The Marmot

Mount Washington is about to be hit with a building boom. Bear Lodge is just the start of a fresh spate of construction, which also saw a new chalet built along Nordic Way, foundations laid for two more in the Alpine Village and plans for a new townhouse development next summer, says Realtor Rick Gibson of Royal LePage in the Comox Valley.

They’re called the “Mountain Boys”, and they’re bounding down a snowpacked pathway in the Alpine Village: Stewart, nine, in his shirt sleeves, Andy, six, ever-polite as he offers to carry a visitor’s camera bag, and Damien, four, bringing up the rear with his snow-leaping talents and urgent sense of curiosity.

Marc Lyster is the new Nordic boss at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Lyster takes over from Mark Paganelli, who ran the program for the past four years.

”It was our best summer ever.” So says just about everyone at Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

The man who first spied the pristine snow of Mount Washington and envisioned a family ski resort for the mile-high peak, has passed away.

The Comox Valley Airport has gone international. Air Transat Holidays began offering charters from Comox to Puerto Vallarta at the beginning of December.

News in Brief is a new feature at the Marmot newspaper, encompassing people, places and things at Mount Washington.

Why UK You Ask? The real estate market at Mount Washington is fluid, constantly evolving and, this year, moving swiftly.

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