# "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 Big Mountain Resort Score Big Mountain Resort Description Big Mountain Resort Documentation Big Sky Resort Score Big Sky Resort Description Big Sky Resort Documentation Bogus Basin Mountain Resort Score Bogus Basin Mountain Resort Description Bogus Basin Mountain Resort Documentation Bridger Bowl Ski Area Score Bridger Bowl Ski Area Description Bridger Bowl Ski Area Documentation Brundage Mountain Resort Score Brundage Mountain Resort Description Brundage Mountain Resort Documentation Grand Targhee Resort Score Grand Targhee Resort Description Grand Targhee Resort Documentation Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Score Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Description Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Documentation Lost Trail Ski Area Score Lost Trail Ski Area Description Lost Trail Ski Area Documentation Montana Snowbowl Score Montana Snowbowl Description Montana Snowbowl Documentation Pebble Creek Ski Area Score Pebble Creek Ski Area Description Pebble Creek Ski Area Documentation Red Lodge Resort Score Red Lodge Resort Description Red Lodge Resort Documentation Silver Mountain Ski Resort Score Silver Mountain Ski Resort Description Silver Mountain Ski Resort Documentation Sun Valley Resort Score Sun Valley Resort Description Sun Valley 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 0 0 5 Big Sky added new skiing terrain of 212 acres in an area called Dakota Territories between Big Sky and Moonlight for 2006/2007. bigsky1.pdf 30 0 0 5 "Bridger Bowl's approved expansion realigns the existing ski area boundary and authorizes expanded terrain on federal lands. The changes in the boundary results in an increase of 611-acres. The ski area boundary change is considered a zoning adjustment on the Scorecard. In addition 96-acres of developed ski terrain were also approved approved. In 2005 Bridger Bowl revoked its closed boundary policy allowing skiers to access terrain on National Forest Land outside the ski area boundary. The open boundary policy was not analyzed for direct, indirect or cumulative effects for additional backcountry skiers on public land by the Forest Service. " bridgerbowl1.pdf 18 "New ski terrain development in the Sargents Express Pod, Way Back Pod and South Parks Pod total 195.2 acres of expansion. Brundage Mountain Resort is moving forward as of spring 2005 to implement Phase 1 of the Master Development Plan." brundage1.pdf 5 "While the Final EIS was approved in 1994, implementation and construction of expansion projects are ongoing. Developed skiing terrain increased by 221 acres due to the Peaked Mountain expansion. Development of Peaked Mountain is on-going. Tree thinning of Pod 5 continued in the summer of 2006. Environmental Analysis of Ski Run 6A is ongoing. Logging and tree thinning in Pod 6 and 7 continued in 2006. Construction of Lifts 6, 7 and 8 planned for 2007 and beyond. " grandtarghee1.pdf 25 "New ski terrain as part of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Mountain Master Development Plan will increase the ski area's footprint in the Crags area, which will impact less than 50 acres. Construction is ongoing." jacksonhole1.pdf 15 Expansion approved in 1997 with implementation beginning in 1998 and continuting through 2008 for 2 new lift served skiing areas. losttrail1.pdf 10 Snowbowl Master Development Plan December 2004 proposes 166-acres of expanded footprint for developed skiing on TV Mountain. USFS analysis for this project is underway. montanasnowbowl1.pdf 28 New lift served area. More details on the project are pending an additional information request. pebblecreek1.pdf 15 "New skiing terrain approved for an additional 133.3 acres as stated in 2001 Ski Area Master Plan. Palisades Bowl area was cut in 2003, but tree removal continued into 2004. Wyoming expansion area still unimplemented as of December 2005." redlodge1.pdf 0 Silver Mountain proposed expansion and development projects will increase skiing terrain by 800 acres according to resort advertising documents. silver1.pdf 20 Sun Valley's Final Master Development Plan from August 2005 proposes 102-acres of expanded skiing terrain. A portion of which is within currently disturbed areas. Phase 1 projects will add new ski terrain on Guyer Ridge and Seattle Ridge with a proposed 65.3 acre permit boundary adjustment. Phase 2 includes a permit area change to include the 72-acre Seattle Ridge/Turkey Bowl area. sunvalley1.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 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 0 "In March 2006 Big Mountain filed an updated Master Plan with the City of Whitefish. The Plan updates the current Overall Development Plan for Big Mountain on file with Flathead County. The plan identifies land owned by Winter Sports, Inc. that is suitable for development and assigns densities and land uses to each parcel. 