The Forest Service approved a special use permit for the construction of a ski resort in the Okanogan National Forest in Washington. The project, which would use 1,165 acres of privately owned land and 3,900 acres of national forest land, was located in an “unspoiled” and “sparsely populated” area of the Okanogan County. A Forest Service study had concluded that the location had the highest potential of any site in the State of Washington for development as a major downhill ski resort. The Forest Service prepared an EIS for the project, which contained a conceptual mitigation plan. The Forest Service noted that because of the uncertainty of potential development of off-site development, many of the mitigation measures included in the plan were primarily suggestions for actions that could be taken by state and local governments to mitigate the off-site development expected from the project.