Work has already begun on expansions to Washington State’s White Pass ski resort which will give skiers two new quad chairlifts servicing eleven new trails.

Scheduled to be completed for winter 2010-2011, the expansion will open up the Hogback Basin area and add a new mid-mountain lodge between the new lifts.
According to White Pass, the Hogback Basin is currently used by backcountry skiers, but it is not the only such area on the ski hill. The resort also says the new trails are being created in naturally open vegetative terrain, meaning a minimum of tree removal and general environmental impact will be necessary to expand the ski area.
Expansions like the one taking place in White Pass are rare this year with many ski resorts feeling the impact of tough economic times.

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