Decision Memo Completed

Steamboat Ski Resort Sunshine Lift Replacement

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Routt, Colorado Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District

Replacement of the Sunshine Express lift, development of a new snowmaking control pumphouse and associated infrastructure, and construction of the Thunderhead Hiking Trail Cutoff.

Location

Steamboat Springs Ski Resort

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/01/2024
2
Decision
03/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Special Use Authorizations
Steamboat Ski Resort Sunshine Lift ReplacementDecision Signed Date: 03/18/2025
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Recreation managementSpecial use management