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Part of the Provincial Road Safety Program.

By Acbert Gaster
News Reporter

THE winds of change
are blowiag up a
storm at Vancouver
Island’s Mt.
Washington resort.

Tucked away in the majes-
tic Comox Valley, the resort
offers its visitors stunning
views of the Straight of
Georgia and the Beaufort
mountain range in addition
to an ever-growing list of
amenities.

A wide varicty of runs
and stunning scenery
both figure significantly
in making Mt. Washington
one of.the premiere ski-
ing. destinations in all of

“The landscape of Me.
Washington is changing,”
said Pat Dixon, president
and CEO of the resort.
“First time visitors to Mt.
Washington always seem
pleasantly surprised at the
size of the area and the
adversity of terrain.”

Leading the way in the list
of developments and
improvements at the resort is
the completion of the
Strathcona Parkway. The
parkway allows visitors to
access the resort in a faster
and definitely smoother
manner.

In addition, construction
of two new hotels has also
begun, with completion
dates scheduled to coincide
with next year’s season.

Last, but definitely no:
least for the avid skier,
$300,000 was spent on ter-
rain development during the

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last off-season. This included
the widening of some runs
and improving access to oth-

Ts.

“It’s the beginning of a
new
resort,” said Dixon. “With
the completion of the paved
Strathcona Parkway, the start

- os

Friday, December 13, 1996 — North Shore News — 23

MT. WASHINGTON QUICK FACTS

Summit elevation: 1,588 m (5215 feet)

Run breakdown: 20% easiest, 45% more difficult and 35%
most difficult

Longest run: Linton’s Loop — 1.9 km

Combined trail length: 34 km

Annual attendance: 320,000 visits

Parking capacity: 5,200 vehicles

Village capacity: 4,000 beds

Grooming fleet: 9 snowcats

Annual snowfall (five year average): 800 cm (26 feet)
Record: 1994/°95, 2,200 cm (70 feet)

Downhill ticket prices: Adults $36, youths $28.50, children
$19.50, seniors $28.50. .
Cross country ticket prices: Adults $10, youths $7.50, chil-
dren $5.50 and senicrs $7.50. ;

of the new commercial vil-
lage and work proceeding on
the design of the new
detachable quad chair which
the resort plans to have in
place for the ‘97/98 scason,
we feel the resort is poised
on the edge of something
special.” ; .

season and a new

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