# "Criteria (The Ski Area Environmental Scorecard only considers projects that have been proposed, approved or implemented from 1999 to present, on a progressive basis with 100% points docked for proposals made or still in place, approved, or implemented in the last year (based on calendar year), 80% between one and two years ago, 60% between two and three years ago, 40% between three and four years ago, 20% between four and five years ago.)" Maximum Points Alpine Meadows Ski Area Score Alpine Meadows Ski Area Description Alpine Meadows Ski Area Documentation Bear Valley Mountain Resort Score Bear Valley Mountain Resort Description Bear Valley Mountain Resort Documentation Bear Mountain Resort Score Bear Mountain Resort Description Bear Mountain Resort Documentation Boreal Mountain Resort Score Boreal Mountain Resort Description Boreal Mountain Resort Documentation Dodge Ridge Score Dodge Ridge Description Dodge Ridge Documentation Heavenly Mountain Resort Score Heavenly Mountain Resort Description Heavenly Mountain Resort Documentation Homewood Mountain Resort Score Homewood Mountain Resort Description Homewood Mountain Resort Documentation Kirkwood Mountain Resort Score Kirkwood Mountain Resort Description Kirkwood Mountain Resort Documentation Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Score Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Description Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Documentation Mountain High Resort Score Mountain High Resort Description Mountain High Resort Documentation Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe Score Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe Description Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe Documentation Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park Score Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park Description Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park Documentation Northstar-at-Tahoe Score Northstar-at-Tahoe Description Northstar-at-Tahoe Documentation Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Score Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Description Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort Documentation Sierra Summit Mountain Resort Score Sierra Summit Mountain Resort Description Sierra Summit Mountain Resort Documentation Snow Summit Mountain Resort Score Snow Summit Mountain Resort Description Snow Summit Mountain Resort Documentation Snow Valley Mountain Resort Score Snow Valley Mountain Resort Description Snow Valley Mountain Resort Documentation Squaw Valley USA Score Squaw Valley USA Description Squaw Valley USA Documentation Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Score Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Description Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Documentation zzz Score zzz Description zzz Documentation 1 "Maintaining Ski Terrain Within the Existing Footprint The ski area is not proposing, undertaking, nor has undertaken terrain expansion on currently undisturbed land, on a progressive basis with 100% points docked for proposals made or still in place, approved, or implemented in the last year (based on calendar year), 80% between one and two years ago, 60% between two and three years ago, 40% between three and four years ago, 20% between four and five years ago. The ski area has also not sought National Forest management prescriptions or local zoning for additional terrain expansion outside currently disturbed areas. Zoning requests are worth 25% of acreage values. No expansion:30 points, Up to 50 acres:25 points, 51-100 acres:20 points, 101-150 acres:15 points, 151-200 acres:10 points, 201-300 acres: 5 points, 301+ acres: 0 points" 30 30 New Sherwood Express Quad increases uphill capacity without expanding terrain in Sherwood Bowl. 0 15 "East Bowl expansion proposes 117 additional acres of developed ski runs. Although the Decision Notice was signed in 1997, the expansion has not yet been implemented. Bear Valley Project Proposal Record from April 2004 proposes to expand winter operations into East Bowl in the summer of 2006." bearvalley1.pdf 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 April 2006 Master Development Plan discusses new terrain developments. USFS project analysis is pending. dodgeridge1.pdf 25 "Heavenly Mountain Resort Master Plan Amendment 2005, Draft Environmental Impact Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement from May 2006 proposes an additional 67.4 acres of ski trails above those already proposed in the 1996 Heavenly Master Plan. Acreage numbers for all pending terrain expansions are not given in the May 2006 Draft report. Some new trails are within the existing trail network and some expand the footprint of developed trails. Credit is given for less than 50-acres of expansion beyond the existing footprint at this time." heavenly1.pdf 30 0 0 15 January 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kirkwood