Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola

Project Description

The project proposes a Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Base-to-Base Gondola which would include installation, operation, and maintenance of a gondola connecting the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski areas. The project would also include installation, operation, and maintenance of an avalanche control system within the Alpine Meadows portion of the gondola alignment. Placer County is working in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service on this project, for more information please visit the Gondola Project website.

The project area extends from the base of the Alpine Meadows Ski Area to the base of the Squaw Valley Ski Area, located at:
2600 Alpine Meadows Road
Tahoe City, 96146

1960 Squaw Valley Road
Olympic Valley, CA 96146

Placer County and the Tahoe National Forest (TNF) have released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) / Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the project. You can access the EIS/EIR via the documents on this page.

  1. Final EIS/EIR
  2. Draft EIS/EIR
  3. Notice of Preparation of EIS-R
  4. Notice of Preparation of EIR

Final Environmental Impact Statement / Report (Released 04/05/19)

  1. Notice of Availability of EIS-EIR (PDF)
  2. V1_Table of Contents (PDF)
  3. V1_0.1_Executive_Summary (PDF)
  4. V1_1.0_Introduction (PDF)
  5. V1_2.0 Description_of_Alternatives
  6. V1_3.0_Analysis Approach (PDF)
  7. V1_4.0_Affected Environment (PDF)
  8. V1_4.1_Recreation (PDF)
  9. V1_4.2_Visual Resources (PDF)
  10. V1_4.3_Wilderness (PDF)
  11. V1_4.4_Land Use (PDF)
  12. V1_4.5_Socioeconomics PDF)
  13. V1_4.6_Public Safety (PDF)
  14. V1_4.7_Transportation and Circulation (PDF)
  15. V1_4.8_Utilities (PDF)
  16. V1_4.9_Noise (PDF)
  17. V1_4.10_Air Quality (PDF)
  1. V1_4.11_GHG (PDF)
  2. V1_4.12_Vegetation
  3. V1_4.13_Botany (PDF)
  4. V1_4.14_Wildlife and Aquatics (PDF)
  5. V1_4.15_Wetlands (PDF)
  6. V1_4.16_Soils Geology Seismicity (PDF)
  7. V1_4.17_Hydro and Water Quality (PDF)
  8. V1_5_Other NEPA CEQA (PDF)
  9. V1_6.0_Consult_Coord (PDF)
  10. V1_7.0_Preparers List (PDF)
  11. V1_8.0_References (PDF)
  12. V1_Appendices Table of Contents (PDF)
  13. V1_Appendix A_Notices Scoping Materials (PDF)
  14. V1_Appendix B_Resource Protection Measures (PDF)
  15. V1_Appendix C_SquawAlpine Visit Use Assessment (PDF)
  16. V1_Appendix D.1_Visual Sims (PDF)
  17. V1_Appendix D.2_Visual Sims Continued (PDF)
  1. V1_Appendix D.3_Visual Sims Continued (PDF)
  2. V1_Appendix D.4_Visual Sims Continued (PDF)
  3. V1_Appendix E_Traffic Modeling Data (PDF)
  4. V1_Appendix F_Noise Data (PDF)
  5. V1_Appendix G_Air Quality GHG_Data (PDF)
  6. V1_Appendix H_Biological Resources (PDF)
  7. V1_Appendix I_Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (PDF)
  8. V2_Table of Contents (PDF)
  9. V2_1.0_Introduction (PDF)
  10. V2_2.0_Response To Comments (PDF)
  11. V2_2.0_Response To Comments part 2 (PDF)
  12. V2_2.0_Response To Comments part 3 (PDF)
  13. V2_2.0_Response To Comments part 4 (PDF)
  14. V2_2.0_Response To Comments part 5 (PDF)
  15. V2_3.0_References (PDF)
  16. Index (PDF)