When elk habitat gets in the way of wealth...

[Sytes]

Looks like greed has reared it's ugly head...

Letter: Forest Service’s reasoning makes no sense

Vail Daily, June 30, 2019 — EagleVail wants to build a $5.2 million, 11,250-foot long lift to connect EagleVail and Beaver Creek. The U.S. Forest Service said no! The Forest Service would not allow a new...

www.vaildaily.com

 

[rmyoung1]

Interesting. The elk herd in that area is already down in numbers with a lot of elk wintering on golf courses and the like. It’s a shame because it’s darn good elk country if you can get over the fact that $10M mansions sit adjacent to your trailheads.

 

[LuketheDog]

I dated a pretty girl once with whom I shared my goal of owning a cabin in the mountains someday, her response was "Yes! A place in Vail would be great!" It was a bit of a red flag, we didn't date much longer...

 

[Deleted member 38069]

I dated a pretty girl once with whom I shared my goal of owning a cabin in the mountains someday, her response was "Yes! A place in Vail would be great!" It was a bit of a red flag, we didn't date much longer...

Smart man!

 

[Oak]

There is a Vail bighorn sheep conflict with an affordable housing project right now as well. It’s a private land development, however. Google will turn up many stories on the issue.