Bitterroot Resort skiing plans denied again

It’s back to the drawing board for the Bitterroot Resort after the U.S. Forest Service rejected its latest proposal to bring skiing to national forest lands above Tom Maclay’s ranch just outside Lolo.

Late last week, officials from the Bitterroot and Lolo national forests said the resort’s most recent application to develop both Nordic and alpine skiing on national forest lands, as well as summer mountain bike riding, didn’t meet the necessary criteria for the agency to continue with an initial screening process for a special use permit.

By PERRY BACKUS Ravalli Republic

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