Party Status Petition
Project Details
Project Number5W0768-3
Project Name 
Number of Lots0
Acres1655
Project Address102 Forest Drive
Project TownWarren
DescriptionThe project involves the replacement of the existing lift towers, foundation & upper & lower terminals of Heaven’s Gate lift. The project includes grading, drainage improvements near the lower terminal, and selective tree trimming to restore the original ski trail width and to widen the clear zone by 6 inches for the proposed wider bench. Tree clearing is proposed at the lower terminal to reposition the building westerly and to achieve the necessary grading for the installation of a conveyor ski lift, the profile for which requires a less steep pitch for the take-off zone (requires ground surface lowering) to accommodate the faster lift speed and allow for skier safety and a comfortable experience. Surface lowering and tree clearing is also proposed west of the upper terminal to provide a wider off-loading area to improve skier safety and circulation and remedy a long-standing issue for disembarking skiers: having to ski uphill from the lift drop-off zone to use the Jester ski trail.
Application TypeMinor
Project TypeCommercial - Ski Resort
Latitude44.1294417520428
Longitude-72.9251483925842
ChangesAppNum 

Project Participants
RoleNameAddress
ApplicantJohn Hammond Sugarbush Mountain Resort, Inc.1840 Sugarbush Access Road Warren VT 05674
Primary ContactMargo Wade Sugarbush Mount Resort Inc.1840 Sugarbush Access Road Warren VT 05674
Land OwnerU.S. Forest Service4387 US Route 4 Mendon VT 05701
Project Status
Date Application ReceivedFeb 05, 2024
Date Deemed CompleteFeb 23, 2024
Agenda DateApr 08, 2024
Permit Agenda Date (legacy) 
Notice IssuedMar 01, 2024
Pre-Hearing Date 
Hearing Date 
Response DeadlineMar 21, 2024
Date Decision IssuedApr 01, 2024
Current Status Permit   Status Definitions
Days to Review - all app types (from Received to 1st Review) (1):3
Days to Issue from End of Comment Period/Last item received - Minors only (2):0
Days to Issue after Adjournment - Majors only (3): 
Days from Deemed Complete to Prehearing/1st Hearing - Majors & Major(Minors) only (4): 
Days from End of Comment Period to Prehearing/1st Hearing - Major(Minors) only (5): 

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View 001 Act 250 Application HQ0-35AN-8NN6E-v1.pdfApplication DocumentsApplication Forms2024/02/05393 KB
View 000 Exhibit List.xlsxApplication DocumentsExhibit List2024/02/0568 KB
View 020 Assessment of Potential Secondary Wetland Impacts Sheet C5.01_2024-01-31.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/052,436 KB
View 021 Riparian Buffer Impact and Mitigation Plan Sheet C6.00_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,997 KB
View 022 Stream Relocation Plan Sheet C6.01_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,427 KB
View 023 EPSC Details (Plan 1 of 2) Sheet C7.01_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/05762 KB
View 024 EPSC Details (Plan 2 of 2) Sheet C7.02_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/05754 KB
View 025 Stream Relocation Details Sheet C7.04_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,136 KB
View 028 Upper Terminal Elevation and Plan.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/05290 KB
View 029 USFS Archaeological Survey Report 2022-08-03.pdfApplication DocumentsReports & Studies2024/02/051,463 KB
View 026 Representative Photos of Lift and Attendant Buildings.pdfApplication DocumentsPhotos2024/02/056,458 KB
View 027 Lower Terminal Drive and Vault Elevation and Plan.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/05443 KB
View 032 USFS Decision Memo 2022-09-02.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/05312 KB
View 031 Green Mountain Power Ability To Serve 2024-01-24.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/05355 KB
View 033 NRCS Farmland Classification Map and Table.pdfApplication DocumentsMap2024/02/051,244 KB
View 003 Site Location Map_2024-02-01.pdfApplication DocumentsMap2024/02/051,485 KB
View 004 Act 250 Land Use Permit 5W0768_1984-05-03.pdfApplication DocumentsLand Use Permit & Findings2024/02/05796 KB
View 030 SHPO Concurrence Sec. 106 NHPA 2022-08-31.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/05744 KB
View 005 Act 250 Land Use Permit 5W0768-1A_1984-09-20.pdfApplication DocumentsLand Use Permit & Findings2024/02/05319 KB
View 007 Plan and Profile (1 of 4) Sheet C1.00_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,905 KB
View 006 Natural Resources Memorandum_2024-02-01.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/0519,279 KB
View 008 Plan and Profile (2 of 4) Sheet C1.01_2024_02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,575 KB
