Graded Vs Cleared Abandoned Ski Slope (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Graded Vs Cleared Abandoned Ski Slope

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Land recovery after a ski slope is abandoned can be starkly different depending on how it was constructed. The graded run, left, was abandoned 13 years before with little sign of new vegetation. The cleared run, right, was abandoned 10 years before and plant life is abundant.

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Andrew Burt/Jessica Hite

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