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Major Ski Area Approved Near Minturn Colorado

MINTURN, Colo. -- The Minturn Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously approved plans for a major ski resort near the former railroad town five miles west of Vail.

The approval requires study of potential problems, including traffic, housing and other issues.

The Ginn Company plans to build 1,700 homes, a ski resort and golf course next to the town. It paid $32 million for 6,000 acres of land on Battle Mountain.

Meanwhile, it also will need approval from federal, state and county agencies.

The resort would be located between Vail and Beaver Creek.

There are no plans at this time to link the proposed development and Vail Mountain, according to Robert Ginn.

sweet

3 resorts within 10 mins of my house...nice

toss-up

but what is it gonna do to the Beave i heart the beave and i dont wanted it gettin gooney swamped by newbs who are just overflow from these other two resorts. also does anybody have a satelite map with the ski area boundaries or the property boundaries marked out for these three resorts.

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according to your profile you are from massachusetts. wouldn't this make you one of the 'newbs'? just asking.

Craig Kelly Forever.

///other info links on resort///

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/realestate/11nati.html?ex=1154923200&en=5ae6d65afcc92ee8&ei=5070

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=70c08478-0abe-421a-00fb-f2220ee1794a&TEMPLATEID=07e3fa52-ac1f-02c5-0053-43c764e23ae7

Craig Kelly Forever.