Mountain Resort's 2005 Mountain Master Development Plan proposes to add developed skiing beyond the footprint of existing ski trails in the Red Cliffs and Covered Wagon Peak Pods. In a Winter 2006-2007 Press Release Kirkwood stated that proposed ski area developments will add lift service to several hundred acres of previously 'hike-to' terrain. In November 2005 KMR proposed guided skiing and riding outside of their permit area in Thunder Bowl and Avalanche Bowl. Expanded areas without lift service are considered similar to Zoning or Management Prescription requests are are worth 25% of the acreage values as lift served terrain. kirkwood1.pdf 0 "MMSA has fought to open the Mammoth to June corridor (the 15,000-acre San Joaquin Roadless Area) to ski development. MMSA noted that the Roadless Initiative would endanger the 'planned expansion of Mammoth Mountain.' (MMSA comment letter, 7/17/2000)." mammoth1.pdf 30 "In fall 2005 Mountain High was purchased by Valor Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private equity investment fund and licensed Small Business Investment Company." mountainhigh1.pdf 18 Expansion proposal included ski terrain development in the 131-acre Chutes area and 25 acres on the west side of Slide Mountain. Construction of Chutes Lift was planned for 2004. mtrose1.pdf 30 0 0 25 "Installation of new six pack lift provides access to 60-acres of new intermediate terrain, but only the new trail to the Backside cuts through undisturbed forest. Less than 50 acres of new terrain proposed in 2004 Mountain Improvements Project Draft Environmental Imapct Report." northstar1.pdf 30 0 0 22 West Ridge expansion will increase the area's footprint of developed ski terrain by 100-acres. sierrasummit1.pdf 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 25 "The Crows Nest chairlift expansion planned for the 2007-2008 season will increase the footprint of lift served skiing at Sugar Bowl. Sugar Bowl has formally requested to add an additional chairlift serving the top of Mt. Judah, within the existing ski area boundary. Further environmental analysis is pending from the USFS." sugarbowl12b.pdf 0 0 0 2 Preserving Undisturbed Lands from Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2a "Maintaining Development within Currently Disturbed Lands, on a progressive basis with 100% points docked for proposals made or still in place, approved, or implemented within the last year; 80% between one and two years ago; 60% between two and three years ago; 40% between three and four years ago; 20% between four and five years ago. (None: 20 points, Up to 10 acres: 15 points, 10+-25 acres: 10 points, 25+-50 acres: 5 points, 50+ acres: 0 points)" 20 20 0 0 10 Bear Valley Mountain Resort was purchased by Dundee Realty in July 2005. Dundee Realty has an ensuing real estate venture in Bear Valley Village and has recognized the approved expansion plans in place at the resort. Dundee Realty plans to develop 9-acres of residential property and 3-acres of commercial. bearvalley2a.pdf 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 "With certification of the 2003 Kirkwood Specific Plan, Alpine and Amador counties approved the development of 1,503 residential units at full build-out, with associated commercial development and supporting infrastructure to accommodate a maximum overnight population of 6,558. It is thought that the development will largely be complete by 2023, though full build-out of overnight accommodations may not occur until 2045, according to the January 2006 MMDP DEIS. The main subdivision areas approved for development in the 2003 Specific Plan include Kirkwood North, Ski-In/Ski-Out North and South, known as Martin Point and the Palisades and Timber Creek. According to the 2002 Kirkwood Recirculated Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report, the Kirkwood North Development area is 22.8-acres and the Ski-In/Ski-Out North and South development areas are 37.7-acres. While some of the Palisades subdivision area, as well as the East Meadows, West Meadows and Juniper Ridge subdivisions commenced construction in 2001 or earlier, numerous houses in these areas have yet to be built. More than 5-acres and over 30 lots in these areas remain vacant with construction pending sale of the lots. (See documentation section for details.) In October 2006 Kirkwood proposed development of Palisades V and VI, Martin Point and Timber Creek Village subdivisions. In addition to the current proposed subdivisions, future development areas such as Kirkwood North plus recently implemented development areas since 2002 account for more than 50-acres of real estate development activities in undisturbed areas." kirkwood2a.pdf 5 "Project Sierra' is a ten year development on 240 acres by Intrawest. New developments on undisturbed land total 39.77 acres. Developments on undisturbed land include the Crooked Pines and Juniper Crest. In October 2005 Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC purchased a majority of MMSA and announced it has entered into a preliminary agreement with Intrawest to form a joint venture to develop Intrawest's real estate holdings at Mammoth. The 13-acre redevelopment of the Main Lodge is on currently impacted land. An Environmental Impact Report for the Eagle Base Area Development is pending." mammoth2.pdf 20 West Parking Lot expansion will impact 2.7 acres. 