RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Lake Tahoe ski resort is developing plans to remove boulders and trees from several runs that make skiing more difficult during low-snow seasons, which are expected to become more common due to climate change.
Heavenly Mountain Resort's plans currently under review by the Forest Service would widen a dozen trails and remove potentially hundreds of trees.
The hope is to reduce skier and snowboard traffic bottlenecks on busy days at the South Lake Tahoe resort straddling the California-Nevada line.
Lewis Feldman of Zephyr Cove told the Reno Gazette Journal he's witnessed first-hand over the past 40 years how climate change has reduced the reliability of ideal ski conditions at Tahoe.
The Forest Serve determined in a draft environmental assessment the plan would have no significant environmental impacts. The assessment is now subject to a 45-day public comment period.