MichaelS
Senior Member
There was a big article on CBC recently about how the site is being used for environmental monitoring, and it makes no mention of the hill reopening plans:
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darwink
Senior Member
IIRC, the province doesn't really want to adjust the lease to allow more on mountain accommodation, and that may be causing the slow play. Changing the lease likely would create a duty to consult. and that is likely a bad idea all around.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I think the province approved their long term plan, including on hill accommodations. I think the issue is money, it costs a lot to build all the stuff a ski hill needs and people aren't super keep to hand over cash.
Ned
New Member
Phase 1, without accommodation, was hoped to be complete by December 2023. However, there are challenges on getting accommodation to be allowed for a future phase (as per February 2022 article). Maybe there is a hard time getting investors for phase 1 if there is not approval for future accommodations. I think that could scare me off if I was a potential investor. Here is a Reddit thread mentioning financing issues
and here is the original February 2022 article https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fortress-ski-hill-on-track-for-december-2023-opening-1.5763560.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Accommodations are long term, opening with a temporary lodge and existing chairlifts is the first phase as I understand it.
darwink
Senior Member
Most ski hills are real estate businesses mascarading as tourist attractions so I wouldn’t hold your breath. Speaking as someone who would likely get a pass there. Went in the year when the lodge had been condemned and there were only running half the mountain. A magical place.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Danielle Smith should fund this to try and buy Calgary votes! haha
Rollerstud98
Active Member
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Worth it in advertising potential along memorial and deerfoot alone.
YourBoy007
Active Member
I wish they would tear it down tbh. OR REMOVE THAT GRAFFITI. How embarrassing.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Some part of Calgary were very obvious in last nights episode of LoU. Edmonton downtown featured quite prominent in the beginning of the episode as well.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Noticed some filming going on behind O'Connors on 1st, wondering if it's Fargo maybe...
Alex_YYC
Senior Member
That article about the film industry in Calgary says there are 11 active projects. Didn’t know we had so much of that going on at the same time..
Rollerstud98
Active Member
When they were walking across the 4th ave flyover neat to see the drop in centre all messed up.
Beazley66
Active Member
Well, after a bit of a hiatus which included 2 months of studying and then about of 3 months of waiting, excruciating waiting, my exam results arrived last week.
Frankly, wasn't sure I had it in me.
Frankly, wasn't sure I had it in me.