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Beaver Creek Ski Resort proposes upgrade for lift
Posted: Jan 30, 2011 10:27 AM by AP
MINTURN, Colo. (AP) - Beaver Creek Ski Resort has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Forest Service to upgrade one of its lifts in time for next ski season.
The proposed project would upgrade the Rose Bowl lift from a triple chair that can carry up to 1,600 people per hour to a high-speed quad that can carry up to 2,400 people per hour.
The project would include some timber removal and ground disturbance. District Ranger Dave Neely of the Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District of the White River National Forest says he expects "only relatively minor environmental effects."
The public can submit comments on the proposal until Feb. 12.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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