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Arapahoe Basin 2012 Master Development Plan 2012 MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN SEPTEMBER 2012 Prepared by: R 1. 1997 Master Development Plan ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. 1999 Master Development Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision ............................................................. 3 3. 2001 Lenawee Chairlift Realignment Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice/Finding of No Significant Impact ......... 3 4. 2002 White River Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 5. 2006 Master Development Plan Amendment ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 6. 2006 Improvement Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision ............................................................................. 4 1. Trail Design .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 2. Trail Density ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 3. Trail System ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 4. Terrain Parks ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 1. Management Policies and Direction ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 2. Inventoried Roadless Areas................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 3. Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011 ......................................................................................................................................17 4. Scenery Management and the Built Environment Image Guide .....................................................................................................................................17 5. Accessibility to Public Lands ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 1. Terrain Variety ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 2. Trail Network ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 2012 Master Development Plan Page i 1. Maintenance Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 2. Utilities ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 1. Norway Lift ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 51 2. Upgrade of Lifts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51 3. Lenawee Midway Station ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 1. Base Facilities ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 1. Completion of Phase 1 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 2. Phase 2 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 1. The Beavers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 2. Trail Network ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 1. Beavers Lift .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 2. Zuma Access Surface Lift ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 3. Pallavicini Lift Replacement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................66 4. Molly Hogan Lift Replacement .......................................................................................................................................................................................................66 5. Norway Lift Removal ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................66 1. Base Facility Upgrades ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70 2. On-Mountain Restaurants .................................................................................................................................................................................................................71 1. Planned Zip Line and Challenge Course..................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Page ii TABLE 1.1: ANNUAL SKIER/RIDER VISITS – 2002 TO 2012 ..................................................................................................................... 2 TABLE 2.1: TERRAIN GRADIENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 2.2: CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN SKIER ABILITY BREAKDOWN .................................................................................................... 9 TABLE 2.3: A-BASIN SKIER ABILITY BREAKDOWN ..................................................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 2.4: SKIER DENSITY PER ACRE ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 4.1: TERRAIN SPECIFICATIONS – EXISTING CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................... 28 TABLE 4.2: TERRAIN DISTRIBUTION
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