Hurricane Ridge Downhill Ski Area Improvement Plan Proposal
Bellamy R, Campen B, Chappelle P, Cheyette D, Sewell T, Smith S. 2012. Hurricane Ridge Downhill Ski Area Improvement Plan Proposal. Huxley College of the Environment. Port Angeles, WA
This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) aims to evaluate the potential impacts of updating the infrastructure of Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area in Olympic National Park. The Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club (HRWSC) means to replace the current lifts, which have been in service more than 50 years, and are on the end of their service lives. In this document, the proposed action and an alternative are investigated for potential impacts on the National Park land and surrounding communities; the future prospects of removing the Ski Area's lifts are likewise considered. Both action alterantives replace the current POMA lift and rope tows with a Magic Carpet lift, a new rope tow and a similar surfact lift, all powered by electricity produced by a central diesel generator, rather than the current system of gasoline powered, mechanically driven lifts. No action would involve removing the lift systems once they have depreciated beyond repair.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Bellamy, Rachel; Campen, Ben; Chappelle, Patrick; Cheyette, Donald; Sewell, Tristan; Smith, Sarah
- Date of Issue
- 2012
- Publisher
- Huxley College of the Environment
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- downhill skiing, enviironmental impact assessment, Hurricane Ridge