Navajo elders object to Snowbowl chairlift on sacred mountain
News Release Shawn Mulford Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has approved a new gondola style chairlift at Arizona Snowbowl indicating it would cause No Significant Impact. The Dine’ Medicine Men Association objected to this finding by stating, “based on our review of this proposal and the current Coconino National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo
Protect the Peaks Comment Regarding Proposal for Arizona Snowbowl “Chondola”
(photo by Sam Minkler) Protect the Peaks Comment Regarding Proposal for Arizona Snowbowl “Chondola” Arizona Snowbowl ski area has proposed “upgrading” the Agassiz chairlift with a detachable combination chairlift and gondola referred to as a chondola or telemix. This proposed action furthers desecration of the San Francisco Peaks, which are held holy by more than
Sacred Sites Alert: Snowbowl Threatens Further Desecration of Holy San Francisco Peaks with New ‘Master Development Plan’
Stop Cultural Genocide! FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Controversial ski resort Arizona Snowbowl is planning to further its assault on Indigenous Peoples and the environment through a “Master Development Plan” that threatens new expansion & desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks. Snowbowl representatives have been holding secret meetings with area politicians to secure political support for
Boycott Snowbowl Postcard Fundraising Campaign
Please support our effort to raise $250 for 5,000 Boycott Snowbowl postcards! We’ve already printed 5,000 for Protect the Peaks efforts, this will be our second run. These postcards will be distributed throughout the Southwestern US in an effort to provide education regarding Arizona Snowbowl’s environmentally and culturally destructive practices. CONTRIBUTE HERE: www.design.indigenousaction.org/give/boycottsnowbowl/
Protests as Arizona Snowbowl Opens with 100% Treated Sewage Snow on Sacred Site
Press release: FLAGSTAFF, AZ — On Friday, November 28, 2014, more than 50 people rallied and marched as Arizona Snowbowl ski area opened with snow made from 100% treated sewage on the sacred San Francisco Peaks. With no natural snowfall, Snowbowl had a mere 3 out of 40 ski runs open. People came from Prescott
NOV 28 Protest! Protect the Peaks! Boycott Snowbowl!
Arizona Snowbowl’s new owner plans on opening the controversial ski area on November 28, 2014. We will be there to let the new owner know that we respect the environment, Indigenous cultures, and public health! Join us! Friday, November 28, 2014 MEET AT FLAGSTAFF CITY HALL! (corner of Rt 66 and N. Humprhey’s St., other
Snowbowl Owner Eric Borowski Sells Controversial Ski Area
More information here: Investor buys Arizona Snowbowl near Flagstaff: http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2014/10/30/investor-buys-arizona-snowbowl-near-flagstaff/18206603/ Arizona Snowbowl sells to Colo. businessman: http://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-snowbowl-sells-to-colo-businessman/article_64ef4eb1-0762-5f78-89e4-8870b8ab4fcb.html More info coming soon!
Flagstaff Commits 3.6 Billion Gallons of Treated Sewage for Snowmaking on Sacred Mountain
Waste Water from Mari Cleven on Vimeo. For Immediate Release August 9, 2014 Contact: Klee Benally indigenousaction@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Flagstaff Commits 3.6 Billion Gallons of Treated Sewage for Snowmaking on Sacred Mountain City of Administrator Shuts Public Out of Controversial Decision FLAGSTAFF, AZ — City of Flagstaff Utility Director Brad Hill single-handedly authorized a controversial
PRESS RELEASE: Flagstaff Police Harass Activists as ‘Preventative Maintenance’ Before Dew Downtown Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 7, 2013 Contact: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Flagstaff Police Harass Activists as ‘Preventative Maintenance’ Before Dew Downtown Event Free Speech Protest Zone Created at ‘Unsustainable’ Urban Snowboard Event FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Armed plain-clothed City of Flagstaff cops showed up at a community member’s home and at a community center yesterday. The officers,
Dew Downtown? Boycott this Unsustainable Event!
Spread the word! Help us print these flyers and ask local businesses to post them in their windows! Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/664364090289088/ DON’T DEW DOWNTOWN! On February 8 and 9, 2014 the Dew Downtown Flagstaff Urban Ski and Snowboard Festival, an unsustainable and irresponsible use of Flagstaff’s precious drinking water, will be forced upon downtown Flagstaff.
