VIDEO: Squaw-Alpine “Base to Base Gondola” Connect Update

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The Base-to-Base Gondola project continues to move forward. Be the first to know the project's progress by signing up here: www.squawalpine.com/gondola

Posted by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows on Thursday, July 2, 2015

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are threatening to connect via a Base to Base Gondola.  This video gives us an update on that project.

One thing to remember here is that this Gondola project has not been submitted, has not been approved, and is just talk at this point.

What Squaw Valley is mostly doing in this video is attempting to drum up support for the project from the community via digital signatures.

What do you think?  Do you want to see this Base to Base gondola come to fruition?

The map on the left shows the designated wilderness area Congress intended to be protected with a ‘bump’ that sticks out into the proposed gondola’s path. The map on the right is the map Squaw released showing the wilderness area to be not have a ‘bump’ giving their proposed gondola clear passage. Who’s right? The maps at the bottom of this article show that Sierra Watch may be correct.
The map on the left shows the designated wilderness area Congress intended to be protected with a ‘bump’ that sticks out into the proposed gondola’s path. The map on the right is the map Squaw released showing the wilderness area to be not have a ‘bump’ giving their proposed gondola clear passage. Who’s right? The maps at the bottom of this article show that Sierra Watch may be correct.

There is a controversy currently about the proposed Gondola passing over federally protected wilderness.  In Sierra Watch’s maps, it appears that as much as 25% of the proposed gondola crossed protected land.

 

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3 thoughts on “VIDEO: Squaw-Alpine “Base to Base Gondola” Connect Update”

  1. Many people only signed up to stay informed and do not actually support the project. It is interesting that the hype machine has spun sign ups as support. Lets see an actual EIR/EIS for the project.

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