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Show -- i COilAJ. I Ht AD f . 17, 1971, THE HERALD, Prevo. luh-P-- ge - .- I (novo fY it- v u V v k iv I. - -- ' V . 1 !," V-- ' AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, with labels tuperiniposed, spotlights some of the principal mountain locations within and surrounHinrm nronosed Four Seasons ski develonment I r r Land Use Report 4 - vie '.4 . th' ' I'tah N alley. The Four tamable recommendation P has received Pj LinU National Forest in its land Seasons from the use report. No. 2 MOUNTAINS BETWEEN Provo and Springville, where Seasons skiing and recreational development is planued, tower above Utah Valley. The proposed develop- - Proposed Major Ski Project Receives Forest Service Nod By Ron Barker A proposal to develop what Wilderness designation." The proposals for majoi could become one of Utah's resort development in Upper major ski resorts between Provo American Fork Canyon, and Springville in the Provo including the Deer Creek Peak area received a favorable proposal by Andy Nelson and the nod from the Uinta National proposed Mineral r Forest in the agency's proposed Creek expansion of Snowbird, land use plan for that region. will not be authorized, said Mr. Only two of five ski proposals Thornock. which were considered by the Four Seasons Forest Service received The same problems associated favorable recommendation. The with development in American other was for an extension of Fork Canyon do not exist in the Sundance ski resort, onto a area on which the Four Seasons tract adjacent to the Corp. has a permit. existing development. "The interdisciplinary team A request for development evaluated several higher on the slopes of Mt. has and has found the alternatives too was considered Timpanogos new Four Seasons' proposals can risky and too damaging to the be acceptable from the scenic qualities of the mountain. standpoint of ecology and the A ski resort proposal for said Supervisor environment," American Fork , Canyon was Thornock. given unfavorable mention in the Under the Four Seasons plan, report which outlines proposed to the mountain slopes access to Lone Peak uses of land from Utah from Valley will be Provo Peak, including American of the project cost as a provided Cascade Fork Canyon, the to the developer and not become Springs area and the South Fork a burden on local and state of Provo Canyon. An governments. Adverse Impact road along the Squaw Peak Trail , The American Fork proposal is not required for development, would "have the normal adverse thus avoiding the cost of winter road impact to watershed and wildlife expensive habitat values which occur when maintenance, avalanche control people are introduced onto and snow removal. Summer mountain watershed lands," the work roads would be needed, "In addition, says Supervisor Thornock. but report states. access roads, parking, and these would be minimal and of facilities, provided by the permittee, the development including sanitation needs in this Four Seasons group. isolated canyon area, will Water Resource The report by the Forest require major long-terdisturbance of critical watershed Service says the resort area lands." according to Clarence would be developed in a drainage Basin-Silve- e Thornock. Sund?. June 1 HJClcilt ? i ... 1 Uinta Forest with supervisor. "The potential for increased stream pollution of a which may be utilized for culinary water supplies in the future is increased. Road construction and maintenance, including avalanche control and will be an snow removal, increased cost to local and state governments rather than the he added. permittee-developer"One proposal is within the area identified in the Moss Bill for free-flowi- ." SIDE GLANCES intermittent streams. Existing and proposed culinary would is expected substantial. According to information provided by Four Seasons, the resort could become one of the major ski areas in Utah with a vertical drop of over 4000 feet in the upper ski basin. Ski resorts are measured in terms of the drop from their h'ghest lift to the base, and since anything over 2000 feet is considered a major resort to which tourists would travel from great distances, the resort could have a substantial effect on tourism in Utah County. Rehabilitate Area As part of the project, the disturbed areas around the entrance to Salte Canyon would rehabilitated and replanted, expense of the be all at the developer. Louis Crandall.' president of Four Seasons, adds, "We have been given certain parameters within which to work in planning the ski resort so that the environment will be protected." Mr. Crandall said that Gary Williamson, formerly president of the company which developed Park City West, is now chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Four Seasons. He has established the corporate offices in the Prudential Plaza building in Provo. "He came with us eight months ago, and we're certainly glad to have his experience and expertise," said Mr. Crandall. ski source. inactive to active status, permitting the company to move ahead with actual engineering and design work for submittal to the Forest Service. 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