Well Fernie got its first big pow day yesterday, and what an absolute nightmare. Essential travel my arse, half the hill was Albertans. The hill needs the tourism, but I heard the chatter going through the area and some of the locals aren't too happy about it. What a total gong show though, I don't think they were ready for that. I opted to go sledding instead which was the best choice I could have made. Took my wife 45 mins to go from our house to the ski team drop off point, which is usually 5-7 minutes. F that.
They're also stopping traffic at the resort turnoff from Hiway 3 which is a major PITA. All the through traffic was PISSED for them backing the hiway up into town, and that poor soul at the intersection clearly hated his life for being the guy told to do it.
RCR needs a better plan than what they orchestrated yesterday. Hopefully they adjust, because people are going to lose their marbles if they don't.
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