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 3 "Northstar in conjunction with East West Partners plans to develop 800-acres of real estate including the following projects; Northstar Village Project, which is 21 acres, Northstar Highlands Project proposes to develop 345 acres and the Unit 7A subdivision- 19 acres. The 13.6 acre Northside project is a redevelopment of a day skier parking area, therefore the project is exempt from point deductions. Sierra Conservationists and Northstar developers have reached an important agreement to limit development to about 800-acres, while permanently protecting 4,900-acres of Martis Valley land. The agreement also creates a steady source of regional conservation funding from a 1/2% real estate transfer tax. Three bonus points are awarded due to this action." northstar2.pdf 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 Phase I of Sugar Bowl Village Development Plan includes 31 homesites and 12 townhouses. sugarbowl2.pdf 0 0 0 2b "Avoiding Road Construction on Undisturbed Land. (Road widening projects are factored at 50%.) None: 8 points, Up to .5 mile: 4 points, .5-.9 mile: 2 points, 1 mile+: 0 points" 8 8 0 0 4 New access roads require .4 miles of construction. bearvalley2b.pdf 8 0 0 8 0 0 4 New access roads required for parking and snowtubing projects. dodgeridge2b.pdf 8 "Heavenly's 2006 proposal includes three new roadways, which will utilize decommissioned trails and roads in previously disturbed areas." 0 8 0 0 4 1.5 acres of ground disturbance are required for road construction with the proposed projects in the January 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kirkwood Mountain Resort's 2005 Mountain Master Development Plan. A 25-foot wide access road is needed for the proposed Thimble Peak Chairlift. kirkwood2b.pdf 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 "60,500 square feet of roadways required for real estate subdivision projects." northstar2b.pdf 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 4 Road construction required for Crows Nest Lift. sugarbowl12b.pdf 0 0 0 2c "Maintaining Parking Lot Construction within Currently Disturbed Lands, on a progressive basis with 100% points docked for proposals made or still in place, approved, or implemented within the last year; 80% between one and two years ago; 60% between two and three years ago; 40% between three and four years ago; 20% between four and five years ago. (None: 3 points, Up to 2 acres: 2 points, 2-5 acres: 1 point, 5+ acres: 0 points)" 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2004 Parking and Snowtubing Proposal will construct eight terraced parking areas with a total area of disturbance for construction of 22 acres. Parking approval given in 2005. Project not yet implmented. dodgeridge2c.pdf 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1.8 0 mountainhigh2c.pdf 1.8 Expanded parking in the East Bowl parking lot. Phase I and Phase II parking lot projects in Mt. Rose Base area. mtrose2c5.pdf 3 0 0 1 Addition of a new parking lot containing 600 spaces built for 2006/2007. New parking areas required for real estate development projects. northstar2c.pdf 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 "Protecting or Maintaining Sensitive, Candidate, Threatened or Endangered Species and Their Habitat (The following determinations are found in government agency analysis documents.) 'Beneficial' or 'No effect': 22 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -one species: 21 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -two species: 19 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -three species: 17 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -four species: 15 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -five species: 13 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -six species: 11 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -seven species: 9 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -eight species: 7 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -nine species: 5 point, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -ten species: 3 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -eleven species: 2 points, 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -twelve species: 1 point,'Likely to adversely affect population viability,' or 'Jeopardy' determination or 'May affect/impact individuals of a population' -13 species+: 0 points" 22 22 0 0 0 "Expansion produced 'may affect individuals' of the following 15 sensitive or candidate species; Northern goshawk, Great gray