236.5 acres are proposed for real estate development. Areas expanding the footprint of thr resort include: Norther Lights West Cabins - 78.4 acres, Lower Preserve Single Family - 29.8 acres, East Side Single Family - 13.8 acres and East Side Duplexes - 18.0 acres. The EIS for Big Mountain expansion projects in the 1990's discusses 630 acres owned by Winter Sports, Inc with mixed use development zoning. " bigmountain2a.pdf 0 "In 1997 Madison County, MT approved Boyne USA's submitted Overall Development Plan (ODP) for future development of the Mountain Village. The Properties included in the ODP comprise 5,309 acres owned by Boyne USA. Since that time Boyne USA has finalized several subdivisions. New and ongoing developments include Powder Ridge Planned Unit Development Phases II, III and IV and Cascade Knob. The Cascade Knob Subdivision replat approved in 2003 will impact 44 acres. The Amended Powder Ridge PUD involves 92.5 acres of development. Mountain Club Phase 1 plan dated Sept. 29, 2006 proposes 38 new lots on 27.66 acres with 6.2 acres of roads and right of ways." bigsky2a.pdf 20 0 0 20 #REF! 0 0 "Brundage Mountain Company, owned by a subsidiary of J.R. Simplot Company, proposed a land exchange to acquire a 476-acre parcel at the base of the mountain. A 388.35 acre parcel was conveyed to BMC in the May 2006 Decision Notice. The parcel includes base area facilities such as lift terminals and the lodge. Undeveloped lands to the north and south of the base area are included in the parcel. Residential development will take place on at least a portion of the parcel." brundage2a.pdf 0 "The Squirrel Meadows - Grand Targhee Resort Land Exchange was finalized on May 28, 2004. Grand Targhee acquired 120 acres at the base of the resort for real estate development. The proposal at full build out contains 130 lodging units, 369 condominiums, 106 townhomes, 71 cabins and 50 single family lots. Complete build-out may take 10 to 20 years. The Planned Unit Development application contains differences with what was analyzed in the Land Exchange and Master Development Plan EIS according to a Forest Service letter. There are increases in the number of single family units, retail space and commercial/administrative space." grandtarghee2a.pdf 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 Palisades Villade development proposal discussed in Master Development Plan. redlodge2.pdf 0 "Silver Mountain development proposal includes the following components; village-base area development, ski-in & ski-out real estate, golf course and real estate surrounding the golf course. The Silver Mountain Gondola Village project will take place on previously disturbed land, however, new planned development pods as depicted in the maps on the documentation page show extensive real estate developments on undisturbed lands." silver2a2b2c.pdf 0 "Sun Valley Resort Master Development Plan proposes numerous new real estate development projects including; Gun Club Parcel Development 67.1 acres, Penny Mountain Parcel 15.5 acres, Proctor Subdvision 76.5 acres, plus several others." sunvalley2.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 0 "The 2006 Big Mountain Master Plan update envisions a loop road system from Big Mountain Road with a new road extending across the Chair #6 terrain below Chair #1, continuing across tyhe slope to the Glades eventually reconnecting to Big Mountain Road. Big Mountain Road reconstruction project will widen the road along with other road development projects scheduled for 2006 and 2007. 2006 Master Plan map shows new roads that are required for each subdivision development." bigmountain2b.pdf 3.2 New road built for Huntley Lodge access illegally impacted a wetlands area. New roads needed for the Cascade Subdivision. 14 acres of roadways needed for the Powder Ridge Subdivision. bigsky2b.pdf 8 0 0 0 0 bridgerbowl2b.pdf 8 New roads needed for expansion projects. 0 0 New access roads needed for Lifts 6 and 7. New roads will also be needed for base area developments from land exchange. grandtarghee2b2c.pdf 0 "An additional 2.9 miles of new roads must be constructed to serve the upper terminals of the proposed Crags, Lower Sublette, and Slalom lifts. Two access roads less than 150 feet each are required for the Rendezvous Chairlift, which will temporarily replace the Tram at Jackson Hole." jacksonhole2b.pdf 4.8 .1 miles of new road construction needed for expansion projects. losttrail2b.pdf 4 Major road project on Snowbowl Rd (Forest Service Rd #698). montanasnowbowl2b2c.pdf 8 0 0 8 0 0 2 Extensive road construction needed for real estate projects. silver2a2b2c.pdf 2 "A 4,600 foot road extension for the proposed Lift 17 and a 500 foot road extension to access the proposed Lift 16 are required for the expansion projects." sunvalley2b.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 2 Additional and expanded parking constructed in 2006. bigmountain2c.pdf 1.2 "Overall Development Plan Amendment from December 2000 indicates future day skier parking lot of 10.3 aces will accommodate approximately 100 vehicles. Powder Subdivision Amendment discusses parking expansion upto 1,000 spaces." bigsky2c.pdf 3 0 0 3 1.8 miles of new road needed for construction projects. Road extending across Slushman's drainage constructed in 2006. 