Arizona Snowbowl

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• Snowbowl meeting resumes Thursday
  Sep 3, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Presler said she worked for two months under a contract that expired last week. City Attorney Pat Boomsma confirmed that Presler had consulted with her about any possible conflict of interest but would not elaborate. A Hopi tribal representative said Monday the tribe would not look kindly on any future city request to cross tribal lands with a water pipeline if the council allowed Snowbowl to proceed with snowmaking on the Peaks. The meeting Thursday will start at 10...
• Council skeptical of drinking water proposal for Snowbowl
  Sep 2, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Hopi Tribe said they continue to oppose snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks regardless of the type of water used. The council is being asked tonight to consider amending an existing 2002 contract to sell reclaimed water to Snowbowl, with one option being to sell drinking water instead. Regional tribes believe the San Francisco Peaks, where Snowbowl is located, are sacred and have opposed any type of snowmaking on the peaks. Newstex ID:...
• Snowbowl vote postponed
  Sep 2, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Selling drinking water to Arizona Snowbowl sets a precedent for selling drinking water to other businesses that the city does not now allow to buy it, such as golf courses, said Councilman Art Babbott. "Right now, per our water conservation ordinance, it is prohibited to use drinking water for golf course purposes. How would you vet a new golf course that comes in that wants to use drinking water ...?" Babbott asked the city's utilities director. The timing of the water sale, in...
• Panel backs selling water to Snowbowl
  Jul 30, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Contracts are generally not referable, said City Manager Kevin Burke.
• Snowbowl construction postponed
  Jul 26, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  ...said Coconino National Forest spokesman Brady Smith. As of July, Snowbowl had proposed adding 100- and 300-foot conveyor lifts (similar to conveyor belts) for beginners and: --expanding two ski trails --constructing water pipeline for snowmaking, to continue through the winter --expanding Agassiz Lodge The Coconino National Forest has not cleared any parts of the project for construction to date, saying it needs specific construction plans. ...
• Snowbowl work delayed
  Jul 9, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  ...snowmaking infrastructure, and lack of water for firefighting. PERMIT GOOD THROUGH 2032 Snowbowl has a permit for a water pipeline into 2032. As part of that permit, construction is supposed to be completed by December 2014. Opponents in the pending lawsuit are asserting that the federal government did not adequately assess the health risks to skiers and snowboarders possibly eating snow made from reclaimed water. Snowbowl has vowed to seek potable water...
• Snowmaking opponents file for time
  Jul 8, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  ...of the Navajo Nation has stated, in documents to the Agriculture Department, that potable water would be less offensive on the mountains 13 tribes consider sacred. No tribal official has publicly said potable water would be a better option. Claimants in the reclaimed water case filed last September were the Save the Peaks Coalition and Kristin Huisinga, Clayson Benally, Sylvan Grey, Don Fanning, Jeneda Benally, Frederica Hall, Berta Benally, Rachel Tso and Lisa Tso. ...
• Snowmaking gets green light
  Jul 7, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  The USDA is obviously out of touch with the community and our efforts to protect the San Francisco Peaks.
• Groomed for success
  Apr 4, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  But the summer season is an area where Johnson sees growth. "We need to expand our season beyond the vagaries of winter. We're trying to get that filled in with events in the summer.
• Snowbowl nears end of record season
  Apr 4, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Snowbowl received 5 to 7 inches of new snow Wednesday night and Thursday. That entails removing padding from lift towers and taking down trail signage and boundary ropes.