Whistler

Whistler’s still number one according to Snow Country magazine but a corporate merger between Vail Resorts and Ralcorp Holdings, combined with Vail’s ambitious on-mountain expansion this summer and a planned public stock offering, indicate the stakes

Vail is adding a new 12-passenger gondola, the resort’s 10th detachable quad chair and a massive new base facility for this winter as part of a record $150 million expansion.

Employment and Investment Minister Dan Miller met with out-of-work employees of Apex Resort Tuesday and for the first time shed some light on why the province is calling the $8.6 million loan to the resort.

Apex Resort was closed this week and 58 employees laid off after hints of a compromise agreement with the provincial government failed to materialize.

Blackcomb's Marketing Department has a new manager. Mark Woodburn has been given the title of Marketing Manager, replacing Marketing Co-ordinator Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki.

West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Ted Nebbeling says Education Ministry officials have promised Whistler’s new secondary school will get at least $50,000 it needs to equip the facility for next month, but local educators aren’t counting on the money until

By Alix Noble A private school slated to be built at the Whistler Kampground site may never materialize, although the company is prepared to go ahead. The original plans of developer Greenside Properties Inc.

Extending the sewer line and Valley Trail to Emerald Estates will cost more than originally budgeted, even with paving and fencing deferred to 1997.

The first shipment of pipe for the snowmaking system on Whistler Mountain’s Dave Murray Downhill course arrived Tuesday. The snowmaking will be fed by a reservoir being constructed just below the T-bars.

By Alix Noble The next phase in Whistler’s plan to cut garbage by 50 per cent will be to increase recycling bins and implement a blue-bag recycling program at condo and strata developments.