owl, California spotted owl, Willow flycatcher, Pacific fisher, Marten, Sierra Nevada red fox, Wolverine, Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare, Greater Western mastiff bat, Townsend's Western big-eared bat, Spotted bat, Mount Lyell salamander, Mountain yellow-legged frog and Yosemite toad." bearvalley3.pdf 22 0 0 22 0 0 3 "Parking and Snowplay Facility proposal analysis gave 'may affect individuals' determinations for the following ten species; California spotted owl, northern goshawk, great gray owl, Pacific fisher, American marten, Sierra Nevada red fox, wolverine, Townsend's big-eared bat, pallid bat and western red bat." dodgeridge3.pdf 9 "The March 2006 Biological Evaluation/Biological Assesment for Heavenly Ski Resort Master Plan Phase 1 Projects gave 'may affect individuals' determinations for the following species: California spotted owl, northern goshawk, great gray owl, American marten and golden eagle. The March 2006 Draft Biological Evaluation for Sensitive Plants gave a 'will affect individuals' determination for Galena creek rock cress and Tahoe draba." heavenly3.pdf 22 0 0 2 "The January 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kirkwood Mountain Resort's 2005 Mountain Master Development Plan gave 'may impact individuals or habitat' for the following three plant species: Whitney's Balloonpod Milkvetch, Alpine Dusty Maidens, and Red Fir Catchfly and for the following eight animal species: Fisher, Mountain yellow-legged frog, Yosemite toad, Sierra Nevada Red Fox, Northern goshwak, Willow flycatcher, Great gray owl and American Marten. " kirkwood3.pdf 22 0 0 18.8 February 2004 Revised Master Development Plan produced a 'may affect individuals' determination for the San Bernardino mountain kingsnake and myotis bats. mountainhigh3.pdf 21.2 "Expansion will impact up to 12.6 acres of occupied Tahoe draba habitat, a Region 4 Sensitive Species. Tahoe Draba management issues and potential adverse impacts continued through the 2005 construction season." mtrose3.pdf 22 0 0 4.4 "Northstar Village project may impact individuals or habitat of the following 13 sensitive species; Northern goshawk, Cooper's hawk, California spotted owl, Mountain yellow-legged frog, Lahontan cuttroat trout, Willow flycatcher, Yellow warbler, small-footed bat, spotted bat, long-eared myotis bat, long-legged myotis bat and Yuma myotis bat." northstar3.pdf 22 0 0 22 0 0 18.4 "Snow Summit Ski Resort Beginning Area Expansion Environmental Analysis from February 2003 reported 'may affect individuals' determinations for the following species; San Bernardino flying squirrel, Southern rubber boa and Purple Monkeyflower." snowsummit3.pdf 22 0 0 22 0 0 15.6 "Silver Belt Chairlift project produced 'May adversely impact individuals' determination for the following six species; California spotted owl, Northern goshawk, American marten, California wolverine, Sierra Nevada red fox and pallid bat. 2005 Judah Summit Chairlift Project produced 'may adversely affect individuals' determinations for American marten, Sierra Nevada Red Fox and California Wolverine." sugarbowl3.pdf 0 0 0 4 Preserving Environmentally Sensitive Areas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4a "Protecting/Preserving Wetlands. (No disturbance 9 points, Up to .25 acre:6 points, .25+-1 acre:3 points, 1+-1.99 acres+:1 point, 2 or more acres: 0 points)" 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 "The October 2, 2006, US Army Corp of Engineers Public Notice for the development of Palisades V and VI, Martin Point and Timber Creek subdivisions describes 1.7 acres of wetlands impacts due to real estate construction. In addition the Mountain Master Development Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement describes 2.01 acres of wetlands impacts due to ski area proposed projects." kirkwood4a.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 2.6 Northstar Village Draft Environmental Impact Report identifies the approximate loss of 1.25 acres of wetlands. northstar4a.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 7.2 .05 acres of riparian habitat would be lost due to the proposed project. snowsummit4a.pdf 9 0 0 0 "Wetlands rehabilitation around the Gold Coast Pond is on-going. Application of up to 60-yards of special topsoil, application of seed mixes, transplanting willows and installing a new irrigation system occurred in 2005. Most areas of the wetland are now functioning properly, while other areas will require further monitoring and minor adjustment in oredr to duplicate the processes, which occur in naturally occurring wetlands." squaw4a.pdf 9 0 0 0 0 0 4b "Protecting or Preserving Mature, Late Successional or Old Growth Trees. (Trees and stands with some of the following attributes are included in this criterion: large or old tress for species and site, variation in tree sizes and spacing, standing and down dead trees, decadence, multiple canopy layers) None: 9 points, Up to .25 acres: 6 points, .25+-1 acre: 3 points, 1+-1.9 acres: 1 point, 2 or more acres: 0 points" 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 Logging for ski trails for 2006 Phase 1 Master Plan Projects will remove 15.58 acres of late seral forest. heavenly4b.