Forest Service won't OK conveyor at AZ Snowbowl

Forest Service won't OK conveyor at AZ Snowbowl


Associated Press - July 9, 2008 2:04 PM ET

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has denied a request from the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort to build a conveyor belt to bring beginning skiers to the top of a practice slope.

A letter from Coconino National Forest supervisor Nora Rasure to the resort says she won't approve the plan unless the courts allow snowmaking and other improvements at Snowbowl.

A suit trying to block the Snowbowl's efforts to add snowmaking using reclaimed wastewater is being considered by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Indian tribes sued to block the expansion, saying it would intrude on their ability to worship on the San Francisco Peaks. The appeals court heard arguments in December, but has not issued a decision.


Information from: Arizona Daily Sun, http://www.azdailysun.com/

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