Environmental Assessment Completed

Mount Snow Resort Snowmaking Project

Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Windham, Vermont Manchester Ranger District

Install 37,950 feet of air and snowmaking pipelines on trails located on NFS lands that currently do not have snowmaking to increase the snowmaking on Mt. Snow Ski Resort to 99%. Construct Carinthia Pond bypass to restore natural stream flow.

Location

Mount Snow Ski Resort, towns of Dover and Somerset, Vermont

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/27/2007
2
Comment Period
08/14/2010
3
Decision
10/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityFacility Improvements/Construction
Mt. Snow Resort Snowmaking ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/01/2010 Legal Notice Date: 10/01/2010
ForestsGreen Mountain And Finger Lakes National Forests
DistrictsManchester Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionMount Snow Ski Resort
Special use managementRecreation management