Ski Terrain/Run Development Planning and Permitting
VAST is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive package of ski industry (cat-ski, heli-ski and lift) services above and beyond basic operational cutting programs.
- Occupant License to Cut (OLTC) plans, permits, and stand management plans signed and sealed by a Registered Professional Forester
- First Nations referrals
- Short and long term planning activities (access, scheduling, equipment, forest licensee liaison)
- Development area and maintenance cutting program layout and mapping, operational planning, implementation and supervision
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- Glading
- Spacing
- Ski traverses
- Helipads (establishment, maintenance, flight paths)
- Ski run maintenance (blowdown, brushing)
- Fuel caches (establishment, maintenance, flight paths)
- Road sanitizing & brushing
- Hiking trails (construction and maintenance)
- Wildfire fuel reduction adjacent to lodges, fuel caches and other infrastructure
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- Post-implementation reporting including stumpage assessments, surveys, and mapping