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The Honorable Gina McCarthy

EPA Administrator

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

Mail Code 1101A

Washington, D.C. 20460

RE: Ski Area Support for EPA Power Plant Rule

Dear Administrator McCarthy:

We are writing to express our support for EPA’s proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for

existing power plants. We support increasing the development of domestic clean energy, conserving natural resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving our country’s energy independence and national security. We support EPA’s Power Plant Rule because it will help spur investment in clean energy and is a critical step in moving our country towards a clean energy economy. We are pleased to see that the EPA’s proposed rule allows individual states to utilize a number of flexible strategies to comply with the proposed standard.

Ski resorts are concerned about the impacts of climate change and its impacts on rising sea levels, wildlife habitat, the health of our forests, and truly our way of life. It is obvious that the success of ski business operations depends greatly on climate. We adopted a climate policy in 2002 and have been taking steps ever since to implement it. One step was the development of the “Climate Challenge,” a ski industry program in which our ski area participates. The Climate Challenge is a voluntary program to help ski areas reduce their GHG emissions. Resorts who take the Challenge are required to complete a climate inventory on their resort operations, set a target for greenhouse gas reduction, and implement a new program or project annually to meet the reduction goal.

Thirty (30) ski areas across 8 states are participating in the Climate Challenge at this time, including Alpine Meadows (CA), Alpine Meadows (CA), Alta Ski Area (UT), Arapahoe Basin (CO), Aspen Highlands (CO, Aspen Mountain (CO), Beaver Valley Ski Club (CAN), Boreal Mountain Resort (CA), Buttermilk (CO), Canyons Resort (UT), Copper (CO), Giants Ridge Ski & Golf (MN), Gorgoza Park (UT), Grand Targhee (WY), Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (WY), June Mountain (CA), Killington Resort (VT), Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort (NV), Mammoth (CA), Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort (OR), Mt. Bachelor (OR), Park City Mountain Resort (UT), Pico Mountain (VT), Snowbird (UT), Snowmass (CO), Soda Springs (CA), Squaw Valley (CA), Steamboat (CO), Stratton (VT), Sugarbush Resort (VT), and Telluride Ski & Golf Resort (CO). These ski areas have made great strides in reducing carbon emissions through investments in energy efficiency, green building, renewable energy, alternative fuels, mass transit, waste reduction and other initiatives. These initiatives help us improve our corporate performance and cut operating costs in addition to reducing our carbon footprints.

We welcome regulatory and legislative policies that will continue to incentivize such investment. The ski industry represents a relatively small source of greenhouse gas emissions, however, we are doing our part to set the example and unify all businesses behind the common goal of addressing the critical issue of climate change.

We thank you for your leadership on the important topic of climate change.

Best Regards,

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