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 4c "Protecting or Preserving Unique Geologic Formations. (None: 9 points, Up to .25 acres: 6 points, .25+-1 acre: 3 points, 1+-1.9 acres: 1 point, 2 or more acres: 0 points" 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 "Rock blasting for construction projects received a county violation of the blasting permit. Since this action occurred in 2000, points are no longer deducted." squaw4c.pdf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4d "Protecting/Preserving Unroaded or Roadless Areas. (None: 9 points, Up to 1 acre: 6 points, 1+-10 acres: 3 points, 10+ acres: 0 points)" 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 3 Heavenly Ski Resort comment letter on Roadless Area Rule includes plans to absorb portions of roadless areas into its permit boundary to allow a continuous connection to be developed between a potential base area at the bottom of the slopes near Kingsbury Grade and the existing resort facilities located on the Nevada side. heavenly4d7ab.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 6 MMSA has continuously attempted to keep the San Joaquin Roadless Area open to development. mammoth4d.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Conserving Water and Energy by Avoiding New Snowmaking. (None: 20 points, Up to 50 acres: 15 points, 51-100 acres: 10 points, 101-200 acres: 5 points, 201+ acres: 0 points)" 20 20 0 0 20 0 0 19 Expanded snowmaking system includes new coverage in numerous areas. bearmountain5.pdf 20 0 0 20 April 2006 Master Development Plan discusses plans for coverage of 3.2 acres in key locations during low snow periods. Water supply will be developed from existing springs and a pond or tank 100' X 200' will provide water storage. dodgeridge5.pdf 4 Heavenly currently maintains and operates snowmaking on approximately 309 acres of skiing terrain. The Master Plan proposes an ultimate system buildout of 528.3 acres of snowmaking coverage for 219 acres of planning snowmaking expansions. Heavenly plans to decommission one well and drill five new wells to meet water demand for proposed projects. heavenly5.pdf 20 0 0 5 "The January 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kirkwood Mountain Resort's 2005 Mountain Master Development Plan plans 111 additional acres of on-mountain snowmaking coverage. Kirkwood’s water appropriation for snowmaking allows up to 500 afa diverted to storage in Caples Lake between November 1 and June 30 and up to 4.2 cfs is directly diverted for snowmaking between November 1 and March 1. These dates, although including higher flow periods of the year, also include low flow periods of the year." kirkwood5.pdf 15 MMSA has requested to extract 621 acre-feet per year of groundwater. Most of the increase would be to facilitate snowmaking. Snowmaking proposed for the new Ski Back trail. mammoth5.pdf 20 0 0 14 Snowmaking expansion approval for 65 acres. mtrose2c5.pdf 20 0 0 10 New snowmaking for 2006 installed in area of new six pack lift. New snowmaking for Pioneer Run. 83 acres of new snowmaking proposed in 2004 Mountain Improvements Project Draft Report. northstar5.pdf 20 0 0 15 Sierra Summit is installing new snowmaking in the Westridge expansion area. sierrasummit5.pdf 18 Beginner area expansion proposal will add 3-acres of additional snowmaking coverage. snowsummit5.pdf 15 "Snow Valley has drilled a 1,000 foot well that pulls 1,000,000 gallons of water per week for snow making. This well is extracting water from the Deep Creek aquifer at an average of 50,000,000 gallons per year. The Forest Service has not undertaken an Environmental Impact Statement to examine the impacts of water depletion from the aquifer. We believe an EIS is necessary for impacts to be disclosed by the Forest Service. Snowmaking was added in the Snowplay area in 2002 and four new snowmaking fans were installed in 2003. Snow Valley is also undertaking the CLAWA ( Crestline Lake Arrowhead water agency ) and water pipeline project in conjunction with the Forest Service." snowvalley5.pdf 20 "New snowmaking in vicinity of Exhibition lift occurred in 2000, points are no longer deducted." squaw5.pdf 17 Limited new snowmaking installations part of 2004 summer construction plan. sugarbowl5.pdf 0 0 0 6 "Preserving Water Quality. (No violations: 12 points, One violation: 6 points, Multiple Violations/Repeat Offender: 0 points) " 12 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 9 "California Regional Water Quality Control Board - Region 5S Storm Water Construction General Permit Inspection Reports from 11/10/06 and 12/6/06 'identified significant stormwater management problems including lack of an effective combination of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, ineffective installation and maintenance of BMPs and the potential for discharge of sediment laden storm water.' Additional information pending further documentation. " kirkwood6.pdf 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 4.8 In November 2004 a state order revoked the construction permit for the village development due to repeated water quality violations. The California Regional Quality Control Board's letter cited improper concrete washing and murky water leaking into the Martis Creek. This was the second time that construction had been halted in 2004 because of water quality violations. Placer County issued a temporary stop work order in October 2004 after inspectors found similar conditions at the site. 