Images of Mount Ashland - Page 1 of 2

Northerly view of Middle Branch drainage below the Bowl on Mt. Ashland (extends down and slightly to right). Proposed expansion would clear-cut runs and lift lines into this pristine watershed which supplies Ashland with its drinking water.  There is currently no human development or grazing at all in this watershed.

Mount Ashland Today

Simulation of Proposed Expansion (Alternative 2)

View of expansion area in Middle Branch watershed, looking up & south to the Bowl on Mount Ashland. Runs would extend from the Bowl straight down, to the foreground, requiring these pristine forests to be clear-cut.

View of expansion area in Middle Branch watershed, looking down & north.  Ski runs and lift lines would be clear-cut into this area.

Large-scale, active erosion at base of Ski Ashland's Ariel lift.  Eroded material moves downslope to the East Fork of Ashland Creek. View is looking uphill from the first lift tower; gully is approx. 16 feet deep at center. Photo taken October 6, 2003.

Pacific Fisher in the expansion area. Photo taken on March 15, 2002 on remote camera setup by E. Wier (Southern Oregon University). Fishers are elusive and rare and known to inhabit the proposed expansion area; they will be displaced by the expansion.

Pacific Fisher in the expansion area. Photo taken on March 2, 2002 on remote camera setup by E. Wier (Southern Oregon University). Fishers are elusive and rare and known to inhabit the proposed expansion area; they will be displaced by the expansion.

The expansion area's proposed "LC-6" ski lift is stored at former Mayor Alan DeBoer's Town & Country Chevrolet dealership just outside Ashland city limits awaiting placement on Mount Ashland.