Jasper is on fire!

[The big greasy]

Parks Canada approves U.S. company's purchase of Jasper SkyTram, solidifying its national parks dominance

Parks Canada says it has approved U.S. firm VIAD's purchase of Jasper SkyTram, angering competitors who say it deepens harmful monopoly.

calgaryherald.com

 

[lilduke]

Dang..i wanted to buy that. Lol

 

[rknight111]

Marmot says they are fine and planning on opening in November. Will be interesting to her what youhave to say about that. Not sure where skiers will be stayinhg though...lol

I'm really curious if any of the private cabins were hit by the fires, and how badly?

There is smoke at marmot and extensive food mal-odors. That absorbs into many surfaces and is difficult to get out. Guess I’ll find out tomorrow

 

[ferniesnow]

In the second picture, the grass is already turning green.

 

[lilduke]

View attachment 287127Looks in good shape still. Seeing someone stole your ladder I would take the bike on trade…

Id hit it with a ball peen hammer a few times to make sure its structurally sound first.

 

[Shadam]

Now I want to see how many other blue things didn't burn ...

 

[4extreme]

A few more pics from JPL. Many crews working hard cleaning up.

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I don't see anyone working...lol.

 

[beerwolf]

I don't see anyone working...lol.

Can't tell what size hoe is reaching out maybe a little 200 but one guy is working lol

 

[TylerG]

Can't tell what size hoe is reaching out maybe a little 200 but one guy is working lol

315 cat I think

 

[imdoo'n]

Parks Canada approves U.S. company's purchase of Jasper SkyTram, solidifying its national parks dominance

Parks Canada says it has approved U.S. firm VIAD's purchase of Jasper SkyTram, angering competitors who say it deepens harmful monopoly.

calgaryherald.com

tru d selling off Canada piece by piece, wonder what his payout will be 15%?

 

[maxwell]

i dont mind that thing being sold, i can only imagine what its costing tax payers to operate. The less the government touches anything the better IMO

 

[greenthumb]

i dont mind that thing being sold, i can only imagine what its costing tax payers to operate. The less the government touches anything the better IMO

I wasn't owned or operated by parks or the gov't. It was owned by the same company as Marmot basin, based out of Edmonton. Not sure how more foreign ownership, especially in a national park could be considered a good thing.
Regardless, I'm surprised anyone would want it. It's at the end of its lifespan and needs to be replaced. That won't be cheap or easy.

 

[hbar218]

I wasn't owned or operated by parks or the gov't. It was owned by the same company as Marmot basin, based out of Edmonton. Not sure how more foreign ownership, especially in a national park could be considered a good thing.
Regardless, I'm surprised anyone would want it. It's at the end of its lifespan and needs to be replaced. That won't be cheap or easy.

That’s usually the government’s buying MO not selling MO.

 

[ABMax24]

I wasn't owned or operated by parks or the gov't. It was owned by the same company as Marmot basin, based out of Edmonton. Not sure how more foreign ownership, especially in a national park could be considered a good thing.
Regardless, I'm surprised anyone would want it. It's at the end of its lifespan and needs to be replaced. That won't be cheap or easy.

The Swiss figured out how to add another cable car to the top of the Little Matterhorn at 13,000ft, replacing the Jasper Tramway should be child's play. We were 6 days too early, and just missed it's grand opening.

 

[pano-dude]

The operations manager at Marmot is saying accommodations will be tight on weekends but plenty enough hotel
space for during the week. And hey will suffer some though I’m betting

Lol, 90% of mountain towns are like this. To bad 90%of the population works Monday to Friday.

 

[lilduke]

Its good to be a week day rider. Always has been.

 

[brian h]

Now that Jasper is open to the public how much harder will the clean up be for companies? From Ron's pics I think they are opening up way too soon

 

[drew562]

Now that Jasper is open to the public how much harder will the clean up be for companies? From Ron's pics I think they are opening up way too soon

Gas is on powers on open up. Peoples homes and lives are there. How dare someone tell them they can’t go home and open their business
If I lived there, I wouldn’t have ever left or stayed away

 

[brian h]

Gas is on powers on open up. Peoples homes and lives are there. How dare someone tell them they can’t go home and open their business
If I lived there, I wouldn’t have ever left or stayed away

I understand what your saying and yes peoples lives and homes are there. I just wonder if when you see Ron's pics and it looks like excavator's and the hauling of debris is just getting started maybe give them a week without tourists. They big clean up equipment can do lot's in a week, instead of having them working around tourists. Yes let residence and business owners in but maybe hold off on the tourists. The tourists will not be respectful to stay back and let the big equipment work making everything so much slower and getting in the way. Maybe Ron will comment about and give his opinion from being there if if should be open for tourism

 

[hbar218]

I understand what your saying and yes peoples lives and homes are there. I just wonder if when you see Ron's pics and it looks like excavator's and the hauling of debris is just getting started maybe give them a week without tourists. They big clean up equipment can do lot's in a week, instead of having them working around tourists. Yes let residence and business owners in but maybe hold off on the tourists. The tourists will not be respectful to stay back and let the big equipment work making everything so much slower and getting in the way. Maybe Ron will comment about and give his opinion from being there if if should be open for tourism

I suspect those areas are not open to the tourists.