Udall ski-area alternative activity bill clears committee vote
Sen. Mark Udall’s bill to promote year-round recreation at ski areas cleared a critical committee vote late last week and is headed to a vote of the full U.S. Senate.
First introduced in 2008 and then revived last summer,…
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