SKI ARIZONA SNOWBOWL @12,635' elv.

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SKIING @ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 12,635' elevation ... The chair lift operator at the Arizona Snowbowl was a hot girl from Anthem whose name is STORY! Yes, this girl's name is STORY!! OMG, don't you love it! We ride a lifetime to the top of the SUNSET CHAIR LIFT close to the summit of 12,635', looking into the Grand Canyon from our vantage point as we start watching nature at its best, just being herself.
History:
At the Snowbowl ski lift looking downhill (West) at Sunset, Fall 2021
Ole and Pete Solberg began the tradition of skiing in the Flagstaff area in 1915 when they used homemade wooden skis to glide down Mars Hill. In 1938, the US Forest Service permitted the construction of a road and ski lodge on the western slopes of the San Francisco Peaks in Hart Prairie. The first notable transfer of the special-use permit and purchase of Snowbowl's ski facilities by a private entity was in 1941 by Al Grasmoen and the Arnal Corporation.
The Arizona Snowbowl operates under a 777-acre (3.14 km2) particular use permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service and renewed every 40 years. Full-scale development, with shops, restaurants, and lodges, was first proposed in 1969, but the opposition of several tribes and community groups delayed further construction.
Snowbowl resides on the San Francisco Peaks, sacred to 13 Native American tribes.[8] These tribes include the Dine (Navajo), Apache, Hualapai, Yavapai, Hopi, and other Native Nations. Native people have used and continue to use The Peaks as a site for ceremonies and religious activities, including those related to the world's water and life cycles.[8] The Hopi claim to have settled on this land dating back to 1150. Ultimately, the tribes lost the case, and Snowbowl was allowed to expand. These tribes have lost all five lawsuits they have filed.
In 1979, the Forest Service approved a new lodge, a paved road, expanded parking, four new ski lifts, and 50 acres (0.20 km2) of trails to be added to the existing ski area, which would grow to 777 acres (3.14 km2). Again, the Native people of the area protested that this invasion harmed sacred areas and imperiled their religious freedom. As the chairman of the Hopi tribe warned, “If the ski resort remains or is expanded, our people will not accept the view that this is the sacred home of the Kachinas. The Forest Service regional supervisor in 1980 approved paving an access road to the ski area.
The Hopi and Navajo filed separate lawsuits to stop the development. At the same time, the Forest Service argued that religious rights would be unchecked, and even facilitated, by the ski lifts-a concept that the tribes rejected. Three years later, the Hopi and Navajo were unable to convince the District of Columbia Circuit Court that the Peaks were "indispensable" to their religions, and the suit was denied. According to the judge, permitting the Snowbowl expansion may have offended their beliefs, but the Forest Service had met the introductory provisions of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. In the Wilson V. Block case, the Hopi and Navajo tribes also claimed that the Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act, the Wilderness Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act by using wastewater on The Peaks.
In July 2008, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the tribes. However, this decision was reversed by the full court. The court allowed the Snowbowl to use "Class A+ reclaimed water" to produce machined snow and to add upgrades of 2 new lifts, 10 more trails, and lodge expansions.
On August 8, 2014, Flagstaff approved a 20-year deal to sell reclaimed water to Arizona Snowbowl despite the adverse ruling allowing Snowbowl to use recycled water on the slopes.
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Thank you for listening!!
Frankie Z
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