After a four-year closure, skiers and snowboarders will again be hitting the powder at West Kelowna害羞草研究所檚 Crystal Mountain this winter.
Don Journeay has been quietly cleaning up what remains of the Crystal Mountain ski resort for the past two years with a plan to eventually reopen the hills he once worked at.
害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e going to call it either Last Mountain Adventure Park or Bull Mountain Adventure Park,害羞草研究所� said Journeay.
Last Mountain was the name of the mountain prior to being called Crystal Mountain in the 害羞草研究所�90s.
The resort closed in 2014 following a chairlift derailment that injured four people. Since then, the hill has been abandoned, inviting several acts of vandalism and theft.
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Journeay worked at the resort in various capacities throughout the 害羞草研究所�90s and said that he hopes families in the West Kelowna area can have similar experiences to what he and his family had.
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害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 just such a demand for it. It害羞草研究所檚 so sad that it sits there abandoned when the whole community wants to get back up and ski again.害羞草研究所�
Journeay signed the lease last Tuesday and plans on having things ready to go for the upcoming winter season.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e been up there just cleaning up, taking loads to the dump and looking after the area,害羞草研究所� he said of the continual progress in the area.
Journeay claimed community support has been great and has even had some recently stolen items returned, following the announcement of the park害羞草研究所檚 return.
害羞草研究所淭hursday night they broke in,害羞草研究所� said Journeay. 害羞草研究所淚 guess they might害羞草研究所檝e found out about the mountain reopening, and we had a lot of our stuff returned to us Saturday morning.害羞草研究所�
Anyone who is interested in the project is asked to contact Journey via email at donaldjourneay@yahoo.com.
michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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