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Second ski area proposed for Cache County

By Associated Press

LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Developers have filed plans for a new Utah ski area in Richmond. The sponsors hope to start construction in April and open the 160-acre ski hill by Thanksgiving Day.

They plan to build as many as four lifts, plus a "magic carpet" for a tubing hill. The development plans were posted on the web site of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget.

No name was revealed for what would become Utah's 14th ski area in operation. Logan-area skiers have only one local ski area, Beaver Mountain, 27 winding miles up Logan Canyon.

There has been opposition to the proposed ski hill by residents in Richmond. Access to the hill would wind through residential neighborhoods.

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Outdoorsman said on Sunday, Mar 28 at 10:39 AM

Uh, I don't know who keeps posting these ridiculous arguments about air quality. People go cross country skiing in Green Canyon and haven't died. . .or snowshoeing barely up Logan Canyon. Besides, if this is what people want, your radical conservation ideas shouldn't get in the way. It won't touch your precious wilderness area.

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Another developer said on Wednesday, Mar 10 at 12:36 PM

Rainy Ski Resort We’ll take your breath away! Come ski the inversion and enjoy the dirtiest air in the country You can ski our low elevation runs like: Particulate Alley Smog Hill Brown Haze and the all too scary Asthma’s Nightmare

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richmond resident said on Wednesday, Mar 10 at 10:11 AM

I live in Richmond and the traffic will go past my house and I am in favor of it! Bring it on. So exciting. I learned to ski at a tiny ski resort and loved it.

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Come on! said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 10:36 PM

Richmond here it's your opportunity to be noticed! Richmond residents stop your negative attitude! I work in Richmond. I am all in!

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I don't get it said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 7:40 PM

Here it is: http://governor.utah.gov/rdcc/Y2010/10-11230.pdf

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I don't get it said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 7:36 PM

. . . the other thing I don't get is why the plans for this thing is on the state's Office of Planning and Budget webpage. What do they have to do with it? And I can't find any information there . . . would you please provide a reliable link?

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I don't get it said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 7:31 PM

. . . there are two guys proposing this development. One of them owns 40 acres up Cherry Creek, the other, none. So where's the rest of the development coming from?

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Resort Size said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 5:26 PM

Wow, a whole whopping 160 acres? Yawn. Let me know when it becomes a larger resort. Beaver is something like 660 acres now, and it is not terribly big compared to Park City at 2200 acres.

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Anonymous said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 5:08 PM

Um... have you been to Richmond? scrape the snow out of my yard and take it up there please. All the water? seriously? do you think they will try to stay open til JULY?

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Dear of Course and Mentality said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 5:03 PM

Ok... We'll take it. Our city can could use the revenue for side walks a library, a new police station, nice parks, and a sports complex... oh wait - we have those already and you don't. There are very few ways to bring in money to this area, by development of businesses - mainly manufacturing that will bring residents (which will in turn destroy farmland and make us no different than SLC), or Tourism. I vote for the second.... becuase those people LEAVE. The biggest negative impact that Richmond will see, is more automobile traffic. The rest of the cities down hwy 89 have to put up with your added traffic on a DAILY basis - I should think you could handle our traffic up your way on the weekends. Maybe you should really honestly consider what something like this will do for the community. I think it is time for Logan city to realize that it isn't the only place in Cache Valley worth going.

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Name for the Resort said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 4:49 PM

The local paper said that the name of the resort was to be "Rainey Ranch". I did not catch if Rainey was the name of one of the developers? I hope someone talked them out of that. I don't care what your name is, you don't (if you have a lick of marketing sense) name a ski resort any derivative of "RAIN"! How about Powder Ranch instead? Snow Ranch? Guess I'm not a marketing person either.

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Heather A said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 4:08 PM

I live right up by where it is going to be and I can't wait I love beaver and will always hold a season pass but I would love an area closer to ski at during the week.. Great News!!!

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Mentality... said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 3:52 PM

In five years you can remind me of the money it is making and why the valley has no water because its all going to this ski resort to manufacture snow...Let's put a resort in Hyrum or Providence or Smithfield and see how you feel then...

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Typical said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 1:12 PM

Typical "not in my backyard" mentality. And in five years the community that is so against this will be touting it as one of the premier attractions of Richmond--once people figure out there is money to be made, that is.

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Of course... said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 11:23 AM

Of course you think its a great idea. You don't live in Richmond. News in Cache Valley is horrible. Maybe some news about the meeting that was held by the county over this issue and there was only a vote for how many were in favor of this. Typical Government Crap!

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J said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 11:13 AM

Excellent way to help the local economy. Driving to Beaver can be time consuming and even dangerous. Cache Valley needs more recreational options.. good plan!!!

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wes said on Tuesday, Mar 9 at 9:57 AM

I THINK ITS A GREAT IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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