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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That would be a bit of an "oops" now wouldn't it?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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All hugely political. Jumbo has taken decades to get started due to environmental concerns etc. So no surprise if spanners still being thrown.
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What he said - they're not dealing with real things, it's political.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My friend has asked me to post this here, his brother lives in Canada with his wife. I was unaware of this until he informed me, I'm personally not sure what to think as I would feel a little bit hypocritical opposing something in another country and also as a skier/snowbarder I have benefited from many similar developments so I don't feel I have the right to strongly oppose something like this. However I like and respect my friend so I am posting what he asked me and will leave anyone interested to make up their own minds.
http://www.patagonia.com/us/the-new-localism/Jumbo-Wild
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@Dave of the Marmottes, @philwig,
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It's VERY political. There has been a running battle between developers, local indigenous people and environmental activists over this for a very long while. I would note that Patagonia has a long history of green activism. Sometimes this is justified, in other cases it is totally in left field.
Basically it's up to everyone concerned to make a decision based on sound evidence. I'm sure that Canadians are able to do this.
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I sometimes find the Patagucci environmental warriorism a bit irritating given that the most profitable business is in selling high end (fashionable) soft goods & therefore are implicitly relying on ephemeral consumerism. Indeed there would likely be a significant overlap in Patagucci consumers with users of any new Jumbo resort. But I think at least they are consistent and trying to do the right(on) thing.
Personally I think that Jumbo probably isn't a terrific plan because its a bit too isolated from major airports and you have to drive past a lot of good skiing to get there (assuming not everyone heli transfers in). Plus the BC interior has had 2 major resort extensions/conversions in the last 15 or so years (Kicking Horse & Revy) and AIUI neither are really bringing in the big levels of destination tourists - (although possibly because the terrain is just too tough for the average punter)
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Plus the BC interior has had 2 major resort extensions/conversions in the last 15 or so years (Kicking Horse & Revy) and AIUI neither are really bringing in the big levels of destination tourists
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I think one of the reasons they have been able to get so far is that fact that it will offer year round skiing. There is a huge race market/demand for year round skiing in North America, and I suspect that has been a driver so far in so far as getting permissions in that it offers something different.
But I agree that without a large local population the resorts seem to struggle somewhat
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The phrase, " $1 billion ski lodge" caught my eye.
I thought one of the World's super-rich was splashing the cash but apparently, it's a bit more than a 'lodge'.
It's a "...proposed $1-billion year-round ski resort". Phew!
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I sometimes find the Patagucci environmental warriorism a bit irritating given that the most profitable business is in selling high end (fashionable) soft goods & therefore are implicitly relying on ephemeral consumerism. Indeed there would likely be a significant overlap in Patagucci consumers with users of any new Jumbo resort. But I think at least they are consistent and trying to do the right(on) thing.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, I agree to an extent, but isn't it better that they use organic cotton, traceable down, recycled plastic etc than not?
The film is worth a look, it's not the one sided rant I was expecting. The bear population bit was interesting.
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