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RECREATION flH.Mli: CI 6 The Viincouvor Sun, FncJny. Novomber 10, 1995 Developer proposes $50-million ski resort for Mount Garibaldi concludes that development is worth the hefty investment, he says. "We want to leave no doubt as to the economic viability of our site," Richter says. Certainly, there were naysayers who criticized the elevation of Whistler Village before it was built, and its soggy valley weather and fog hasn't affected that resort's popularity. ologist, not a weatherman." Brohm Ridj-e has similar conditions to Whistler, plus a lot of wind to move the clouds, he says, adding that the projected village site is "at a magic spot at mid-mountain where we actually get seven per cent more snow than Whistler." Richter's company is prepared to look after the road upgrades and still numbers would be negotiated with the provincial government.

Hut what about the snow? I'rank Baumann, a Squamish-based geological engineer, avid backcountry skier and terrain-analysis expert, questions whether Brohm Ridge would make a viable ski area. "I'm not trying to squash anybody's idea, but there are fundamental problems with Brohm Ridge that Mr. THE SNOW LINE STCVKNTIllUiNDYLE and Parks turned down his proposal, saying it did not make economic sense. Recently, Richter's company, Garibaldi Alpe-n, was granted the right to file an expression of interest for Brohm Ridge. It will be reviewed by B.C.

Lands and a steering committee made up of the District of Squamish, the B.C. Investment Office, and the Squamish-LilkKK't Regional District. Grand Adex, a subsidiary of development giant Concord-Pacific, has also been invited to file an expression of interest. Parties have until March 31, 1996 to file. Richter's proposal would spread 15,000 skiers per day across 400 hectares of skiable terrain.

Vertical drop would be almost 1,000 metres (3,100 feet) larger than the three North Shore mountains, but still 600 vertical metres shorter than Whistler or Blackcomb. It would be serviced by 12 chairlifts. Like Blackcomb, Garibaldi would open as a day-use area, eventually growing into a four-season recreation community. A mid-mountain village at 1.100 metres and upper village at 1.300 metres would provide on-site accommodation, but exact bed- The triangular "diamond head" of Mount Garibaldi that dominates the skyline above Squamish is an especially inspiring sight to developers looking to provide an alternate skiing destination. Many people want a more affordable downhill experience than Whist lerUlackcomb offers.

And restrictions governing ski resort operations in Cypress, Manning and Mount Seymour Provincial Parks make more development at these mountains unlikely. Garibaldi has motivated California-based developer Wolfgang Richterto propose a $50-million, four-season resort on an elongated flank of Mount Garibaldi just outside Garibaldi Provincial Park. Known as Brohm Ridge, this parcel of Crown Land lies at the end of rough logging road, 22 kilometres northeast of town. There is a history of developer interest in Brohm Ridge. Construction of a ski resort financed by Austrian Adi Bauer actually began in the late 1960s.

But Bauer's plan ended in scandal when he was jailed and fined for defrauding investors. In 1978, the B.C. government invited Richterto salvage the ill-fated project. I lis plans were delayed by the recession of the early 1980s. And, in 1991, the Ministry of Environment, Lands a- si fin iiifvriii Richter will have to solve," he says, citing shortcomings in road access, snow conditions, and weather.

"Right now, a logging road built to Forest Practices Code specifications costs $75,000 to 100,000 per kilometre," he said. "A safe, all-weather two-lane road to get to the ski area would cost significantly more than that." Baumann also notes the low elevation of Brohm Ridge. "The summit of Brohm Ridge lies on a knob that would be somewhere between mid-station and the Roundhouse at Whistler, and not a lot higher than the top of Cypress or I lemlock." Given its close proximity to temperate coastal marine air, snow conditions would be wetter and heavier than at Whist lerBlackcomb and fog could seriously affect Garibaldi's day-to-day operation, Baumann says. Says Richter: "Mr. Baumann is a ge- rtiLUIIMflsn Tor Refusing grant for prostitutes a mistake Brass trim catching the reflection of a fire dancing in the hearth.

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