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 4.8 " A Consent Agreement settled a civil case brought by the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California Attorney General's Office against Squaw Valley Ski Corporation for alleged violations of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the California Unfair Competition Law. The Consent Agreement includes a financial settlement of $1,000,000, injunctive relief, and prospective penalities." squaw6.pdf 12 0 0 0 0 0 7 Opposing/Supporting Environmentally Sound Policy Positions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7a Not opposing any environmentally progressive government or legislative policies 5 0 Alpine Meadows opposed Roadless Area protection surrounding ski resorts. alpine7ab.pdf 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 Heavenly Ski Resort submitted comments to the USFS requesting that specific roadless lands identified in their letter be deleted from the proposed roadless rule protection policy. heavenly4d7ab.pdf 5 0 0 0 "Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Mountain Utilities have received seven fines from the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District totaling 55,800-dollars for violations between 2002 and 2006. The record of fines are as follows: September 20, 2006, Notice of Violation (NOV) #388, 1,000-dollars for exceeding NOX emissions; January 26, 2006, NOV #385 and December 1, 2005, NOV #384, 12,000-dollars for multiple emissions violations; May 5, 2005, NOV #382, 6,000-dollars for emissions violations and failure to report the exceedances; October 8, 2004, NOV #328, multiple violations of Permit to Operate. On December 22, 2004 Kirkwood and Mountain Utilities agreed to pay a 29,000-dollar fine (29 violations X 1,000-dollars per violation), however, as of January 12, 2006 Kirkwood and Mountain Utilities had not resolved the matter according to the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, the matter of NOV #328 was finally settled in February 2006; September 3, 2004, NOV #308, 7,000-dollar fine for emissions violations; November 5, 2003, NOV #307, 500-dollar fine for emissions violations; July 2, 2002, NOV #303, 300-dollar fine for emissions violations." kirkwood7a.pdf 0 "MMSA has opposed the President's Roadless Initiative of 2000 and implementation of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment, more commonly known as the Sierra Nevada Conservation Framework." mammoth7a.pdf 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7b Actively supporting environmentally progressive government or legislative policies 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heavenly Ski Resort submitted comments to the USFS requesting that specific roadless lands identified in their letter be deleted from the proposed roadless rule protection policy. heavenly4d7ab.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Mammoth Mountain Ski Area supported a local initiative to enlarge the Hoover Wilderness on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 "Promoting and Implementing Recycling, Water & Energy Conservation" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8a "Purchasing wind, solar, geothermal or low impact certified hydroelectric energy credits to off-set electrical use for ski lifts and resort energy use (1-5% of annual electricity use:2 points, 5-10%:3 points, 10-25%:4 points, 25-50%:5 points, 50-75%:6 points and 75-100%:8 points)" 8 8 Alpine Meadows purchases clean renewable wind energy credits to offset 100% of the resort's electrical energy use. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 "Vail Resorts purchases clean renewable wind energy credits to offset 100% of their electrical energy use. Boulder Colorado based Renewable Choice Energy will broker the purchase of 152,000 Megawatt hours of wind energy credits." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 "Mammoth hosted an Off the Grid Energy Fest July 7-9, 2006. MMSA plays an important role in the High Sierra Energy Foundation." 