Poster: A snowHead
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A bit of good news for Christchurch skiers. Porters ski area, the closest to Christchurch, has announced a $500 million expansion to their business. Crystal valley north east of the present Porters ski area will start with three new high speed chairlifts as well as gondola type access lift. They are also planning on having on the mountain accommodation which is not a feature of other NZ ski resorts. This is the first major new ski area project in NZ for many years and may help the Christchurch economy recover from the earthquake. Sounds like good news all round.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sarge McSarge, that's excellent news - Christchurch really needs a boost. I know the after shocks are still going on, though. Do you think the development will be on hold until the shocks die down?
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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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£225m is not an insignificant amount of money! Is it a staged development or are they going all in?
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It'll take years before it gets off the ground. Lots of objections to it, and RMA issues etc.
But it will be nice to be able to get in and out of Crystal Valley easily, hopefully it will be in my lifetime.
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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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hang11, what's 'RMA'?
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Gunna be sick when they do expand!
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achilles, RMA is Resource Management Act. Planning permission. The process is sometimes long and involved especially when there are objectors to the plan as there will be in this case due to the belief of some that all mountainous regions should be as pristine as National Parks. Some folks have no balance!
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Sarge McSarge, thanks.
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