Snowmaking Approved at Arizona Snowbowl

KPHO reports Coconino National Forest Supervisor Nora Rasure has approved a proposal that will authorize snowmaking at the Arizona Snowbowl as well as other improvements. The Forest Service had received 10,000 comments. Arizona Snowbowl encompasses 777 acres of national forest lands (approximately one percent of the San Francisco Peaks), and operates under a Special Use Permit issued by the Coconino National Forest. The FEIS, Response to Comments, Record of Decision and other information about this project can be obtained on the internet at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/nepa. In addition, hard copies are available for review at the Peaks Ranger District, the Coconino National Forest Supervisor’s Office, the Flagstaff Public Library and the NAU Cline Library government documents section. Hard copies and CDs are also available upon request. There will be a 45-day appeal period that begins after a legal notice appears in the Arizona Daily Sun. Any appeals will be filed with the Regional Forester of the Southwestern Region in Albuquerque, NM.