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Colorado’s national forests could reap millions in additional funds if SHRED Act passes Congress

The money would come from the fees that ski resorts pay to use public lands

Colorado's White River National Forest, the busiest in the U.S., is home to 11 ski areas, eight fourteeners (including Pyramid Peak, left, and the Maroon Bells, center) plus many other popular destinations. Ski areas there pay more than $20 million annually in permit fees to the U.S. treasury. Soon, most of that revenue may be coming back to the forest for its operating expenses and recreation improvements. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Colorado’s White River National Forest, the busiest in the U.S., is home to 11 ski areas, eight fourteeners (including Pyramid Peak, left, and the Maroon Bells, center) plus many other popular destinations. Ski areas there pay more than $20 million annually in permit fees to the U.S. treasury. Soon, most of that revenue may be coming back to the forest for its operating expenses and recreation improvements. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Over the past decade, ski areas in the U.S. collectively paid an average of $40 million annually in permit fees, according to forest service figures. For the past five years, more than $27 million of that came from Colorado resorts annually.
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