0 1 New Parking Lot A will impact 4.2 acres. brundage2c.pdf 0 The Master Development Plan full build-out approved 9.2 acres of new parking. grandtarghee2b2c.pdf 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 Parking is being developed as part of road project. montanasnowbowl2b2c.pdf 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 New parking lots needed for development projects. silver2a2b2c.pdf 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 22 0 0 22 0 0 7 "May adversely impact individuals' of the follow eight species - Lynx, Wolverine, Northern goshawk, Western big-eared bat, Northern leopard frog, Boreal toad, and the sensitive plant species Shoshonea and Small-Flowered pennycress." bridgerbowl3.pdf 14 "The Brundage Land Exchange gave 'negative impacts' determinations to wolverine, fisher, northern goshawk, boreal owl, flammulated owl, great gray owl, three-toed woodpecker, and Columbia spotted frog." brundage3.pdf 15 "May affect' determinations for the following four species - grizzly bear, peregrine falcon, Canada lynx and cutthroat trout." grandtarghee3.pdf 8.8 "Wyoming Game and Fish Department letter from May 2005 addresses concerns about the Targhee bighorn sheep herd. The 2000 Biological Assessment and Evaluation for ongoing expansion projects through 2005 produced 'may impact individuals' determinations for more than 13 species including the following; Wolverine, Western big-eared bat, Fisher, Three-toed woodpecker, Great gray owl, Boreal owl, Flammulated owl, Northern goshawk, Boreal draba, Naked stemmed parrya and Payson's bladderpod. " jacksonhole3.pdf 8.8 "A February 2001 Biological Opinion by the Fish and Wildlife Service reported a 'likely to adversely affect lynx' determination by Forest biologists for the proposed and on-going expansion and development projects at Lost Trail Powder Mountain. The Master Plan Environmental Impact Statement reported 'may impact individuals or habitat' for the following species; Westslope cuttroat, boreal owl, black-backed woodpecker, Northern bog lemming and wolverine." losttrail3.pdf 22 Master Development Plan Expansion Proposal species impacts will be revealed in the upcoming Environmental Impact Statement. 0 22 0 0 9 "December 2005 Wildlife and Sensitive Plant Update for Red Lodge Development Projects approved in the 1996 EIS, but not yet implemented gave 'may impact individuals' determinations for the following seven species: Black-backed woodpecker, Northern goshawk, Western Long-eared myotis, Long-legged myotis, Wolverine, Musk-root and Jove's Buttercup." redlodge3.pdf 22 0 0 22 0 0 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 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 3.6 "Big Sky illegally filled a wetland near the Huntley Lodge to build a road. The resort filled the entire wetland and cut off a small stream that used to flow through the area, according to US Army Corps of Engineers' environmental specialist. Violation Notice copies from the Army Corp are being requested. Future proposed phases of the Mountain Club Subdivision contain wetlands as delineated by Confluence Consulting. No points deducted for this action until specific permit requests are filed." bigsky4a6.pdf 9 0 0 3 Expansion projects will clear .48-acres of wetlands. bridgerbowl4a.pdf 2.6 Total of 1.57 acres of impacts to wetlands with clearing vegetation for construction projects in Master Development Plan. brundage4a.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 6.6 Road construction for the Chair 5 project disturbed .05 acres of wetlands. losttrail4a.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 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 0 Expansion requires logging 17.1 acres of old growth. bridgerbowl4b.pdf 9 0 0 1.8 30.8 acres of old growth impacted from Peaked Mountain expansion. Base area development from the land exchange will also impact mature forests. grandtarghee4b.pdf 9 0 0 0 Approved expansion proposed to remove about 26 acres of old growth. losttrail4b.pdf 9 Master Development Plan acknowledges that mature/old growth forests exist in the expansion area. Impacts to be revealed in the upcoming Environmental Impact Statement. 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 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 0 The proposed ski area expansion will encompass 101 acres of the Bridger Roadless Area in the Slushman Drainage. bridgerbowl4d.pdf 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 3.6 Expansion project impacted the Burnt Mountain Roadless Area. redlodge4d.pdf 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 20 0 0 18 17-acres of snowmaking coverage were installed between 1998 and 2003. bridgerbowl5.pdf 20 0 0 15 Snowmaking system proposal for 23.7 acres. Snowmaking expansion Phase 2 and Phase 3 is ongoing through 2006. grandtarghee5.pdf 8 Mountain Master Development Plan identifies 269 additional acres of proposed snowmaking coverage. Snowmaking projects are ongoing. jacksonhole5.pdf 20 0 0 15 2004 Master Development Plan proposes 25 additional acres of snowmaking coverage. montanasnowbowl5.pdf 20 0 0 14 Snowmaking system coverage to be expanded by 87-acres. Snowmaking expansion on-going through 2004. redlodge5.pdf 15 New snowmaking part of Silver Mountain Resort Master Plan. silver5.pdf 5 The Sun Valley Final Master Development Plan of August 2005 proposes 191-acres of expanded snowmaking coverage on Bald Mountain. New snowmaking is planned to be installed during all three phases of development projects at Sun Valley. Phase 1 proposes 143.4 acres of new snowmaking. New snowmaking was added for the 2006/2007 season on four runs. According to the IDWR Southern Regional Office the Sun Valley Company does not possess any water right permits to allow for additional water use for snowmaking. sunvalley5.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 8.4 "Big Sky Resort faces federal fines of up to 75,000 dollars for destroying a wetland and polluting tributaries of the West Gallatin River. The resort dumped snow and salt from parking lots near the wetland, which has kept vegetation from growing back, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' environmental specialist. The violations were first discovered in July 2002." bigsky4a6.pdf 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 "In Summer 2004 the Forest Service reported increased sediment parameters in streams stemming from construction projects compared with sediment levels from previous years. No violation was issued, therefore full credit is granted at this time." 