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. On Tuesday morning, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced that final obstacle had been cleared and the ski resort was approved by the province. "After more than 20 years of comprehensive and exhaustive reviews, it was time to make a decision. The province says the project will attract $900 million in investment and create 750 permanent jobs. 2-year target The resort will be located in the Purcell Mountains on an old sawmill site.
The resort will be located on an old sawmill site in the Purcell Mountains. 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 | Blog. 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. The site is located about 55 km west of Invermere, in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia. The decision, made public on March 20, 2012, met with continued opposition by the Ktunaxa Nation and the New Democratic political party, as well as environmental groups. The future site of Jumbo Glacier Resort. Once complete, the glacier would have 23 lifts and 6,000 housing units, at an estimated cost of about $950 million dollars.
“After more than 20 years of comprehensive and exhaustive reviews, it was time to make a decision,” said Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations in British Columbia in a government release. Ktunaxa territory map displaying the location of the to be ski resort. Jumbo Valley.