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6, Non-alpine Skiing Recreation 5, Alpine Skiing . Appropriate wind monitoring and data. evaluation before final approval of any new lift top terminal location in the Burnt Mountain, High Alpine, Sheer Bliss or Cirque areas. . Monitoring of skiing conditions and the quality of the skiing experience after each increment of program implementation to ascertain whether predicted effects are accurate and whether additional development should occur as planned, or whether adjustments are needed. For example, skier densities and snow conditions in the Hanging Valley area will be monitored after the Alpine Springs lift is upgraded to determine if a new lift that directly serves the Hanging Valley is a desirable improvement, . Design of a nordic trail network in the mid to upper Burnt Mountain area to compensate for the loss of novice and intermediate terrain in East village, . potential conflicts between mountain bikers and riders through public information efforts and trail Reductions of hikers/horseback system design, . Financing by the permittee of the costs of additional Forest Service and ASC seasonal personnel needed to manage winter and summer recreational programs and to monitor compliance with required resource mitigation. 7. Socioeconomic . Recommendation that TOSV consider increasing the affordable housing criteria from 60 percent to 100 percent to improve the local employee housing situation. . Recommendation that TOSV, Aspen, and pitkin County direct development to, 'and increase densities where appropriate in, existing urbanized areas to preserve the natural environment and maintain the rural nature of the County, . Recommendation that facilities/services, projected needs, TOSV emergency and Pitkin services and County social expand services medical to meet 8. Transportation . Demonstration by the permittee that adequate mitigation measures are in place to ensure that there will be no net increase in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the Aspen/pitkin County nonattainment area from actions authorized by this Decision, The permittee must also demonstrate that adequate measures are in place to ensure that TOSV's traffic volume cap will not be exceeded. Final authorization to "operate" any MOP components that will increase area capacity will be contingent upon such demonstrations, This will include either implementation of mitigation identified by the Forest Service as being adequate or written and executed agreements with agencies with jurisdiction that establish equivalent measures. In the short term, the most practical manner to achieving this demonstration appears to be the phasing of additional transit service as needed, Additional buses will be required to maintain the current automobile-transit mode split, In the longer term, other measures to achieve VMT reduction are disclosed in the FEIS Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. Summary . 24