Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola Moves Forward
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The Five Lakes Creek area of Granite Chief Wilderness. Wikimedia Commons photo.
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and the Granite Chief Wilderness Protection League have reached an agreement under which the League will drop its lawsuit against Squaw-Alpine's planned Base-to-Base Gondola, according to a press release. In return, the ski resorts, owned by a single company, will fund research and land conservation benefitting the Sierra Nevada Yellow Legged Frog, an endangered species of amphibian living in the area.
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Daniel Heagerty, the League's director, was pleased with the outcome. "Squaw Alpine has made significant and greatly appreciated commitments to minimize wilderness impacts and invest in important endangered species conservation efforts. We are very pleased with the Agreement we reached with Squaw Alpine," he said. Congratulations to both parties on the successful negotiation!
The path is now clear for the resorts to begin construction on the project, which has already been approved by the Placer County Board of Supervisors. No timeframe has been released for the gondola's construction, but this is certainly a step in the right direction.
