Since 1993 GEO-HAZ has performed slope stability reviews for ski areas and associated base facilities in Colorado. The chart below mainly lists studies made as part of an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for clients such as the SE Group or the individual ski area. Projects listed for private clients are related to base-area developments on private land. Regardless of client, our task is to:
1-locate and map sites of past landslides and debris flows,
2-subdivide them by movement type and age,
3-assess their hazard in the current condition and in any anticipated future conditions, and
4-recommend a suite of mitigation measures, comparing their associated costs and degrees of hazard mitigation.
Ski area | Year | Title | Client |
Keystone | 2013 | Geotechnical Impacts of 2012-2013 Proposed Improvements on Keystone Mountain Front Side | SE Group |
Buttermilk | 2012 | Tiehack Express Lift | Aspen Ski Co. |
Aspen Mountain | 2010 | Geologic and Hydrologic Impacts of 2010 Proposed Improvements | SE Group |
Eldora | 2009 | Reconnaissance of the Corona Grading Area and Stream Realignment | SE Group |
Buttermilk | 2009 | Geology and Geologic Hazards of the 2009 Proposed Improvements | SE Group |
Vail | 2008 | Geology and Geologic Hazards of 2007 Vail Ski Area Improvements | SE Group |
Eclipse Snowpark | 2007 | Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Eclipse Snow Park | SE Group |
Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 2007 | Geology and Slope Stability of the Snodgrass Mountain Ski Area | CBMR |
Durango Mountain Resort | 2006 | Geology and Geologic Constraints for the Proposed Durango Mountain Resort Expansion Area | SE Group |
Snowmass | 2005 | "Geological Reconnaissance of the Slump Area, Funnel Trail, Snowmass Ski Area" | SE Group |
Keystone | 2005 | Keystone Front Side Improvements | SE Group |
Keystone | 2002 | Geology and Slope Stability of the Ski Tip Expansion Area and Related Features | SE Group |
Copper Mountain | 2002 | "Photogeologic Analysis of Suspected Landslide Landforms, Kokomo Lift and Teaching Terrain" | SE Group |
Copper Mountain | 2002 | Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Copper Mountain 7.5° Quadrangle | Colorado Geological Survey |
Breckenridge | 2001 | Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Breckenridge 7.5° Quadrangle | Colorado Geological Survey |
Breckenridge | 2001 | Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Breckenridge 7.5° Quadrangle | Colorado Geological Survey |
Powderhorn | 2000 | "Geology of the spring, 2000 Landslides at Powderhorn Ski area, Mesa, Colorado, and recommendations for stabilization" | Powderhorn Resort |
Powderhorn | 1999 | "Geologic Hazards of Proposed Expansion Activities at Powderhorn Ski Area, CO" | Sno Engineering |
Keystone | 1999 | "Debris Flow Hazards at the Proposed Schick Lodge, Keystone, CO" | Bowen Construction Services |
Aspen | 1998 | "Geology and Geologic Hazards of the Buttermilk Ski Area Master Plan, Colorado" | Aspen Ski. Co. |
Aspen | 1998 | "Digitize Geologic and Mine Maps of Aspen Mountain, Colorado" | Aspen Ski. Co. |
Aspen | 1998 | "Geologic Impacts of Proposed Snowmaking, Aspen Mountain Ski Area, Colorado" | Aspen Ski. Co. |
Keystone | 1998 | "Geologic Hazards of the Proposed Jones Gulch Expansion, Keystone Ski Area, Colorado" | Sno Engineering |
Keystone | 1998 | "Slope Stability of the Access Road to the Proposed Schick Lodge, Keystone, CO" | Bowen Construction Services |
Aspen | 1996 | "Geology and Geologic Hazards Along the Aspen Highlands-Snowmass Gondola, CO" | Pioneer Environmental Services |
Aspen | 1993 | "Geology, Geologic Hazards, and Hydrology of the Aspen Highlands Ski Area, Colorado" | Aspen Highlands Ski Corp. |