U.S. Forest Service opposes SkiLink

In a recent Congressional Hearing, the United States Forest Service weighed in on the Rep. Rob Bishop's SkiLink Bill, which if passed would sell federal land to build a gondola linking Canyons Resort to Solitude. Gregory Smith, the Department of Agriculture deputy chief, voiced his opposition to the project and said that the public benefit was not strong enough for him to encourage the 30-acre sale of government land to Canyons Resort. The gondola, dubbed "SkiLink," would link Canyons Resort to Solitude as a way to cut down traffic between Utah resorts. "While we appreciate the desire of the bill's proponents to reduce traffic between the two resorts, the department does not support" the SkiLink project, Smith testified...more