Just outside Wenatchee, Washington, a big plan to turn the humble Mission Ridge ski hill into a “mini resort town” has locals fired up. The proposed expansion promises hotels, condos, and cash flow—but it’s also smack in the middle of prime elk and mule deer habitat that hunters and wildlife lovers have cherished for generations. Critics say it’s less about skiing and more about selling, warning that the project could bulldoze migration routes and chip away at public lands bought decades ago to protect wildlife. In short, it’s shaping up to be one wild debate over who this mountain really belongs to—the critters, the community, or the developers.
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