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Q~2:J96 Summary base area ski terrain, and improvement of roads servicing the ski area. In addition, the Moore Family Partnership has proposed installing a ski lift from the High School to near the upper terminal of the existing Thunderbowl Lift. This lift would be used by students, Aspen Ski Club panicipants, and local area residents and would help reduce vehicular trips on the Maroon Creek Road and facilitate skier egress, but it would not increase initial access capacity because it would not be directly linked to on-mountain distributioo lifts. ALTERNATIVE B . PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE As with the No Action Alternative, several previously approved actions that have not yet been implemented would also take place under and be pan of Alternative B. The clements of Alternative B would be implemented in two phases. The specific actions proposed for Phase I would include (Figure I): ., Replace existing Thunderbowl and Golden Horn lifts with a new quad chairlift (Thunderbowllift). ., Construct Steeplechase Lift to serve existing and 90 acres of new advanced and expert terrain. ., Clear a new catwalk from mid-mountain to the base of the new Steeplechase Lift (Steeplechase Catwalk). ., Extend existing Olympic Bowl Catwalk to serve the Loge Bowl (Loge Bowl Catwalk). ., Replace existing Merry-Go-Round restaurant with a new restaurant in the same general location. ., Relocate the ski patrol headquarters from the top of the Cloud Nine Lift to south of the Loge Peak Lift. The new facility would include public restrooms and a Forest Service interpretive center. The specific actions proposed for Phase IT would include: ., Add Highland Bowl Lift and ] 90 acres of mainly advanced and expen terrain in Highland Bowl. ., Add Maroon Bowl Lift and ] 89 acres of advanced and expen terrain in Maroon Bowl. ., Construct a catwalk between the Steeplechase and Highland Bowl lifts (Highland Bowl Catwalk). . Extend snowmaking capability to cover an additional 227 acres of ski terrain (to reach a total of about 303 acres) from the base area to Loge Peak. The technical descriptions of the Thunderbowl, Steeplechase. Highland Bowl, and Maroon BowlliflS are shown in Tab]e 3. The Thunderbowl, Steeplechase, and Maroon Bow] lifts would be top driven with power supplied underground along existing or new ski trails or catwalks. The Highland Bowl Lift would be driven from the bottom terminal with power supplied underground along the proposed Highland Bowl Catwalk from the base of the Steeplechase Lift. The new Thunderbowl Lift would provide access to 96 acres of intermediate and advanced skiing terrain; the Steeplechase Lift would provide access to 209 acres of gladed, advanced, and expen terrain; the Highland Bowl Lift would provide access to about ]52 acres of open-bowl, advanced, and expert terrain; and the Maroon Bow] Lift would provide access to about] 89 acres of expen-only bowl terrain. Under Alternative B,live tree removal would be limited as much as possible to the lift line and catwalk corridors. Lift corridors would be cleared to a minimum of 60 feet wide in forested stands to meet the Co]orado State Passenger Tramway Safety Board (PTSB) standards. Additional disturbance within the corridor would include excavation of tower foundations and lift tenninals. The proposed alignment of the Steeplechase Lift was selected to minimize disturbance of avalanche staning zones and to follow a previously cleared survey line. Sectionll Alternalivu COlUjdLred ill DdaU 9