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Summary . 3 l'l ~..' ~ '!'l f.., :_..~ ;..., I...-' 4 ,I potentially increase activity within the nonattainment area due to its proximity. As a consequence, compliance with the SIP must be demonstrated for any activities authorized. Consultation with the U.S. Fish & wildlife Service for compliance with Section 7 of the Threatened and Endangered Species Act is required. This section of the Act requires all federal agencies to ensure that their actions are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any threatened or endangered species or result in the destruction or modification of critical habitat. The Forest Service received a draft Biological Opinion from USFWS which concluded that the proposed project is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of certain Colorado endangered fishes but that "reasonable and prudent alternatives" developed by the USFWS will offset this jeopardy. After USFWS has received a letter from ASC agreeing to the payment of a depletion fee, which is part of the reasonable and prudent alternative, the Biological Opinion will be finalized and the Section 7 consultation process completed. Consultation is also required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the State Historic Preservation Officer. Section 106 requires special review of any undertaking that could affect historic properties that are included or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Any activities authorized by the Forest Service as part of a new MOP that are located partially on private land, e.g. East Village lift and snowrnaking, will also require approval by the TOSV. n. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED ACTION A. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED IN DETAIL Five action alternatives and a no action alternative were analyzed in detail in this FEIS, including the permittee's Proposed Action (Alternative G) and the Forest Service Preferred Alternative (Alternative F). This range of alternatives was designed to 'provide a variety of choices for future development of the Snowrnass Ski Area either within the existing area (Baldy Mountain), within an expanded area (Burnt Mountain), or both. At the request of the TOSV Town Council in its comments on the DEIS (Resolution #15, Series of 1993), a common off-site residential and commercial development scenario is analyzed in each alternative to ascertain potential cumulative impacts and because elements of this buildout scenario are connected actions. This off-site scenario defines the level of development anticipated during the planning period on private lands at the East Village area at the base of Burnt Mountain and elsewhere within TOSV. A common parking scenario is also analyzed which represents no more, than a ten percent increase in the amount of public parking in TOSV. The distribution of parking 'would vary by alternative; however, the maximum number of pUblic parking spaces would total 2,150 in all alternatives.