Timberline Lodge Celebrates White and Green

Ski Area Partners with Bonneville Environmental Foundation to "Green" New Lift

Timberline Lodge, Ore. - (December 3, 2007) - Oregon’s slopes are turning white and green this ski season. Timberline Lodge, the Northwest’s premier snow sport destination, today announced a partnership with nonprofit Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to green the new Jeff Flood Express chairlift by purchasing renewable energy certificates (also known as Green Tags). Timberline will also offer BEF SkiGreen™ Tags for $2 to individual customers who wish to offset their drives to and from the mountain.

“Working with BEF is an important part of our company's various environmental initiatives, and it is an action toward our long-term effort to preserve our environment for future generations of snowsport enthusiasts,” said Jon Tullis, Director of Public Affairs of Timberline Lodge. “By greening our new chairlift and offering customers a way to get involved, we’re hoping to set a positive example for ski areas across the country.”

The Jeff Flood Express is a wind-powered chairlift, named after Timberline’s longtime head snow groomer, who sadly passed away in a 2005 automobile accident. Holding the title of the longest chairlift on Mt. Hood, the high-speed quad whisks skiers from base to summit in a little more than six minutes.

"Global warming is causing an overall trend of warmer temperatures and a reduction in snow-pack levels,” explained Patrick Nye, BEF vice president of sales. “As a catalyst for change in the renewable energy industry, BEF works with Timberline and other leaders in the snow sports industry to support non-polluting renewable sources of power such as wind and solar energy.”

Still Creek Basin Grand Opening
In celebration of the new chairlift and the opening of the Still Creek Basin, Timberline is hosting a Grand Opening Weekend Dec. 8-9 with music, festivities, give-aways and a Christening of the lift. The new Still Creek basin provides new opportunities for alpine skiing and snowboarding, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing, and opens 220 new acres of new terrain. These trails connect to existing trails, making the trail system on the lower mountain longer, more fun, and more sheltered from the weather.

Operators of Timberline Lodge strive to provide quality recreation within the capabilities of the ecosystem, and are dedicated to the preservation and stewardship of the National Historic Landmark lodge and its alpine environs. Efforts to "reduce, re-use, and recycle," as well as decrease carbon emissions are all a part of Timberline's environmental initiatives program. More info at www.timberlinelodge.com.

About Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Bonneville Environmental Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization founded in 1998 to further the development and use of new renewable energy resources and restore watershed ecosystems. With the goal of powering change, BEF reduces dependency on burning fossil fuels for energy production by adopting clean, environmentally-friendly sources of energy. For more information, visit B-E-F.org or SkiGreen.org.