0 0 0 0 4 Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe has joined the SkiGreen program and purchased enough renewable energy in the form of Green Tags to match the annual electrical load of the Northwest Magnum and Blazing Zephyr chairlifts. Mt. Rose's commitment represents over 610 megawatt-hours. These two high speed detachable six pack chairlifts represent about 15-20% of Mt. Rose's total electrical consumption. 0 0 0 0 2 "Northstar purchased 150,000 kWh of wind energy in 2004." 0 2 "Sierra-at-Tahoe purchased 3,269,912 kWh of renewable energy during the past ski season." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 "Sugar Bowl purchases clean renewable wind energy credits from 3-Phases Energy for 4,272 megawatt hours to offset 100% of their electrical energy use." 0 0 0 0 8b "Generating clean renewable energy on-site such as wind, solar, geothermal and low impact certified hydroelectric (one piece of equipment:2 points, up to 300 kWh generated:3 points, 300-500 kWh generated:4 points, 500 and up kWh generated:5 points)" 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kirkwood is working on an experiment that will allow homeowners that have built solar systems into their homes to install a net meter that will allow the homeowners to push excess solar energy into Kirkwood's grid system. When the home is unoccupied and producing excess solar power Kirkwood will accept the power onto their grid system and pay the owner per KWH in return. As of 1/10/2007 the solar project is still under construction. Kirkwood is hoping that the first solar home will come online sometime in early 2007. 0 2 Mammoth is planning an on-site geothermal heating system for the planned Eagle Lodge. MMSA is using solar power to run air circulators in at least 3 locations. They are working to expand this program. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8c "Purchasing recycled office and food service paper products (1-33% of use by weight, volume or cost (via purchase orders):1 point, 34-66%:2 points, 67-100%:3 points" 3 2 100% of food service and office paper is made of recycled materials. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 "All of Kirkwood's office paper is 30% post-consumer content. Kirkwood Food and Beverage also uses plates, bowls, napkins and to-go containers that are 10% post consumer content." 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe purchases 15% office recycled products. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8d "Recycling non-customer use products (cardboard, oil, etc.) (1-50% of waste stream:1 point, 51-100%:2 points" 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kirkwood's waste hauler hand separates recyclable materials at their transfer station including wood and cardboard. Kirkwood provides paper only collection bins in their offices and lodges. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 sugarbowl9ch.pdf 0 0 0 8e "Using non-disposable products for food service, or composting food waste and other products: 1-33% of facilities:1 point, 34-66%:2 points, 67-100%:3 points" 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 "The Wall Bar, Bub's and Kirkwood Inn restaurants use non-disposable products for food service, which represent 50% of Kirkwood's food service facilities." 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8f "Reusing or using recycled building materials: 1-50%:1 point, 51-100%:2 points" 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8g "Employing water conservation and use minimization measures: in 1-33% of facilities:1 point, 34-66%:2 points, 67-100%:3 points" 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Low flow sensor toilets were installed in Timber Creek and in Mountain Village in 2002. 12 sensor faucets were installed at Timber Creek. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8h "Recycling customer use products (bottles, cans, aluminum, plastic, newspaper, trail maps, etc.): 1-33% of waste stream by weight or volume:1 point, 34-66%: 2 points, 67-100%:3 points" 3 3 "100% of waste stream is sorted for recyclables at a transfer station in Truckee, CA." 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kirkwood receives bins from their waste hauler to collect bottles and cans. Kirkwood's waste hauling company hand separates recyclables at their transfer station. 13% of the total waste stream is diverted by from the landfill. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3% of waste diverted through recycling programs. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8i "Employing energy efficiency retrofits, including restaurant, lodging, lift and other facilities, as well as replacement of older energy inefficient snowmaking guns: 1-25% of facilities and snowmaking guns:3 points, 26-50%:6 points, 51-75%:9 points, 76-100%:12 points" 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 "Recent energy efficient projects at Kirkwood include; rewiring the Red Cliffs lodge, so that all common area lighting is motion sensitive, replaced siding on Red Cliffs housing, reinsulated Renwick house siding, installed low voltage spotlighting at the Lodge at Kirkwood, as well as replacing doors and windows in Sun Meadows II. Kirkwood has replaced 100% of their snowmaking guns with 28 high efficiency air/water guns that use 25% less electricity." 