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grant from Brendle Group, a Colorado-based engineering HR in our industry. With the help of these sponsors, the
and planning firm specializing is sustainable water and Sustainable Slopes Grant Program has awarded $123,500
energy management and climate resilience. This grant in cash grants and $359,000 in in-kind grants, for a total of
will help A-Basin assess the important intersection $482,500 in support of resort sustainability projects.
of human resources and sustainability, and reap the The report also recognizes the winners of SKI
economic benefits of incorporating sustainability into HR Magazine’s Golden Eagle Awards for environmental
practices, including improved employee retention and excellence. This year’s winners were Berkshire East
productivity. Mountain Resort, Mass., in the small ski area category,
Mt. Bachelor, Ore., received a cash grant to install an Taos Ski Valley, New Mex., in the medium-sized
infrared motion sensor control system for lighting in the category, and Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows, Calif.,
Pine Marten Lodge, helping to reduce electricity use and in the large resort category. Onno Wieringa from Alta
reduce the ski area’s carbon footprint by 120 MTCO e, Ski Area, Utah, received the Hero of Sustainability
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or 2 percent. In addition, Massachusetts-based HKD award for his commitment to Alta’s triple bottom
Snowmakers awarded a high-efficiency snowmaking grant line performance, founding the well-respected Alta
to Copper Mountain Resort, Colo., which will decrease Environmental Center, and sharing his sustainability
the resort’s compressed air consumption, save power, and experience widely in his leadership roles across the ski
reduce the ski area’s carbon footprint. industry. To read more about the winners, see “Resorts,
All four recipients are also members of the Climate Challenge. Hero of Sustainability Win Golden Eagle Awards,”
The ski industry thanks NSAA supplier members summer 2017, page 66).
Brendle Group, CLIF Bar, HKD Snowmakers, and Be sure to submit your area’s environmental programs
Ultra-Tech Lighting for their generous support of this for the chance to win a Golden Eagle Award this year. We
program, which this year resulted in more efficient will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of these awards in
snowmaking systems, lower emissions from operations, Marco Island, Fl., on May 4. Applications are due February
and groundbreaking work on marrying sustainability and 1, 2018 (visit nsaa.org/environment to learn more).

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