View 009 Plan and Profile (3 of 4) Sheet C1.02_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/051,652 KB
View 012 Pre-Construction Plan (2 of 2) Sheet C3.01_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/055,976 KB
View 011 Pre-Construction Plan (1 of 2) Sheet C3.00_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/055,494 KB
View 010 Plan and Profile (4 of 4) Sheet C1.03_2024_02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/052,209 KB
View 013 Construction and Stabilization Plan (1 of 3) Sheet C3.02_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/055,572 KB
View 014 Construction and Stabilization Plan (2 of 3) Sheet C3.03_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/056,071 KB
View 015 Construction and Stabilization Plan (3 of 3) Sheet C3.04_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/053,887 KB
View 017 Bicknell's Thrush Habitat Impact and Mitigation Plan (1 of 2) Sheet C4.00_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/052,638 KB
View 016 EPSC Narrative Sheet C3.05_2024-01-23.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/05607 KB
View 019 Wetland and Wetland Buffer Impact Exhibit Sheet C5.00_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/052,016 KB
View 018 Bicknell's Thrush Habitat Impact and Mitigation Plan (2 of 2) Sheet C4.01_2024-02-02.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/052,785 KB
View 002 HG250AppSignaturesForm_SIGNED.pdfApplication DocumentsApplication Forms2024/02/05600 KB
View Schedule_G 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsNotices2024/02/05185 KB
View Payment Receipt.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsFee Documents2024/02/08188 KB
View Incomplete Letter 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/09254 KB
View 001a Act 250 Application Revised HQ0-35AN-8NN6E-v2.pdfApplication DocumentsApplication Forms2024/02/13402 KB
View 037 HG_BNT Habitat Restoration Plan_2024-02-12.pdfApplication DocumentsSite Plans2024/02/134,939 KB
View 035 Sugarbush Ski Area USDA Forest Service Special Use Permit_01-14-2020 - flat.pdfApplication DocumentsPermit (Other)2024/02/1333,109 KB
View 036 USFS_SUP_Sugarbush_Overall_Map_2024-02-09.V2.pdfApplication DocumentsMap2024/02/135,466 KB
View 038 EVT Terminal Heater Controls PPP.pdfApplication DocumentsDrawings & Equipment Specifications2024/02/13903 KB
View 034 2024-02-13_Sugarbush Response to A250 Incomplete Letter 5W0768-3 with COS.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/13399 KB
View 039 2024-02-22_Sugarbush Response to A250 Additional Info Request 5W0768-3 with COS.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/23381 KB
View 041 6775-9020.9 CGP_SugarbushHeavensGate_02-22-2024.pdfApplication DocumentsPermit (Other)2024/02/23474 KB
View 040 2024-02-13 Heavens Gate Lift Replacement Blasting Plan.V2.pdfApplication DocumentsPlanning Documents2024/02/2312,914 KB
View 042 2042 024-02-12_JBorg_Email_.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/02/233,425 KB
View Minor_Notice_Publication 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsNotices2024/03/0180 KB
View Minor Notice and COS 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsNotices2024/03/01200 KB
View Proposed Permit 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsLand Use Permit & Findings2024/03/01282 KB
View 043 ANR Comments and COS 03.21.2024.pdfApplication DocumentsComments & Requests for Party Status2024/03/22330 KB
View 044 Applicant Response to ANR Extension.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/03/22537 KB
View Commission Approval of ANR Submission of Suppl Comments.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/03/22315 KB
View 045 Supplemental ANR Comments and COS 03.26.2024.pdfApplication DocumentsComments & Requests for Party Status2024/03/27363 KB
View 046 2024-03-26_Sugarbush Response to Proposed LUP 5W0768-3 and COS.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/03/27422 KB
View 047 2024_03-19_USFS_SIR_HeavensGate.pdfApplication Documents(Blank)2024/03/27548 KB
View 049 2024-03-26_MJPoynterEfficiencyVermontEmail.pdfApplication Documents(Blank)2024/03/271,052 KB
View 048 2024-03-26 Criterion 1(G) Response for SMR Supplemental Filing_FINAL.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/03/27348 KB
View 050 VIWP Sugarbush Heavens Gate App.pdfApplication DocumentsCorrespondence, Memos, & Approval Letters2024/03/2728,230 KB
View 051 Operational Stormwater Permit 6775-9050.5 2024-04-01.pdfApplication DocumentsPermit (Other)2024/04/01364 KB
View 000a Exhibit List Revised 4-1-24.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsExhibit List2024/04/01174 KB
View Permit and COS 5W0768-3.pdfDistrict Commission DocumentsLand Use Permit & Findings2024/04/01261 KB