Kirkwood Mountain Resort

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Tahoe Daily Tribune 7/8/2008 - KIRKWOOD WIND TURBINES AN ELECTRIFYING PROPOSAL
By 2010, the wind that blows across Kirkwood Mountain Resort's alpine ridges could be turned into more than a stinging inconvenience to hiking skiers and snowboarders. Officials at the resort recently announced signing a letter of intent with Reno-based Synergy Power Corporation to install 20 wind turbines at Kirkwood....MORE>>

Sacramento Bee 7/14/2008- KIRKWOOD ADDS WINDMILL POWER FOR ITS SKI RESORT
Kirkwood Mountain Resort is aiming to be the first ski area in the country to meet a significant portion of its electrical need with renewable energy generated on site. The Alpine County resort has signed a letter of intent with Reno-based Synergy Power Corp. to install 20 wind turbines that would be hooked directly into Kirkwood's power system. MORE>>

LifeMoreNatural.com 7/9/2008 - KIRKWOOD INVESTING IN FUTURE WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
Kirkwood Mountain Resort, looking to take a resort industry leadership position in the renewable energy field has partnered with its utility provider Mountain Utilities to aggressively pursue the installation of renewable energy resources in the Kirkwood Valley. The current challenges in the global energy markets, when coupled with Kirkwood’s remote situation have created a unique opportunity to explore alternative forms of energy for the resort and residents in the community...MORE>>

Ski Area Management.com 7/17/2008 - KIRKWOOD TO INSTALL WIND FARM
Kirkwood ski resort is partnering with its utility provider, Mountain Utilities, to build a 20-turbine wind energy farm for the resort and local residents...MORE>>

Tahoe Daily Tribune 1/6/2008 - KIRKWOOD: A STORY OF RAW ADVENTURE AND PERSEVERANCE (35th Anniversary Coverage)
One summer in the 1860s, Zachary Kirkwood secured a land claim in a remote, high mountain valley near the Sierra Nevada crest. All indications led him to believe that he had just stumbled upon nirvana. The 7,800-foot valley was ringed by soaring mountain peaks, odd rock formations and forested hillsides. It certainly made for a picturesque spot to graze sheep and raise cattle, but he assumed other duties a few years later when he began operating a waystation that's now site of the Kirkwood Inn...MORE>>