I Fully Support the Garibaldi at Squamish Project
This is directly from the website and I have included the link so you can read about the whole project.
I have worked on many develpoments in Whistler, Sun Peaks, and in Fernie and I really hope that we can move forward with this project. There are always people who appose new developments and that is expected and welcomed. I believe the new develpoments happening in Squamish will help develop a better place for my children and I would love for them to grow up and be able to live and work here if they chose to do that.
http://www.garibaldiatsquamish.com/about-garibaldi-squamish
About Garibaldi at Squamish
Garibaldi Resort is intended to serve local, regional and destination skiers with emphasis on catering to destination needs and services through its range of year-round recreational opportunities, visitor amenities and accommodations.
Garibaldi Resort will offer a unique and truly special skiing experience, not only because of the majesty of its natural terrain and long distance views of Howe Sound, but also because the Proponent intends to provide high speed, high capacity lifts in order to offer guests the optimum recreational experience (short lift lines, fast lift trips). At the same time Garibaldi Resort will be at the forefront of the industry in lift and trail management.
Garibaldi Resort is proposing a skier capacity (CCC) of 15,250.
The area proposed to encompass the skiing/snowboarding terrain covers 1,850 hectares within a parent parcel totaling 3,238 hectares as stipulated in the guidelines.
Total vertical drop from the top of Lift Q (highest elevation) to the base of Lift A is 1,215 metres (3,986 feet).
Over the proposed fifteen-year project development, Garibaldi Resort will construct accommodations totaling 22,846 bed units.
Proposed lifts include:
2 enclosed gondolas,
1 cabriolet gondola,
12 detachable chairlifts,
5 fixed grip chairlifts,
3 real estate fixed grip access lifts and
2 surface lifts.
In addition to alpine skiing, the mountain development area will be used for Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and lift rides, hiking, interpretive trails, site-seeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, dining, festivals and events, etc. during the summer.
Trail networks include loops on the top of the mountain, taking advantage of the scenic views and gentle slopes of Brohm Ridge.
These trails will be staged from the North Summit at the top of the gondola (Lift L). In addition, more challenging routes are provided up and down the mountain, taking advantage of the mountain work roads network. These trails may be used for hiking, horseback trail riding, and mountain biking. The on-mountain routes are connected to a multi-use trail, which accesses the village and all residential areas.
There will be 2 base area day lodges providing all ski-related guest services. The village facility will be between 8,549 and 10,842 sq. m., and includes a 2,131 seat restaurant. The guest services at the day skier base area will be between 4,480 and 5,688 m2, and will include a 343 seat restaurant. A small staging area, providing tickets and rest rooms, will be located at the base of Lift R for the convenience of guests staying in adjacent area.
There will also be 3 on-mountain lodges, at North Summit, South Summit and North Brohm Ridge.
I have worked on many develpoments in Whistler, Sun Peaks, and in Fernie and I really hope that we can move forward with this project. There are always people who appose new developments and that is expected and welcomed. I believe the new develpoments happening in Squamish will help develop a better place for my children and I would love for them to grow up and be able to live and work here if they chose to do that.
http://www.garibaldiatsquamish.com/about-garibaldi-squamish
About Garibaldi at Squamish
Garibaldi Resort is intended to serve local, regional and destination skiers with emphasis on catering to destination needs and services through its range of year-round recreational opportunities, visitor amenities and accommodations.
Garibaldi Resort will offer a unique and truly special skiing experience, not only because of the majesty of its natural terrain and long distance views of Howe Sound, but also because the Proponent intends to provide high speed, high capacity lifts in order to offer guests the optimum recreational experience (short lift lines, fast lift trips). At the same time Garibaldi Resort will be at the forefront of the industry in lift and trail management.
Garibaldi Resort is proposing a skier capacity (CCC) of 15,250.
The area proposed to encompass the skiing/snowboarding terrain covers 1,850 hectares within a parent parcel totaling 3,238 hectares as stipulated in the guidelines.
Total vertical drop from the top of Lift Q (highest elevation) to the base of Lift A is 1,215 metres (3,986 feet).
Over the proposed fifteen-year project development, Garibaldi Resort will construct accommodations totaling 22,846 bed units.
Proposed lifts include:
2 enclosed gondolas,
1 cabriolet gondola,
12 detachable chairlifts,
5 fixed grip chairlifts,
3 real estate fixed grip access lifts and
2 surface lifts.
In addition to alpine skiing, the mountain development area will be used for Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and lift rides, hiking, interpretive trails, site-seeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, dining, festivals and events, etc. during the summer.
Trail networks include loops on the top of the mountain, taking advantage of the scenic views and gentle slopes of Brohm Ridge.
These trails will be staged from the North Summit at the top of the gondola (Lift L). In addition, more challenging routes are provided up and down the mountain, taking advantage of the mountain work roads network. These trails may be used for hiking, horseback trail riding, and mountain biking. The on-mountain routes are connected to a multi-use trail, which accesses the village and all residential areas.
There will be 2 base area day lodges providing all ski-related guest services. The village facility will be between 8,549 and 10,842 sq. m., and includes a 2,131 seat restaurant. The guest services at the day skier base area will be between 4,480 and 5,688 m2, and will include a 343 seat restaurant. A small staging area, providing tickets and rest rooms, will be located at the base of Lift R for the convenience of guests staying in adjacent area.
There will also be 3 on-mountain lodges, at North Summit, South Summit and North Brohm Ridge.
