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Select Results of the Ski
Conservation Fund Since 2007

• 2,630 miles of trail improved
• 257 campsites restored
• 29,890 volunteers engaged, including
thousands of youth
• 291,361 volunteer hours
• 162 acres of wetland or riparian areas restored
Courtesy Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Current Ski Conservation
• 222 acres of habitat restored or maintained
• 4,606 acres treated for invasive plants
• 35,030 trees and shrubs planted

Fund Partners

• Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (CO), partner since 2011
• Copper Mountain Resort (CO),
partner since 2007
• Cooper Spur Mountain Resort (OR),
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers put Ski Conservation Funds to work on the partner since 2010
White River National Forest in Colorado. • Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (WY),
partner since 2007
with visitors about recreating on federal lands and the impor- • Monarch Ski and Snowboard Area (CO),
tance of maintaining these lands for future generations.” partner since 2016
• Ski Apache Resort (NM), partner since 2008
The simple fact that the program has not only endured
• Snowbird Resort (UT), partner since 2007
for 10 years but has grown despite the Great Recession, the
• Snowpine Lodge, Alta Ski Area (UT),
consolidation of the ski industry, and other external factors
partner since 2013
is testament to its success. Sean Wetterberg, the national
• Sugar Bowl Resort (CA), partner since 2010
winter sports program manager for the Forest Service, is a • Timberline Lodge & Ski Area (OR),
big fan: “The best part about the Ski Conservation Fund is partner since 2007
that it provides an opportunity for visitors and local busi- • Vail Resorts (CO), partner since 2007
nesses to participate through their contributions in the • Waterville Valley Resort (NH), partner since 2013
improvement and protection of the National Forest areas • Winter Park Resort (CO), partner since 2007
that they enjoy.” Current Forest Stewardship
As Forest Service budgets tighten, the backlog of
projects grows—and programs such as these that connect the Fund Partners
public with our public lands have become more and more • Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center (CO),
critical. As a nonprofit partner of the Forest Service, the NFF partner since 2014
is in the perfect position to facilitate this kind of partnership. • Lake Quinault Lodge (WA), partner since 2010
But we couldn’t do it without the dedication of the busi- • Pend Oreille Shores Resort (ID),
nesses that participate in our Ski Conservation and Forest partner since 2013
Stewardship Funds. Together, we have accomplished a lot to • Pink Jeep (AZ), partner since 2015
be proud of over the last 10 years, and we can’t wait to see • Skamania Lodge (WA), partner since 2007
• Sunriver Resort, LP (WA), partner since 2009
what we accomplish together in the next 10!
• Northeast Mountaineering (NH),
To learn more about the Ski Conservation Fund
partner since 2017
including our 2016 award recipients and past projects,
• Durbin and Greenbriar Mountain Railroad
please visit our website at: https://www.nationalforests.org/
(WV), partner since 2017
grant-programs/past-awards/ski-conservation-and-forest-
stewardship-funds-past-awards-3.

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