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002~!.t6 with Alternative Two construction on both private and public lands could result in a 5 to 20 year change in use of big game movement corridors, calving/fawning areas and general summer use. Long-term impacts from ski trail developnent will create additional habitat diversity and edge. Habitats for some species may be improved through this clearing. However, some species nay pot utilize these habitats because of increased human disturbance and harassment. I'any species of non-game and/or small game may find these new habitats very attractive. "Back bowl" developnent could adversely affect cover/forage ratios that are nearly at optimum at present. Impacts with respect to the west facing side of the mountain, private land and realignment of u.s. Highway 160 are essentially the same in Alternative Three as those for Alternative Two. There would be less disturbance to big game, calving and fawning, migration and general stm:mer use in the back bowls. Some human encroachment would still result, however, from the mountain and private land developnent. Fconornic F.nvironment 1. Economic Base The lack of ski developnent in Alternative One would not provide for any new downhill skiing recreation opportunities and tourism and would not create any demands for new goodS or services. Nor will any incremental revenues for or costs to local government be created. Alternatives Two or Three will expand the loca.l economic base mostly in the trade, services, finance, real estate, and construction industries. 2. En]plcwnent/Un€llJPlo,yment Alternative One will not alter the current employment situation, but adjacent private land developnent will provide certain employment opportunities. A~ternatives Two or Three will provide gradually increasing cUrect enployment from the beginning of construction until the year 2020. C~- and off-site secondary employment follows a generally similar increasing pattern of direct, basic on-site employment patterns over the 35 year analysis period. Although unemployment will generally be reduced through providing new work opportunities there is the potential for creating a larger seasonal employment problEm in tl'>e spring. A~so, the advent of new people moving to the community in anticipation of new job opportunities could create a problem if they do not have the appropriate skills and sufficient economic resources. 3. Housin9 Alternative One would not create any demand for tourist or employee housing. A~terr~tive Two and Three will generate 1,074 on- site units (both tourist and employee) by 1995, 1,861 units by 2005 and 2,830 units by 2020. ~lost new permanent residents generated by direct and indhect employment will ix