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BROOMFIELD, CO-Ever Vail, a proposed $1-billion multi-use resortvillage that would encompass a 9.5-acre site in West LionsHead,could be the largest LEED-certified resort project in North Americaif it is approved. It would also be one of the first projectspresented for consideration in LEED's new "NeighborhoodDevelopment" certification program.

Vail Resorts, who would operate Ever Vail, plans to convert theWest Lionshead site, which currently houses Vail Mountain's vehiclemaintenance shop yard and warehouse, a gas station, and a retailand office complex, into a ski resort that would feature 150 to 250whole ownership condominium units, 75 to 125 fractional ownershipcondos, a 100,000-sf hotel, a 100,000-sf mountain operationsfacility, and 100,000 to 150,000 sf of retail, office, andrestaurant space. The project will also feature a public parkinggarage, a new gondola, and a related skier portal and publicpark.