Throne Traverse Construction Project

Lots of good comments and what nots going on here. Scotty is right, I think. It's inbounds skiing and slack skiing we are talking about and I make no apologies for using the lifts, I have earned my RIDE up the hill. If this cut to the Throne is what I think it will be, it's all good. Whatever it takes to get the photo guys and gals off the off load platform and on their way. I think it will cut 5 min off of my traverse to the gate and that is a good thing.
If you wanted to run a ski hill, get your wallet out and by the way, keep it out and start flipping those bills out. I think CM has done a good job of getting things done that will improve skiing for all. OK maybe not all, the true powder hounds and free heelers, maybe they will hike in from 410 and skin in from the road to get the King, no crowd there. Walk your talk or just get on the lift and traverse out.
Think Snow and Thank you Ullr for the good start, can we have some more, please?

If you wanted to run a ski hill, get your wallet out and by the way, keep it out and start flipping those bills out..

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I think Joe is correct, ultimately this is going to be about a chair up the King or the threat of a chair up the king.

I think Joe is correct, ultimately this is going to be about a chair up the King or the threat of a chair up the king.

Well if that happens, Sourdough gap becomes the new SB! We'll adapt

I think Joe is correct, ultimately this is going to be about a chair up the King or the threat of a chair up the king.

If it comes to that, I'll oppose a chair up the King. I wrote a letter about that a few years ago, as did many others. They scrapped that plan at the time. But I don't have a problem with improving the Throne cat-track.

I think Joe is correct, ultimately this is going to be about a chair up the King or the threat of a chair up the king

Here is why they rejected the idea. I would think that these are issues that would continue to be valid in the future. Doesn't look like it was treated as much of a possibility by the forest service.  From the Crystal Mountain MDP

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN MDP-EIS Appendix A
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN MDP
1.1.5 RELOCATED SILVER KING CHAIRLIFT
In an effort to minimize potential impacts to Elizabeth Lake (i.e. litter dropped from the chairlift), the IDT investigated potential alternatives for the lower terminal of the proposed C-5 (Silver King) chairlift. One scenario analyzed locating the lower terminal approximately 200 feet west of the location presented in the Proposed Action. The IDT concluded that this alternative location would impose greater environmental impacts, as the lower terminal would be located in a stream and additional clearing of vegetation would be required within Riparian Reserves. Another scenario analyzed locating the lower terminal approximately 200 feet east of the location presented in the Proposed Action. This alternative location would also require extensive grading and vegetation removal within Riparian Reserves. As such, the relocation of the proposed Silver King chairlift was eliminated from further analysis.

The comments tendered to the forest service can be viewed here.

There were both pro and con comments but as indicated above, a moot point and reflected in the FS response to comments: "The Silver King lift is eliminated from Alternatives 4, 5, and 6 (the Forest Service's identified preferred alternative) to address these and other issues" [concerning the proposed c-5 Silver King Lift].