Heli Skiing Cancelled - Blue River

[climbmax]

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/321688/Mike-Wiegele-Heli-Skiing-cancels-season#321688

I know most opinions on this operator. But never good to see as it only puts pressure on our industry as well.
Be safe, sled safe.
RS

 

[snopro]

Will shed a tear for him....

 

[Caper11]

Thats not good. Hopefully he doesn’t make more noise about our industry in the meantime.

 

[skegpro]

Will shed a tear for him....

Call and ask if you can stay at the lodge.

Keefer lake cat skiing is renting out to sledders.

 

[Cableguy]

might not want us at their lodge but could we expore the terrain?

 

[neilsleder]

Poor millionaire!

 

[canuck5]

Open up the lodge to “local” sledders

 

[Pedaling pete]

Poor millionaire!

Might be fair to note that the "poor millionaire" employs 250 people in blue river and now most of them are unemployed....

 

[papajake]

o boo hoo how many Albertans are unemployed because of bc,s policy to not let a pipeline in their province so what do these people do when the skiing shut down in the off season

 

[Pedaling pete]

o boo hoo how many Albertans are unemployed because of bc,s policy to not let a pipeline in their province so what do these people do when the skiing shut down in the off season

Oh sorry I didn't realise there was a compitition on who laid the most workers off...

All I'm saying is that big meany millionaire employs a few people in the area....

How many jobs are you providing in Canada

 

[fredw]

What’s the lodges phone number, see if we can book them up for sledding, ride the sick lines up rather than down

 

[HotShotHarry]

From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

 

[TylerG]

From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

.....I'm reminded of a song, by one known as "Bubbles".........

I was down, drinking at the legion, I met a girl, she was nice, she was pretty and pleasin'.....

 

[fredw]

Took the family panorama skying over Christmas, from clerks, staff, to ski patrol.. all seam to be over seas.. asked how they got back with covid pandemic, they said no problems, the hill called them essential services and there visas were granted..

sure makes you wonder how much gov pull these ski hills have.. all make minimum wage and take away from local jobs

 

[popeye]

Well I guess they won't be buzzing sledders with the choppers this year.
Said incident was many years ago but apparently the wrong area was ventured into with sleds and one of the choppers buzzed the group while they were stopped. No tears shed by this guy for Wiggly.

 

[maxwell]

From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

I cant speak for the staff or to what degree he supports the town, but i do know he does a couple free days a year for the local children. Takes them up some easy runs close to town to learn to ski. I can appreciate that.

 

[snoflake]

Maybe time to see if there is some common ground. Sledder's go rent the lodge, and show him how awesome we are. Then maybe in the future there will be less animosity, and there can be a relationship like Mustang, and Monashee have.

If he says pound sand, then i guess we know our options.

 

[mikeydoo]

He is renting to sledders right now, A group is staying there this weekend that i know. I'm not goin there though.

 

[bobsledder]

250 people out of work is sad no matter where they are from. Has to be local companies missing out on supplying goods and services as well.

 

[Lunch_Box]

250 people out of work is sad no matter where they are from. Has to be local companies missing out on supplying goods and services as well.

Last time I talked to someone from town they said everything is brought in from out of town; food, booze, workers,... He puts nothing back into the town for the most part.