Forest Service plans to OK Mt. Rose ski expansion

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service officials say they plan to authorize a special use permit to allow the Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe resort near Reno to expand — a move that has drawn the concern of the Sierra Club.

The agency’s proposal would allow the resort to use 112 acres of Forest Service lands for a new chairlift and 11 new ski runs.

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