The Mount Washington Marmot News Magazine
NEWS, ACCOMMODATIONS AND REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES ON MOUNT WASHINGTON
Winter / Spring 2015/16
New Ownership To Bring Year Round Investment
There is an air of excitement and anticipation at Mount Washington Alpine Resort this winter, after the Resort announced in November that Pacific Group Resorts Inc. from Park City, Utah, has…
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…
Pristine Snow Awaits Snowshoers
Just as the slow food movement has encouraged people to slow down and savour their meals, snowshoeing opens up the backcountry in a way that fast-paced skiing or snowboarding can’t. Along side…
Study For Fire Protection Underway
The loss of three homes to fire at Mount Washington Alpine Resort last year has kick-started a serious conversation about formal fire protection. And the latest process seems to be the most hopeful…
100 Day Winter Assurance
For the third winter in a row, Mount Washington Alpine Resort will offer a 100-Day Winter Assurance to its season ticket holders. Skiers and borders are guaranteed 100 snow days for the 2015/16…
Summer 2015 In Review
Mile High Weddings becoming a Valley Favourite. More people than ever are saying “I do” at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Mount Washington is an ideal setting for weddings, particularly when…
Tourism Mount Washington Update
Tourism Mount Washington, the Resort Association at Mount Washington Alpine Resort, is headed in a new direction with the 2015-16 season. Tourism Mount Washington is shifting marketing efforts…
Property Owners Focused on Resort Development
Property owners at Mount Washington Alpine Resort are hoping new resort owners Pacific Group Resorts Inc. will move sooner than later to add amenities to the Vancouver Island ski resort. Mount…
In Profile: The Sharpe Family
The Sharpe family, Don and Chantal and their children, Doug, Cassie and Darcy, has been a mainstay on Mount Washington for the past 15 years. So it seems fitting that 2015 was a pinnacle year for all…
NEWS in Brief...
Encompassing people, places and happenings at Mount Washington Alpine Resort , the Comox Valley and friends on Vancouver Island. A NEW FACE FOR THE MOUNTAIN CENTRE New Mountain Centre Manager,…
The View From Here
Well… Pacific Group Resorts Inc has taken a very significant first step by purchasing Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Rick Gibson, Royal LePage in the Comox Valley has sold over 90% of all real…
Snow Sport Club Updates
Home Grown Heroes Start Here! "Life is about sharing our passion with anyone who cares to share with you." Cassie Sharpe MOUNT WASHINGTON SKI CLUB The Mount Washington Ski Club had a great…
Alert Bay Home To Sasquatch?
Is there a sasquatch living in the thick coastal wilderness of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island? Comox biologist John Bindernagel thinks so. John Bindernagel shown with casts of Sasquatch…
Alan, the Beach Bumming Marmot
Alan! Alan! Alan... is that Alan! Beach bumming Vancouver Island Marmot stumps the Professors. Left to right, Shelby Gill, Kira Mclachlin, Dr. John Reynolds, Jonathan Van Elslander and Evan Perdue…
