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<br />!'1, ~J~t:;?2 <br />J.J-J....._ <br /> <br />The White River National Forest is <br /> <br />Global/Intercontinental/ National Scope <br /> <br />. a leading destination for skiing, tourism and backcountry recreation <br />. the selling for approximately 750,000 acres of Wilderness, including all or parts of <br />the following areas: Collegiate Peaks, Eagles Nest, Flat Tops, Holy Cross, Hunter- <br />Fryingpan, Maroon Bells-Snowmass, Ptarmigan Peak and Raggeds <br />. the selling for several world-famous resort communities that host 13 percent of the <br />nation's downhill skiing <br />. the domain of the Nation's largest elk herd. <br /> <br />Multi-State / Regional Scope <br /> <br />. site of the most recreation use of any national forest in the Rocky Mountain Region <br />of the Forest Service <br />. the location of eight of Colorado's 54 "fourteeners" -mountain peaks taller than <br />14,000 feet <br />. host to 30 percent of Colorado's recreation on National Forest System (NFS) lands <br />. host to 64 percent of the downhill skiing in Colorado. <br /> <br />Forest Scope <br /> <br />. the centerpiece of a growing western Colorado economy and population base <br />. the scenic backdrop for communities near the Forest <br />. a source of support for local industries and businesses. <br /> <br /> <br />-- 2- <br />