SAM Magazine - Vail, Colo., January 29, 2009 - A suspect in the 1998 arsons on Vail Mountain has been seen in Canada. Rebecca Rubin, who participated in the fiery eco-terrorism attacks on the Colorado ski area that burned the Two Elk Lodge and other structures including lift shacks and ski patrol rooms, has been seen near Vancouver, British Columbia. According to the FBI, Rebecca Rubin has family in the Vancouver area. The attack was sparked by Vail's Blue Sky Basin expansion, and involved 11 individuals. The group, called "the Family," has been linked to the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front, and is believed to have committed 17 attacks across the western U.S. Rubin was indicted by a Denver federal grand jury in 2006 and is one of four members of The Family who remains at large. \

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