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 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 7a Not opposing any environmentally progressive government or legislative policies 5 0 Letter from Big Mountain Resort to the USFS advocates a reduction of the scope of the Roadless Area Protection Initiative and the Endangered Species Act. bigmountain7ab.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 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7b Actively supporting environmentally progressive government or legislative policies 5 0 Letter from Big Mountain Resort to the USFS advocates a reduction of the scope of the Roadless Area Protection Initiative and the Endangered Species Act. bigmountain7ab.pdf 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 "Grand Targhee is purchasing renewable energy credits to offset 100% of the resort's electrical power use. Wind power credits are provided by the Foot Creek Rim wind project in SE Wyoming and hydroelectric power from Island Park Dam & Reservoir, which has been certified as Low Impact by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute. Certification criteria address eight key areas: river flows, water quality, fish passage and protection, watershed protection, threatened and endangered species protection, cultural resource protection, recreation, and facilities recommended for removal." grandtarghee8a.pdf 4 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort purchases clean renewable wind energy credits to offset 13% of the resort's electrical power use or about 1 million kWh. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 Grand Targhee installed a 660 watt Photovoltaic system on the side of the Ski & Sbowboard School building to monitor the resort's solar resource. In 2006 Grand Targhee installed a 4-5 kWh PV system 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 grandtarghee8bcfg9b.pdf 1 0 jacksonhole9bh.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Grand Targhee recycles 40% of its waste stream. grandtarghee8bcfg9b.pdf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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 8f "Reusing or using recycled building materials: 1-50%:1 point, 51-100%:2 points" 2 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 8g "Employing water conservation and use minimization measures: in 1-33% of facilities:1 point, 34-66%:2 points, 67-100%:3 points" 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 grandtarghee8bcfg9b.pdf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 bridgerbowl9g.pdf 0 0 0 3 Grand Targhee Resort is attempting to influence local County Commissioners who are doing away with County recycling. The resort is undergoing efforts to build its own recycling operation. grandtarghee8bcfg9b.pdf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 "Grand Targhee has replaced some incandescent light bulbs with compact florescence, switched out all room hot water heaters in Tewinot lodge to high efficiency units and is planning for additional lighting retrofits in base area buildings." 0 10 JHMR has adopted a management plan that seeks to improve efficiency and reduce waste in every phase of operations. This plan has earned the resort certification by the International Standards Organization for meeting a set of guidelines known as ISO 14001. jacksonhole9bh.pdf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 9a "Addressing climate change through official policy statement in support letter of the Kyoto Agreement, or Climate Stewardship Act, or other actions:5 points" 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 "Participated in 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 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 5 "Participated in 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 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 bigmountain9b.pdf 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 grandtarghee9bcgh10bd.pdf 2 0 jacksonhole10b.pdf 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 1 "While not offering lift ticket discounts or other financial incentives, Grand Targhee Resort created a preferential parking area for skiers who carpool." 0 3 Carpoolers can get the $5 parking fee waived. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pebble Creek participated in a Share a Ride Day by providing $5 discounts for persons riding three or more to a vehicle. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9d Providing incentives for carpooling for employees and/or use of mass transit. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 JHMR provides bus passes for employees. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Grand Targhee runs all diesel vehicles with a B5 mix in winter and a B20 mix in the summer. Amounts in gallons have not been reported by Grand Targhee Resort. 0 4 In the summer of 2004 JHMR field tested E10 (a 10% ethanol fuel blend) and B10 (10% biodiesel) to see how the fuels perform in cold weather and at altitude. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 222 123 99.4 159 90 103.6 118.8 148.8 107.2 122 150 107.6 87 101 0 Percentage 0 55.4 44.8 71.6 40.5 46.7 53.5 67.0 48.3 55.0 67.6 48.5 39.2 45.5 0.0 Grade 0 C D A D D C B D C B D F D F