SACC Steering Committee Members: Colorado Wild , Sierra Nevada Alliance ,Friends of the Inyo ,Under The Sleeping Buffalo (UTSB) Research (Canada).Â
Endorsing Organizations:Save Our Canyons
(UT) , The Greater
Yellowstone Coalition , The
Wilderness Society , The Lands
Council , Seventh Generation Fund
for Indian Development , Biodiversity Legal Foundation, Wild Wilderness ,Wildlands CPR , Soda Mountain
Wilderness Council, RESTORE: The North Woods ,
Conservation Northwest , Siskiyou Regional Education Project ,
Wilderness Workshop , Idaho
Conservation League , Colorado Mountain
Club , California Wilderness
Coalition , American Lands
Alliance , WildEarth Guardians , Native Forest Council , and the Western Wildlife
Conservancy .
Alpine Meadows Ski Area
The Ski Area Citizens' Coalition encourages you to visit Alpine Meadows Ski Area and also requests that you click here to send an email to Alpine Meadows Ski Area to encourage them to continue their environmental stewardship.
# Criteria Maximum Points Awarded Points Reason Attachments
Habitat Protection
1 Maintaining Ski Terrain Within the Existing Footprint
30
30
On June 30, 2006 Alpine Meadows released a Ski Resort Master Development Plan Update... alpine1.pdf
2 Preserving Undisturbed Lands from Development
31
2a Maintaining Development within Currently Disturbed Lands
20
20
2b Avoiding Road Construction on Undisturbed Land
8
8
2c Maintaining Parking Lot Construction within Currently Disturbed Lands
3
0
Master Development Plan Update proposes a parking lot expansion in a 5-acre area... alpine2c.pdf
3 Protecting or Maintaining Sensitive, Candidate, Threatened or Endangered Species and Their Habitat
22
22
4 Preserving Environmentally Sensitive Areas
4a Protecting or Preserving Mature, Late Successional or Old Growth Trees
9
9
4b Protecting or Preserving Unique Geologic Formations
3
3
4c Protecting/Preserving Unroaded or Roadless Areas
9
9
Protecting Watersheds
5 Protecting/Preserving Wetlands
9
9
6 Preserving Water Quality
12
12
7 Water Conservation
7a Conserving Water by Avoiding New Snowmaking
10
7.5
The 2006 Alpine Meadows Development Plan Update proposes to remodel and expand snowmaking... alpine7a 8.pdf
7b Retrofitting old facilities with low flow faucets
2
2
100% of the faucets in the sole base lodge and sole mid-mountain restaurant are...
7c Installation of low flow faucets, waterless urinals
2
1
8 Conserving Energy by Avoiding New Snowmaking
10
7.5
The 2006 Alpine Meadows Development Plan Update proposes to remodel and expand snowmaking... alpine7a 8.pdf
Addressing Global Climate Change
9 Renewable Energy
9a Using biodiesel fuel in any diesel equipment or vehicles
8
6
Alpine Meadows continues to use biodiesel fuel in its shuttle busses which serve...
9b Generating clean, renewable energy on-site
6
0
9c Purchasing wind, solar, geothermal
3
0
Alpine Meadows has opted to phase out the purchase of renewable energy credits....
10 Energy Efficiency
10a Employing energy efficiency retrofits
6
4
100% of the buildings at Alpine Meadows (base lodge, ski school employee building...
10b Installation of energy efficient lighting
2
1
10c Replacement of old and/or energy inefficient snowmaking guns
6
6
100% of Alpines snowmaking system is comprised of new or retrofitted energy efficient...
11 Transportation
11a Providing incentives for carpooling
3
2
11b Providing incentives for carpooling for employees
3
3
Alpine Meadows pays the fare for employees who use mass transit through Tahoe Area...
11c Promoting or sponsoring commuter buses and shuttles
3
3
Alpine Meadows runs a twice daily shuttle to neighboring towns with stops at area...
Environmental Policies and Practices
12 Environmental Policy Positions and Advocacy
12a Not opposing any environmentally progressive local,
5
0
Alpine Meadows opposed Roadless Area protection surrounding ski resorts. alpine12ab.pdf
12b Actively supporting environmentally progressive local
5
0
alpine12ab.pdf
12c Addressing climate change including
5
5
Participated in a 2007 National Ski Areas Association sign-on letter expressing...
12d Adhering to a green building policy or commitment
2
2
13 Waste Stream Management
13a Recycling customer use products
3
2
Alpine Meadows recycles customer use products, including: bottles, cans, aluminum...
13b Recycling non-customer use products
2
2
Alpine Meadows recycles the following non-customer use products: batteries, mixed...
13c Reusing or using recycled building materials
2
1
Alpine Meadows recycles building materials whenever possible. Recycled materials...
13d Composting food waste or other products
2
0
14 Purchasing
14a Using non-disposable products for food service
3
1
For the coming winter, Alpine Meadows has opted to switch from plastic utensils...
14b Purchasing recycled office and food service paper products
3
3
100% of food service and office paper is made of recycled materials.
14c Use of cleaner burning, fuel efficient 4-stroke snowmobiles
2
0
15 Environmental Reporting and Accountability
15a Does your resort track its annual water
2
2
15b Publication of an annual or semi-annual environmental performance report
2
2
Alpines first ever environmental report was compiled at the end of the 2006/2007...
15c Undertaking independent 3rd party auditing
1
0
16 Community Sustainability
16a Providing funding or other support to a local philanthropic foundation
2
2