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 sugarbowl9ch.pdf 0 0 0 9 "Minimizing Traffic, Emissions and Pollution" 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9a "Addressing climate change through official policy statement in support of the Kyoto Agreement, or Climate Stewardship Act or other actions:5 points" 5 3 "Alpine Meadows hosted a Climate Neutral Day on April 9th, 2006. " 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 "Participated in a resort sign-on letter to support Senate Bill 139 - The Climate Stewardship Act, sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Participated in a resort sign-on letter to support Senate Bill 139 - The Climate Stewardship Act, sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman." 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Participated in a resort sign-on letter to support Senate Bill 139 - The Climate Stewardship Act, sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman." 0 5 "Participated in a resort sign-on letter to support Senate Bill 139 - The Climate Stewardship Act, sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Participated in a resort sign-on letter to support Senate Bill 139 - The Climate Stewardship Act, sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman." 0 0 0 0 9b "Promoting or sponsoring commuter buses and shuttles from off-mountain sites to the ski area. (Intra-mountain shuttles traveling between parking areas, base areas and lodging areas are not adequate for this criterion. ""Off-mountain sites"" include down valley destination towns and park-and-ride areas." 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Kirkwood runs a free or heavily discounted public transportation system from the South Lake Tahoe casinos to Kirkwood. Kirkwood estimates that the shuttle system keeps 40 cars off the road on a peak day. 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 "The resort provides shuttle service from Reno, NV." 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 sierratahoe8d9bcgh10b.pdf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 sugarbowl10b.pdf 0 0 0 9c "Providing incentives for carpooling for guests and/or use of mass transit, such as lift ticket discounts or free or reduced parking," 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Guests who arrive at the mountain with 3 or more passengers in their car receive $10 off their lift ticket that day. 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9d Providing incentives for carpooling for employees and/or use of mass transit. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 "Kirkwood's employee carpool system pays employees in 'resort cash' for traveling in groups. Kirkwood pays 10-dollars for two employees in the car, 15-dollars for three and 20-dollars for 4 or more riding together. Over the course of a year Kirkwood pays over 50,000-dollars in carpool incentives to employees." 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Periodically throuhgout the season employees who carpool to work with 3 or more passengers in the vehicle receive Squaw bucks (money that can be used for food and retail around the mountain. 0 2 9e "Use of cleaner burning, fuel efficient 4-stroke snowmobiles (50% and up of snowmobile fleet 4-stroke:2 points, 1-49%:1 point, none:0 points)" 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kirkwood has recently purchased three 4-stroke snowmobiles in their fleet of 21 machines. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9f "Using biodiesel fuel in snowcats and/or other diesel equipment. (Percentage total annual biodiesel use = .05*(B5 gallons)+.2*(B20 gallons) + (B100 gallons)/total consumption: 1-2% of total annual diesel use:4 points, 3-5%:6 points, 6-10%:8 points, 11-20%:10 points, 21-30%:12 points" 12 8 "Alpine Meadows uses an 80/20 blend of biodiesel fuel in its transportation shuttle busses, which consume approximately 100,000 gallons of B20 blend per year." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is using biodiesel in its entire diesel fleet for on-road and off-road use. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 "Northstar used 146,995 gallons of diesel fuel in 2004 and of that 56,451 gallons were a 20% biodiesel blend. Northstar continues to burn B20 in their transporation fleet. In addition Northstar offers biodiesel for sale to the public at the company owned gas station and provides all waste restaurant grease to Simple Fuels for conversion into biodiesel." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 222 178 104 149 150 135 116 150 79 130 153.6 143 150 109.8 165 139 142.6 145 147.8 134.6 0 Percentage 0 80.2 46.8 67.1 67.6 60.8 52.3 67.6 35.6 58.6 69.2 64.4 67.6 49.5 74.3 62.6 64.2 65.3 66.6 60.6 0.0 Grade 0 A D B B C C B F C B C B D A C C B B C F