Badger Pass Ski Lodge Rehabilitation FONSI

This Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) documents the decision of the National Park Service to adopt a plan for the rehabilitation of Badger Pass Ski Lodge and the determination that no significant impacts on the human environment are associated with that decision.

The Badger Pass Ski Lodge is a National Park Service-owned facility that is operated by a park concessioner to provide commercial visitor services. Since its construction in 1935, Badger Pass Ski Lodge has supported winter recreation at the Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park, a site that is historically significant as one of California's first developed downhill ski areas. Located at the base of Monroe Meadow, the original ski lodge building is characteristic of NPS Rustic architecture with Swiss chalet influences and is an important contributing feature to the Badger Pass Ski Area historic site within the Glacier Point Road historic district. Over time, a combination of environmental stress, heavy use, and inadequate drainage have led to the deterioration of the building's structural integrity. The National Park Service plans to repair and stabilize deteriorated structural and exterior elements of Badger Pass Ski Lodge to prevent further damage and contribute to the rehabilitation of the ski lodge and associated support facilities.

The approved project is substantively the same as described for the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 3 - Rehabilitation and Improvements) in the environmental assessment with the exception of the addition and clarification of wildlife mitigations. To view the environmental assessment, see the separate posting in PEPC by clicking on the "Document List" on the lefthand side of the screen.

The approved project will be implemented in phases as funding becomes available.

Photo: courtesy of Kenny Karst, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts

Document Content:

Badger Pass Ski Lodge Rehabilitation FONSI, Errata Sheets, and Comment Report   (1.2 MB, PDF file) Letter from Superintendent   (468.7 KB, PDF file) Fact Sheet June 2011 FONSI   (112.2 KB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems.