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Vail Wins National Forest Foundation Award

by Tribune2

Vail Resorts in Vail Colorado operates one of the largest
recycling programs of any ski resort in North America and their
on-mountain recycling program is the largest of its kind in North
America.

Vail Resorts consists of five mountain resorts. Each resort
receives monetary contributions of $1 from each skier per season
pass, online lift ticket transaction and night spent at the
resort in the Colorado and California locations.

Since the program began, Vail has received more than $550,000 in
guest contributions. The National Forest Foundation (NFF) has
matched the contributions by more than $275,000. All funds are
used for projects that aim to restore, improve and protect Vail's
neighboring National Forests.

The effort put forth by Vail Resorts owners, employees and
skiers alike gives a glimpse into the number of skiers who are
concerned about the environment. The preservation of National
Forests is a major factor in the success of not only Vail Resorts
but other ski resorts worldwide. The environment skiers are
helping protect is the same environment that attracts them to
Vail Resorts to begin with.

Vail's five major resorts are some of the most visited and most
family friendly resorts in North America.

Families can learn very valuable lessons about wildlife
preservation, recycling and environmental issues. Currently,
Vail's recycling program recycles about 70 percent of on-mountain
waste. The amount of waste recycled equals nearly one pound per
guest, and about 100 tons of material per month are recycled
during an average ski season.

Some of the most notably environment friendly parts of the
resorts are:

* Beaver Creek's Spruce Saddle Lodge. The lodge is the first ski
resort restaurant to become a Certified Green Restaurant by the
Green Restaurant Association. The GRA is a national non-profit
organization that dedicates its time to setting sustainable
environmental standards within the restaurant industry.

Spruce Saddle Lodge is one of the first resort restaurants to be
recognized by the GRA for multiple environmental breakthroughs.
The restaurant uses recycled, tree-free, biodegradable and
organic products throughout the lodge. It also maintains
impressive water efficiency, energy and conservation levels and
recycling and composting programs.

* Keystone Composting at Keystone Ranch Restaurant. Keystone's
composting program began in 2002 and has grown immensely over the
years. More than 500 pounds of kitchen waste per week is being
diverted from the landfill.

Combined with efforts from the Keystone Conference Center, food
scraps and wood shavings create the soil used in landscaping
throughout the resort. Similar composting programs are being
established by other resorts.

* Heavenly Waste Reduction, in partnership with California's El
Dorado County, diverts about 482 tons of recyclable waste from
landfills each year.

Surrounding communities are also encouraged to keep yard wastes
out of local landfills. An annual event, Compost Your
Combustibles, educates and encourages citizens to participate in
recycling and composting efforts.

* Vail Resorts and RockResorts. Recycling programs are in place
for all employees and guests of any Vail Resorts or RockResorts.

They promote water conservation to guests by promoting the reuse
of towels and linens for multi-night stays.

Restaurants on the resorts use biodegradable, compostable and
recycled food and beverage containers and flatware. The resorts
recycle beverage and food containers and paper items used in all
resort operations.

All areas of the resorts use environment-friendly cleaning
products that are not only safer for the environment, but for
guests and employees as well.

Resorts worldwide are becoming more environmentally aware and
passing their knowledge on to their guests. With the help of
their guests, they are able to conserve more water and recycle
and compost more waste in a broader range of areas of resort
operations.

The efforts put forth by these resorts and others around the
world help protect the environment and wildlife that attracts
their visitors.

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