Just as we thought the dreary cold and wet weather of May, June and early July was with us for the summer, a beautiful ‘high’ crept in from the Pacific and now we have to deal with a steady heat wave creeping up to the mid 30C range – depending in which part of the West you are situated – Marmot Basin received SNOW when many others were basking in the heat. However, it is a very pleasant change and most of us welcome it. This can of course be a double-edged sword – great for all those construction and development projects some of which are contained in this edition of the News but not so great for the very real threat of grass and undergrowth fires within the forests that extend throughout most of our ski areas (nor for the farmers amongst you!). The utmost vigilance is key for everyone – Be Alert, Be on Guard, Take Every Precaution.

Our congratulations to John Ogilvy, John G. Ogilvy Consulting Engineer Ltd, a long time member of CWSAA for giving 40 years of service to the Canadian Standards Association, working on the industry’s behalf on the Z-98 Code!

By now you should have received the survey questionnaire for the annual Economic Analysis. I would make a special plea to every ski area operator – please take the time to participate and return your completed document to Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners as soon as possible. It is really important to have the greatest participation as possible – the results play a critical role in dealing with the governments, particularly in making the case to keep the costs of operating as low as possible.

Good luck with all your summer work projects, programs and mountain bike events – I look forward to seeing many of you during the next few weeks when visiting your areas.


 

JIMMIE SPENCER, O.B.C.
President & CEO