Preparing the Scorecard each year is a time consuming and tedious process involving tremendous research . Support the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition's grading of ski resorts each year by making a small donation. Donating the cost of a single day lift ticket will help us continue preparing the Scorecard each year. When undertaken in an environmentally sensitive manner, ski resorts can minimize their impacts on the land. At the same time though, developed ski areas are an intensive land use that create significant environmental impacts from logging, erosion from land disturbances on steep mountain slopes, and damage to wetlands from ski run and building construction and maintenance.
Ski areas can compromise natural quiet and solitude - values, which many mountain visitors seek.
Unfortunately, some ski companies choose to maximize profits at the expense of preservation of the mountain environments that bring visitors in the first place. Numerous surveys and the ski industry itself continually inform us that skiers are an environmentally inclined bunch. There has been no way for the skiing public to make recreation choices based on their concern for a healthy environment until now. It is only recommended that you view these files with a high speed internet connection. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for pdf file viewing.