loveland <strong>Ski</strong>Area Lift 2 Project CE to add an unload mid-way station. Scoping start August 2011, decision9/27/11, and implementation expectedSeptember 2012. Deb Ekstranddekstrand@fs.fed.us 303-567-3024■ Mt Hood Meadows, OR: ButtercupChairlift Replacement & Realignment CE.Scoping start 12/5/11 with decision and implementationexpected March and May 2012.Michelle Lombardo mlombardo@fs.fed.us503-668-1796■ Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, WA: Wassold to CNL Lifestyle Properties for $20.5 millionin cash by New Stevens, LLC (a divisionof Harbor Properties Trust) in November2011. Stevens Pass Mountain Resort LLC,which is an affiliate of Mountain High ResortAssociates, LLC, CA will operate the resortunder a long term triple net lease agreement.Stevens Pass has 1,125 skiable acres; 10 chairliftswith a total uphill capacity of 15,800skiers per hour; 1,800 foot vertical drop; and37 primary runs. Stevens Pass also offersnight skiing, 17 miles of Nordic ski trails anda base village with three day lodges. CNLLifestyle Properties’ ski and mountain lifestyleportfolio now has 23 properties in the U.S. andCanada, including properties in Crested Butte,Sugarloaf, Cypress, Northstar-at-Tahoe andmore.■ Stevens Pass Mountain Resort, WA:Stevens Pass Base Area and Jupiter ChairliftProjects CE. Upgrade Jupiter chairlift fromfixed grip quad to high speed quad. Scopingstart 5/16/12. Decision/implementation expectedJanuary/June 2013.Tom Davis tdavis@fs.fed.us 425-677-2242www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37414 ▲▲31 <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong>er’s Guide / Digital Edition Insert 2O12 - 2O13
<strong>Ski</strong> clubs sponsor weekend, extended weekend and week long trips to numerousski resorts throughout North America. Many of the international trips offerpre and post trips, in addition to world-class ski destinations.Sierra <strong>Ski</strong> Council members enjoy a day at Mt. Rose <strong>Ski</strong> Tahoe. photo by John BaumFWSA is quite a unique organization.They have approximately 50,000 members inthe western United States. Within the FWSAstructure are 11 councils, and in turn, thereare about 175 local ski clubs under the umbrellaof the councils. When you look at thenext section of this <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong>er’s Guide, youshould be able to find a FWSA ski club nearyour town. Membership dues for these clubsare much lower than some of the clubs advertisedon the net. If you are already a memberof a FWSA club, check out the www.fwsa.orgwebsite to see all the benefits you have as amember. In addition, many councils have areaspecific bargains for you, too! These bargainsinclude ski rentals, ski equipment, hotel discountsin snow country, and so many others.It would take me this whole page to list them.All you have to do is show your FWSA MembershipCard to the merchant.Many of our local clubs offer membersactivities throughout the year. Since major skiresorts now have summer programs that includehiking, mountain biking, river rafting,concerts, and many other great activities, ourclubs are now taking advantage of these programs.They take their members on treks onweekends; and also plan longer trips for thosewho can take the time off in the summer. Inaddition to mountain destinations, cruises,house boating, diving trips and other adventurescan be found on many club, council andthe FWSA calendars.In winter, many clubs, councils, andFWSA plan short and long trips to ski areas.Not only do they go to areas such as LakeTahoe and other North American resorts, theytake annual trips to overseas resorts. By takinga trip with one of our groups, you getgroup trip savings, discounted lift tickets, numerousfun parties, and you can meet newbuddies to ski with you. Many of our trips includesingle individuals because they knowthey will find other people of their skill level.Additionally, if there are openings available onanother club’s scheduled trip, other councilclub members can fill those spots.For international trips, if you don’t speaka foreign language, a bi-lingual guide is alwaysincluded. Worried that you don’t have the latestclothes or skis, don’t worry, some of ourmembers take their ski attire out of mothballsevery year; and a few still ski with woodenskis (I’m kidding - sort of). The camaraderieof skiers is legend in our groups.There are clubs for singles, for marriedcouples, for families, for racers, for nordicskiers, for yachting enthusiasts and for seniors.Some clubs even have their own cabin insnow country for members. Their rates arevery reasonable.Look at the next several pages to find agroup near you. More information can befound on their websites. If you live or havemoved to another part of the country, a directmembership into the <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> <strong>Association</strong>is available. An application form appears onpage 12 of the printed issue, or it can be foundon the Organization’s website: www.fwsa.org.There’s a group for everyone. Won’t you joinus? ▲▲Each year, the FWSA offers aweeklong North American <strong>Ski</strong> Weekdestination for hundreds of participants.In 2012, the trip was toJackson Hole. photo by Ken CalkinsWhyShould IJoin a <strong>Ski</strong>Clubby Mary AzevedoVice-President,Membership, FWSA<strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong>er’s Guide / Digital Edition Insert 2O12 - 2O13 32
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