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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Like what? Ski jumping, I'll give you that. Maybe the sliding centre, but it's not all that expensive and is still well used. Anything else? The oval is always busy with people. It gets used constantly by people who don't even speed skate! Crazy, right? I can't think of any other venue that isn't easily repurposed or used for it's purpose.
The Canmore Nordic Centre is always busy. It's booked pretty much every weekend of the summer for bike and running events. It's got a disc golf course anyone can use, endless mountain bike trials, and the events centres host weddings all year. In the winter it is also in use constantly, whether for ski events, or people getting exercise. The Banff Trail is basically ski-tip to ski-tip on weekends of regular people. It's got winter biking trails as well.
To suggest these facilities sit empty for 30 years after the games is just plain wrong.
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And honestly, without the '88 games that never gets built. There is no question we got a significant legacy from those games and almost all of these facilities are still in use today. The ski jumps are an easy target.