Environmental Assessment Completed

Aspen SkiCo Ski Areas Forest Health Project

White River National Forest Pitkin, Colorado West Zone/Aspen Ranger District

Proposal to remove hazard trees and regenerate lodgepole and aspen in selected areas across the four SkiCo ski areas (Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, Snowmass).

Location

Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass Ski Resorts

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/15/2010
2
Comment Period
06/29/2011
3
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
04/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements
DN/FONSI Aspen Skiing Company Forest Health ProjectDecision Signed Date: 12/09/2011
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Aspen Ranger District
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Special use management