Face-lift, new ski tracks, up for discussion at Kenai Peninsula backcountry ...
At each meeting, MRA handed out a survey gauging local feelings about the project. The majority — about 98 out of 103 — of the responses were positive, Scanlan said.
Hope, Cooper Landing and Moose Pass residents were particularly enthusiastic about the project, he said. Those communities are looking for ways to diversify their economy. Developing as a winter destination is one way to do that.
The project will provide room for local businesses to step in and grow. Scanlan said MRA hopes to see private businesses offer lessons, rentals, food and beverage service, and even guiding once the area grows.
Sprague said he appreciated the need for winter business in the area, and would rather see the project developed at a different site, such as the old ski area near Summit Lake.
"There's other slopes that I think would work," he said.
Scanlan said there will be future opportunities for public comment, and the site is still up for discussion.
Doyle said he thinks the permitting process and public comment will help develop a shape of the project that retains a good feeling for all users.
Doyle will likely ski at the site if developed. But it wouldn't be the same.
"I like the quiet," Doyle said.
Right now, MRA is involving a variety of partners to take the project to the next level. Through a partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage, students are doing some of the survey work on the project.
They'll provide detailed mapping of the access road and beginner tow area, which is key information for figuring out a big component of the project — funding.
The mapping will allow for cost estimates. Then MRA, a limited liability corporation, can start looking for funding from investors to get the project going.
Right now, students from the Presidio Business School in San Francisco are working on an investor package, Scanlan said. The project has already seen some investor interest, both locally and from Outside.
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Then MRA, a limited liability corporation, can start looking for funding from investors to get the project going. Right now, students from the Presidio Business School in San Francisco are working on an investor package, Scanlan said.
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