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SACC Steering Committee Members:
Sierra Nevada Alliance,
Rocky Mountain Wild


Endorsing Organizations:
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, 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.

Park City Mountain Resort
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The Ski Area Citizens' Coalition encourages you to visit Park City Mountain Resort and also requests that you click here to send an email to Park City Mountain Resort to encourage them to continue their environmental stewardship.
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# Criteria Maximum Points Awarded Points Reason Attachments
Habitat Protection


1 Maintaining Ski Terrain Within the Existing Footprint 30 30 New ski terrain projects at Park City Mountain Resort have taken place within the...


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 3


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 10


7b Retrofitting old facilities with low flow faucets 2 2 All facilities have been retrofit and we use battery operated faucets and low flush...


7c Installation of low flow faucets, waterless urinals 2 2 Park City Mountain Resort installs water efficient fixtures and Energy Star-rated...


8 Conserving Energy by Avoiding New Snowmaking 10 10


Addressing Global Climate Change


9 Renewable Energy


9a Using biodiesel fuel in any diesel equipment or vehicles 8 8 Park City Mountain Resort uses biodiesel exclusively in all diesel-operated machinery...


9b Generating clean, renewable energy on-site 6 0 A 12KW vertical axis wind turbine and a 5KW solar array is being installed now....


9c Purchasing wind, solar, geothermal 3 3 Park City Mountain Resort purchases 100% of energy consumption in RECs.


10 Energy Efficiency


10a Employing energy efficiency retrofits 6 6 Park City Mountain Resort has made an extended effort to integrate 100% energy efficient...


10b Installation of energy efficient lighting 2


10c Replacement of old and/or energy inefficient snowmaking guns 6 3 36 fully automated fan guns, 26 automated towers and 22 Snow Logic Guns. 35% replaced...


11 Transportation


11a Providing incentives for carpooling 3 0


11b Providing incentives for carpooling for employees 3 3 Yes, we have a special parking lot away from the base where our employees park and...


11c Promoting or sponsoring commuter buses and shuttles 3 3 Park City Mountain Resort actively supports and promotes the use of Park City’...


Environmental Policies and Practices


12 Environmental Policy Positions and Advocacy


12a Not opposing any environmentally progressive local, 5 5


12b Actively supporting environmentally progressive local 5 5 Although we are on private land we do have a forest management plan developed for...


12c Addressing climate change including 5 5 Park City Mountain Resort has reduced its carbon footprint by 55%, more than 57,...


12d Adhering to a green building policy or commitment 2 2 Park City Mountain Resort has a green building commitment which is adhered to whenever...


13 Waste Stream Management


13a Recycling customer use products 3 3 PCMR recycled 50,040 pounds of these items in 2010/2011 and 52,000 pounds in 2011...


13b Recycling non-customer use products 2 2 PCMR recycled 38,760 pounds of cardboard in 2010/2011 and 38,000 pounds of cardboard...


13c Reusing or using recycled building materials 2 1 Park City Mountain Resort has reused reclaimed wood for sign banks, and chipped...


13d Composting food waste or other products 2 0


14 Purchasing


14a Using non-disposable products for food service 3 2 Four of Park City Mountain Resorts six restaurant facilities use non-disposable...


14b Purchasing recycled office and food service paper products 3 3 Park City Mountain Resort purchases 30% post consumer paper for office paper, and...


14c Use of cleaner burning, fuel efficient 4-stroke snowmobiles 2 1 48% are 4 stroke this year.


15 Environmental Reporting and Accountability


15a Does your resort track its annual water 2 2 Park City Mountain Resort used the results of its energy audit to set goals for...


15b Publication of an annual or semi-annual environmental performance report 2 2 Park City Mountain Resort does not provide a published report, but does boast of...


15c Undertaking independent 3rd party auditing 1 0 Park City Mountain Resort purchased software from the International Council for...


16 Community Sustainability


16a Providing funding or other support to a local philanthropic foundation 2 2 "PCMR has provided funding and sponsored the Zero Waste initiative of Park Silly...


 

 
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