A massive ski resort has been proposed in the Central Selkirk mountains between Kaslo and New Denver. The public comment period has begun; this is your chance to speak up.
The proposal would cover 55 square kilometres of the mountains north of Highway 31A, bordering Goat Range Provincial Park. The developer says he wants to make these wild mountains like Switzerland: a ski resort for up to 1,500 skiers daily, a real estate and village development in the middle of the mountains, and year round recreation in the middle of important wildlife habitat.
Intensive backcountry development and recreation are already stressing sensitive wildlife populations in the Central Selkirks. Adding a ski hill will only make things much worse.
Development within this area, including a lot of year-round recreation, will displace wildlife such as grizzly bears, wolverines and mountain goats from important habitat and threaten population stability for these critters by cutting off critical animal trails (known as wildlife corridors). Read more about the resort proposal.
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