Objections Filed To Federal Land Swap For Ski Development

MONTE VISTA, Colo. (AP) — About 10 objections have been filed to a proposed federal land swap that would allow construction of an access road to a residential development near the remote Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwestern Colorado.

National Forest Service officials said Tuesday that triggers a 45-day period for them to try and resolve the objections with the groups that filed them.

Some of the objections cited environmental concerns, but most of the filings weren't yet available to the public.

The deal would give developer Leavell-McCombs Joint Venture about 200 acres of national forest land. That would allow a road from a nearby highway to the proposed ski village with about 1,700 residential units at the base of Wolf Creek.

The federal government would get 178 acres of privately held land.