A-Basin Sustainability Report

Take some time to read our 2012 Sustainability Report.  Rrecently completed by our environmental team of Sha Miklas and Cassidy Callahan, the report outlines our environmental achievements and objectives.  Enjoy and let me know what you think.



http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/assets/docs/A-Basin_Environmental_brochure.pdf

A-Basin Sustainability Report

Take some time to read our 2012 Sustainability Report.  Rrecently completed by our environmental team of Sha Miklas and Cassidy Callahan, the report outlines our environmental achievements and objectives.  Enjoy and let me know what you think.

http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/assets/docs/A-Basin_Environmental_brochure.pdf

Photos: Wildflower Dinner

Below are just a few photos we took at our Wildflower Dinner last Friday night. We still have two more Summer Events - Brunch at Black Mountain Logde, August 26th and a Clam Bake on September 8.

Photos: Wildflower Dinner

Below are just a few photos we took at our Wildflower Dinner last Friday night. We still have two more Summer Events - Brunch at Black Mountain Logde, August 26th and a Clam Bake on September 8.

Wildflower Dinner

We still have a few spots left for Friday night's Wildflower Dinner at Black Mountain Lodge.  We have another nice downpour going on right now.  Even some sort of hail / slush / gaupel things falling down.  We had nice rain both Saturday and Sunday also.  It is really starting to get wet around here.  Someone even spotted a mushroom.  Whoa.  The flowers are just awesome. 

Wildflower Dinner

We still have a few spots left for Friday night's Wildflower Dinner at Black Mountain Lodge.  We have another nice downpour going on right now.  Even some sort of hail / slush / gaupel things falling down.  We had nice rain both Saturday and Sunday also.  It is really starting to get wet around here.  Someone even spotted a mushroom.  Whoa.  The flowers are just awesome. 

Snow Fences

 As we all know, last season's weather was not absolutely fantastic for skiing and riding at The Basin.  The low snowfall and high winds really showed us some weaknesses in our snow fencing/farming/management plan.  As a result, we are adding 700 linear feet of new permanent snowfences.  600' will be installed in Montezuma Bow and 100' will be installed at the top of Lenawee Face.  When blowing snow runs into a snowfence, snow is deposited on the leeward side of that fence. We are able to manage those drifts with snowcats and spread and keep snow in places skiers and riders want to have fun.  These fences should really improve the snow cover and retention on Larkspur, Columbine, Lenawee Face, and Humbug.  Kudos to the Trail Crew for their hard work.

Snow Fences

 As we all know, last season's weather was not absolutely fantastic for skiing and riding at The Basin.  The low snowfall and high winds really showed us some weaknesses in our snow fencing/farming/management plan.  As a result, we are adding 700 linear feet of new permanent snowfences.  600' will be installed in Montezuma Bow and 100' will be installed at the top of Lenawee Face.  When blowing snow runs into a snowfence, snow is deposited on the leeward side of that fence. We are able to manage those drifts with snowcats and spread and keep snow in places skiers and riders want to have fun.  These fences should really improve the snow cover and retention on Larkspur, Columbine, Lenawee Face, and Humbug.  Kudos to the Trail Crew for their hard work.