TRUCKEE, Calif. - Construction on an alpine roller coaster at Northstar-at-Tahoe - an idea drawing public scrutiny based on noise and environmental concerns - could begin as early as May 2010, according to environmental documents.
On Feb. 18, the Placer County planning department received an environmental noise assessment and an environmental questionnaire from Booth Creek Ski Holdings (which manages Northstar). Both reports describe the coaster as a two-person toboggan that could be controlled by riders and reach speeds of up to 25 mph.
"Pending regulatory approvals, project construction is to commence early May 2010 in order to allow for operations by mid-July 2010," officials wrote in the questionnaire.
The questionnaire states the coaster would start at an elevation of 6,745 feet and descend to 6,342 feet with a curving descent of 4,260 feet worth of track stretching 15 feet off the ground.
It also states 620 feet of track will cross a near
On Feb. 18, the Placer County planning department received an environmental noise assessment and an environmental questionnaire from Booth Creek Ski Holdings (which manages Northstar). Both reports describe the coaster as a two-person toboggan that could be controlled by riders and reach speeds of up to 25 mph.
"Pending regulatory approvals, project construction is to commence early May 2010 in order to allow for operations by mid-July 2010," officials wrote in the questionnaire.
The questionnaire states the coaster would start at an elevation of 6,745 feet and descend to 6,342 feet with a curving descent of 4,260 feet worth of track stretching 15 feet off the ground.
It also states 620 feet of track will cross a near
