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Show Agency produced by the , Resort recognized for environmental lence. Runners-up this year were excellence No. | in size and skiing each year Blackcomb in British Columbia and Mount Bachelor in Oregon. Blackcomb is traditionally rated by trade publications. Mount Bachelorcarries only slightly less It was not luck that brought Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort the coveted Golden Eagle Award for environmental excel- ground was being broken for the lence. It was choices . one of new Snowbird resort, work was The award was given to the Utahski areathis past summer in recognition for its efforts to protect and improve the environment connect the resort to the sewer thosebeing to use natural gas prominence withskiers. In the summer of 1970, when also underway in the canyon to line. It was an expensive undertaking by Snowbird, but deemed critical to its goal of a better, cleaner environment Dick Bass. the resort's owner The Golden Eagle awardis presented annually by Time Mirror and developer. impressed. with Magazines to the North the canyon’s natural beauty, comAmerican ski area that best exemplifies environmental excel- mitted to prese protect. and even improve the quality of life 7Gra Buy yourlast grill first Corp in the canyon. One of his first decisions was to make natural gas the resort's primary energy source But toget the natural fuel tohis resort he had to have gaslines installed along with the sewer line. Today, the buildings at Snowbirdare heated with natural gas. Later, when Bass decided to expand the Cliff Lodge, he included a co-generation plant in the design. Natural gas is now burned to produce steam, which is then used to turn turbines on generators that produce electrici- ly During the summer season, all of the resort's electrical power comes fromits own generators. The steam used to turn the tur bines is then harnessed and used in an efficient and cost-effective heating and cooling system that keeps the Cliff Lodge cool in the summer and warm during the winter “Natural gas has played a great part in Snowbird’s efforts to cut air pollution andprotectthe environment. We've been uble to do natural gas grills A lifetime of grilling enjoyment! Check out Ducane’s new, limited lifetime extended warranty. CONSOLE CART MODEL 1504S A full 410 square inches of cooking area, dual burners, a side shelf of genuine Vermont rock maple and your choice of bases. You can see why Ducane is ‘America s favonte way to barbecue * CONSOLE CART MODEL 2004S Two burn ers tor griling and one for rotissing. 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SHOWROOM reer a for Service 1R, ROCKY MOUNTAIN GAS ASSOCIATION at the Iron Blosamand Lodge at Snowbird to natural gas-burning radiant heating In 1996, the Salt Lake Rotary Club recognized Snowbirdforits efforts toward clean energy conservation and air quality by presenting the resort with its “Environmental award, Excellence” “Our mission statement,” said Gardiner, “emphasizes how important: environmental excellenceis to all of us at Snowbird: “Snowbird’s dedicationto excep- tional service and recreation is exceeded only by an absolute commitmenttopreservethe pristine environment in which it resides.’ ” He addedthatthe resort continues to look for better, cleaner ways to operate. “Oneofthe things we're taking a hard look at right now is converting all our vehicles to run on natural gas,” he said. In the comingyears, as uses for natural gas increase, look for places like Snowbird, committed to a cleaner environment,to take a good, hard look at these options BY DESIGI as well. |
