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In Profile: Tom & Heather Presnail

In Profile: Tom & Heather Presnail

Tom and Heather Presnail moved to Bear Lodge at Mount Washington Alpine Resort in October 2014 to take over as caretakers of the 59-unit condo building. No strangers to the Resort, they have owned a unit at Deer Lodge since 2007.Their journey back to Mount Washington has been circuitous.

Local Area Plan Update

A public hearing was held at Mt. Washington in mid-June to invite comment on Mt. Washington‚s new Local Area Plan.

The View From Here Rick Gibson

I’m looking forward to 2001. It’s been a while since I saw the movie but I’m looking forward to it anyway. I even looked forward to 1984 but nothing untoward happened that year either. Oh sure we had the real-life
Big Brother, cause let’s face it, “a rose by any other name…”. I had more hair and was many pounds lighter. I’ve come a long way since then. I’m sure most of you have to.

Disabled Skiing Program a Huge Success on Mt.Washington

Jackie Crabseth first skied with Herb Bradley and the Vancouver Island Skiing for the Disabled Society 20 years ago. The Campbell River ski racer, now 31, had been skiing since she was seven years old, and competes in downhill, slalom and Super G races.