I was little bored during a conference call and reviewed something that was gnawing at me. It was mentioned, either in this thread or somewhere else that the VH double replacement is not something we should expect to see soon. The notice from the forest service states as follows:
The removal would begin shortly after the end of the ski season in April or early May. Blasting is anticipated for the new unload area and the Valley House Traverse ski trail reconstruction. Some trees would be removed along the lift corridor (The Mall ski trail). These trees would be flush cut, no stump pulling, and left on site, pulled back from trail edge. Tree removal for the trail reconstruction would occur before May 1 or after August 1. Clearing, blasting and grading for the new lift components and trail reconstruction would occur late spring through October, 2014.
seems pretty clear to me that this is planned for this offseason.
also, upon review of the cover letter from the forest service, it seems that this project is not subject to environmental review/assesments.
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