The Nation - News from May 23, 1989

A deal allowing a private ski resort in Vermont to cross the Appalachian Trail was improperly struck, three environmental groups charged in a lawsuit. The National Park Service in January approved an easement to let the Killington Ski Area cut trees from a 200-foot corridor across a 1.2-mile stretch of the trail and cross it twice with ski runs. The park service also waived its right to review future development by the resort at Mendon, the Appalachian Trail Conference, Sierra Club and Vermont Natural Resources Council said in the U.S. District Court suit.