Environmental Assessment Completed

Loveland Dry Gulch Snowcat Tours Project

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Clear Creek, Colorado Clear Creek Ranger District

Loveland Ski Area is requesting permission for guided snowcat tours to provide backcountry ski/snowboard access. 3 temporary (over-snow) snowcat routes would be established. Parts of the area would require an outfitter guide permit.

Location

The upper reaches of Dry Gulch, which is in and around the Loveland Ski Area, 53 miles west of Denver, CO.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/11/2018
2
Comment Period
07/11/2018
3
Objection Period Start
02/07/2020
4
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityDispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Special Use Authorizations
Loveland Dry Gulch Snowcat Tours ProjectDecision Signed Date: 06/23/2020
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsClear Creek Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementSpecial use management