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Originally Posted by troutman
Forget tourists, with Metro Calgary expected to reach 2 Million people in 5 years, there will be greater demands for skiing and recreation sites.
But, with lift tickets exceeding $150 in Alberta, skiing could become the province of the wealthy.
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Lol 2 million in 5 years will get the funding as cause. No way.
Vancouver is 2 times that already and Whistler heavily and I mean heavily realizes on tourism. Shining and mtb as become a very afluent hobby quietly. Back in the hayday of mtb you just needed a bike and the right attitude. Turns out the right attitude wasn't enough. You needed the bike, the right helmet, the right knee protection, eye protection etc.
Same goes for skiing/ snowboarding. In 1997 I was lead to believe just showing up with a board in my denim and regular winter gear was enough to get started . 40 minutes later I was soaked wet ( pick a human part of me) it wasn't enough . Never neen back du to.costs involved.
2 million population involves investment into a ski resort? Get out of here. What your proposing is a straight up fantasy. Overall tourism be tween bc and Ontario is 3 times more gdp .