B.C. approves Jumbo Glacier Mountain ski resort - British Columbia. The B.C. government has approved development of the controversial Jumbo Glacier Alpine Resort, the country's first year-round glacier-based ski resort.
The $1-billion development 57 kilometres west of Invermere, B.C., was first proposed — and cautiously endorsed by NDP Premier Mike Harcourt — in the early 1990s. Since then, the project had passed all necessary regulatory and environmental hurdles, but stalled on final provincial approval. B.C. approves Jumbo Glacier ski resort near Invermere. Jumbo Glacier ski resort development in British Columbia approved after 21 years. Jumbo Glacier To Be British Columbia's Newest Ski Resort. By Brigid Mander | April 4th, 2012 Words by Brigid Mander.
Photos courtesy of Ktunaxa Nation. Twenty-one years after the initial proposal, the provincial government of British Columbia has given its approval to develop Jumbo Glacier into a year-round ski area.