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SPECIFIC REVIEW OF THE SKIABLE TERRAIN <br /> In the key or basic initial area in "A" (Primarily the Bear Creek - <br /> Spring Creek portion except for the head of Bear Creek) south of the plant <br /> site, the best of the terrain would only cover about 1700 acres as shown <br /> on the referenced map. Another 920 acres could be "attached" with a <br /> lift system and necessary terrain modifications in the portion east of <br /> Spring Creek and across Section 24 to the center of Section 19 and the <br /> 9663' point. Additional useable but isolated terrain in the western part <br /> of "A" could include the 10,048' "Hump" (460 acres) in Section 9, and the <br /> far-out "Slot" (100 acres) west of the #5 mine across Section 6 into <br /> Section 5 from 11,500' down to 9,400' , both of which are also delineated <br /> on the map. Even though the "Slot" site is definitely uneconomic, the <br /> best of the slopes off of the "Hump" could be served with one lift if <br /> transit service were to be provided from the plant or base area to the <br /> old cabins site near the junction of Porcupine and Coal Creeks. The <br /> potential for a cross-country skiing "center" at this site on private <br /> land will be covered later. <br /> The 1700 acre segment that includes the north and northeast-facing <br /> corridors from the #4 mine down to Dutch Creek and down to Bear Creek <br /> has a skiing potential of varying degrees for beginners to expert but <br /> it is also obvious that some terrain modification will be required in <br /> critical spots as is the case at all ski areas. For example: at the <br /> preparation plant base area from the waste pile east-southeasterly <br /> across the lower end of Bear Creek in the vicinity of the existing set- <br /> tling ponds and old borrow pit site; and a cat-walk tie between the <br /> eastern-most or 9663' point slopes (920 acres) and the key Spring Creek- <br /> Bear Creek slopes. These and other "tie" needs and terrain restrictions <br /> -8- <br />