Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016042066
Lead Agency
Placer County
Document Title
Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning: Forest Recreation, Open Spac,e and Neighborhood Commercial; GP Designation: Forest Recreation
Document Description
The project includes installation, operation, and maintenance of a winter-time only/ski season only gondola connecting the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski areas. The eight-passenger per cabin gondola would have a design capacity of approx. 1,400 persons per hour in each direction. Travel time between the ski areas is estimated at approx. 16 minutes. In total, the lift would be approx. 13,000 feet in length (based on slope length). Two base terminals, two mid-stations, and 37 towers would be installed. The project would also include installation, operation, and maintenance of an avalanche control system within proximity to the Alpine Meadows portion of the gondola alignment. The avalanche control system would consist of remotely operated gas-activated exploders (Gazex exploders).
Contact Information
Name
Shirlee Herrington
Agency Name
Placer County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Olympic Valley
Counties
Placer
Cross Streets
2600 Alpine Meadows Rd., Tahoe City; 1960 Squaw Valley Rd., Olypmic Valley
Zip
96146
Total Acres
4.1
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
89
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Squaw Creek, Bear Creek
Township
14,15N
Range
16E
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Recreational (gondola (aerial ropeway system, towers, terminal), Other (avalanche contorl system (Gazex exploders))
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Use Permit, Updated NOP
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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