The Mount Washington Marmot News Magazine
NEWS, ACCOMMODATIONS AND REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES ON MOUNT WASHINGTON
Summer / Fall 2014
What's In A Name?
Have you ever wondered what the meanings are behind the interesting names of places in Paradise Meadows and around Mount Washington Alpine Resort? Many are named for early explorers and trailblazers…
The View From Here
FACT: Mount Washington Alpine Resort has NOT sold.FACT: In time, Mount Washington Alpine Resort WILL sell. We need to applaud the work of the current owners that have spent the last 25 years plus…
News In Brief
Encompassing people, places and community happenings at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. ••• Don Sharpe, Mount Washington Alpine Resort’s Director of Business Operations and…
In Profile: Luke deBoer
Luke deBoer is a familiar face at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. He grew up skiing on the mountain, and living for a few years with his parents and sister in a couple of different mountain…
The Sochi Sojourn
There was a taste of Mount Washington Alpine Resort at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia this past winter. Two athletes and a team of experienced Biathlon Officials, who have been together…
Love is in the Air at Mount Washington this Summer.
“We have a lot of weddings booked this summer,” says Don Sharpe, Director of Business Operations and Marketing for the Resort. With more than 20 booked for both Raven and the Alpine Lodges,…
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SUMMER 2014 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Weddings aren’t the only special events taking place at Mount Washington this summer. TAPPED returns on July 11 with a variety of brews for sampling and a pig roast. MUDD SWEAT AND TEARS VANCOUVER…
VIMSS Fundraiser Packs Curling Club
Families and supporters packed the Comox Valley Curling Club in April for the annual Vancouver Island Mountain Sports Society’s Fundraiser. The theme was Red and White, and the crowd got into it…
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Tourism Mount Washington Update
Winter 2013-14 “definitely was an interesting season,” Tourism Mount Washington Manager Sarah Nicholson summed up. The Resort saw 82 days of snow, not all at once, and both Resort…
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Looking Back on Winter 2013-14
Last winter created some interesting challenges this year, so Mount Washington Alpine Resort got creative with the way groomers moved snow around, and innovative in dealing with season passes.…
John Bindernagel is something of an expert on Sasquatch
The Courtenay resident has had a 30-year international career as a professional wildlife biologist studying in numerous countries. Aside from his work with the United Nations and various research…
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Beaufort Winery now in the hands of the Comox Valley's most famous landowner.
When James Cameron... yes, THE James Cameron, and his wife Suzy Amis purchased Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery in February, they became the Comox Valley’s most famous landowners. “It’s…
Is Anybody Out There?
Thankfully for 2 year-old Thomas, seen here at the mouth of his emergence burrow, the answer is yes. Thomas was born in captivity in the spring of 2012 and released as a yearling to the Marmot…
