Eaglecrest Summer Operations Task Force

The purpose of the task force shall be to research and explore potential business models for the development of Eaglecrest for summer tourism growth. The goal is to better understand the range of business models, costs and potential revenues from possible summer operations investments.

Formation of the task force does not presume that expanding summer operations at Eaglecrest is a decision that the Assembly will make. Continuation of the current level of summer operations shall be further studied and brought forward as a better understood approach.

Duties for the Task Force shall include:
1. Researching examples of summer business investments that have been successful at other similarly sized ski areas, particularly focusing on any ski areas run by public entities or non-profit organizations.

2. Better understanding the restrictions that are placed on the Eaglecrest Ski Area lands due to prior acceptance of Land and Water Conservation Fund grants.

3. Developing and understanding the pros and cons of business models that allocate the investment, risk and profit between Eaglecrest/CBJ and potential investors and/or tour operators.

4. Further analyze business case scenarios and proof test revenue and expenditure assumptions, including potential visitation levels, staffing levels and pricing approaches.

5. Develop understanding of public process necessary for consideration of possible approaches, including types of legislative authority that would be required for passage the Assembly.

6. Conduct a technical review of possible gondola alignments, tourist adventure rides and conveyance capacities of such systems.

7. Provide a review of pros and cons of provision of various types of adventure rides and amenities.