Breckenridge Ski Resort Peak 6 Project
Environmental Review Process
Project Information
The Draft EIS comment period concluded on August 26, 2011. Approximately 900 comment letters were received from interested public and agencies during the comment period. The project team has processed all of the comments and is preparing responses, which will be documented in the Final EIS and Response to Comments document. Currently, the Forest Service is in Formal Consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. A result of Section 7 Consultation is the issuance of a Biological Opinion (BO) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Subsequent to the BO, the Forest Supervisor will determine the Selected Alternative and disclose the result in a Record of Decision.
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The Forest Service anticipates receiving a Biological Opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in mid-Summer 2012. Subsequent to the receipt of the Biological Opinion, the Forest Service will issue the Final EIS, Response to Comments and the Record of Decision (exact date is to be determined).
Project Status
Formal Section 7 Consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (on-going)
Learn more about this Project
Breckenridge Ski Resort (BSR) is located on the Dillon Ranger District of the White River National Forest. The BSR proposal includes the Peak 6 lift and terrain that would increase overall resort terrain acreage by 550 acres. After the proposal was scoped for public input in 2008, the Forest Service developed an alternative that would address the purpose and need and increase overall terrain acreage by 326 acres. The Draft EIS analyzed and disclosed the effects of the alternatives. The Final EIS (forthcoming) analyzes and discloses the effects of the alternatives, including more detail and clarifications when necessary.
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Contact Information
Dillon Ranger District
PO Box 620
Silverthorne, CO 80498
(970) 262-3443
jgforeman@fs.fed.us
