After a four-year closure, skiers and snowboarders will again be hitting the powder at West Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 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.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to call it either Last Mountain Adventure Park or Bull Mountain Adventure Park,91裸聊视频� said Journeay.
Last Mountain was the name of the mountain prior to being called Crystal Mountain in the 91裸聊视频�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 91裸聊视频�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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91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 just such a demand for it. It91裸聊视频檚 so sad that it sits there abandoned when the whole community wants to get back up and ski again.91裸聊视频�
Journeay signed the lease last Tuesday and plans on having things ready to go for the upcoming winter season.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been up there just cleaning up, taking loads to the dump and looking after the area,91裸聊视频� 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 park91裸聊视频檚 return.
91裸聊视频淭hursday night they broke in,91裸聊视频� said Journeay. 91裸聊视频淚 guess they might91裸聊视频檝e found out about the mountain reopening, and we had a lot of our stuff returned to us Saturday morning.91裸聊视频�
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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