Resort Expansion

[Benny Profane]

There’s really no end or resolution to this discussion. Is a ski resort ugly compared to an unblemished mountain covered in trees? Of course it is. They burn a lot of fuel and use a lot of electricity and water for sure. But what are we going to compare them to? A mall? An amusement park? I don’t know whether they’re more or less destructive then all the other stuff we do.

Well, if you drive in from 80 to Park City, it's both. Malls and ski areas.

 

[chrsdipietro94@]

There’s really no end or resolution to this discussion. Is a ski resort ugly compared to an unblemished mountain covered in trees? Of course it is. They burn a lot of fuel and use a lot of electricity and water for sure. But what are we going to compare them to? A mall? An amusement park? I don’t know whether they’re more or less destructive then all the other stuff we do.

Right. What's done is done. But I think the question is "Do we really need more?" Does Vail or Whistler need another trail pod with a new Chondola?

 

[Campgottagopee]

Well, again, you can't even see the mine, to start. And you really have to consider all the pollution (air and water) that a Saturday crowd at Gore creates. That's a lot of toilets flushed.

Yep. After I wrote that I thought I was most likely wrong. Open-pit mining really isn't all that ugly.

 

[JTG]

I’m not sure that physical appearance should be the primary gauge of environmental impact.

I mean, cutting a trail will kill some trees, maybe threaten a Bicknell’s Thrush or two, and leave a scar on the mountainside, but once cut, cleared, and the birds have their protections the environmental impact of the trail itself is largely over, other than having to look at it, no? At least if properly planned and designed.

Seems that the real environmental impact of ski resorts comes from the operations that put people at the resort and snow on that trail.

 

[Brownski]

I’m not sure that physical appearance should be the primary gauge of environmental impact.

Thats for sure. Mining has tons of challenges associated with it, depending on what’s being mined. They potentially put all kinds of shit into the air and water. That has to be managed and some times requires years of remedial work.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Drill baby drill!!

 

[Benny Profane]

Thanks. Cool video. Tired dog, I'll bet.

 

[Harvey]

You can see the mine from a few places, more than you used to, as it is getting bigger. We can hear it from our place, and we have a lot of sediment in our well. Not sure if that is the dynamite or just the fact that we don't use our well that much.

Hey man, you want your wood smooth? You need sandpaper.

I agree the visual thing is so relative. We don't mind looking at lifts, because we equate them with fun I guess. When I see a picture of the single at Mad it makes me smile a little. Especially now that it is electric. ?

 

[Campgottagopee]

That mine has been there since the late 1800's

It's a really cool place, we would go exploring there as kids. Couldn't do that today, obviously.

 

[Harvey]

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