After a four-year closure, skiers and snowboarders will again be hitting the powder at West Kelownasa国际传媒檚 Crystal Mountain this winter.
Don Journeay has been quietly cleaning up what remains of the Crystal Mountain ski resort for the past two years with a plan to eventually reopen the hills he once worked at.
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Last Mountain was the name of the mountain prior to being called Crystal Mountain in the sa国际传媒�90s.
The resort closed in 2014 following a chairlift derailment that injured four people. Since then, the hill has been abandoned, inviting several acts of vandalism and theft.
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Journeay worked at the resort in various capacities throughout the sa国际传媒�90s and said that he hopes families in the West Kelowna area can have similar experiences to what he and his family had.
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Journeay signed the lease last Tuesday and plans on having things ready to go for the upcoming winter season.
sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檝e been up there just cleaning up, taking loads to the dump and looking after the area,sa国际传媒� he said of the continual progress in the area.
Journeay claimed community support has been great and has even had some recently stolen items returned, following the announcement of the parksa国际传媒檚 return.
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Anyone who is interested in the project is asked to contact Journey via email at donaldjourneay@yahoo.com.
michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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