Protesters arrested in attempt to block Snowbowl construction
Protesters Evan Hawbaker and Kristopher Barney chained themselves to heavy equipment being used to install a pipeline to the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort which would carry treated wastewater from Flagstaff to make artificial snow at the resort, located on the San Francisco Peaks, a sacred mountain to 13 Arizona tribes. Photo courtesy Kyle Boggs

By Kathy Helms
Dine Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — Six protesters were arrested Thursday in what has become a continuing battle over the sanctity of the San Francisco Peaks vs. economic development at the Arizona Snowbowl near Flagstaff.

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