Heaven's Gate - Fernie

**Kirby** · 09-09-2012, 12:36 PM

Here we go again.....another new resort proposal in British Columbia. It will be interesting to see how this pans out, especially in terms of the 'faith based' 'global leadership campus'.

http://heavensgatefernie.ca/

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**Lamothe** · 09-09-2012, 12:47 PM

Read about this . Like we need an OTHER resort in fernie.

**Bromontana** · 09-09-2012, 01:04 PM

the prospects for economic growth are appealing, eh

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-09-2012, 01:08 PM

That's an unfortunate name.

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**gwat** · 09-09-2012, 01:24 PM

I wonder if they will open on sundays??

**waxman** · 09-09-2012, 01:34 PM

funny to me that the usual riff raff that are all up in arms about Jumbo, seem to be okay with this...

**gwat** · 09-09-2012, 01:45 PM

Apples to oranges.
Were not talking about developing a remote pristine glaciated valley that is an important watershed, ala jumbo. This is in a creek that has been settled for over a hundred years, contains an old coal mine, lots of cutblocks and a garbage dump.
Plus this is awesome, all those blue and black runs should look pretty enticing to all the gorbies currently crowding the liftlines at FAR every weekend......

**Kirby** · 09-09-2012, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by gwat

I wonder if they will open on sundays??

Who skis on Sundays anyway? I bet you Roi Bannerman doesn't:

http://breadbarnministries.org/index...ntact-us/links
http://heavensgatefernie.ca/?page_id=274

Snarky quips aside, I wish Fernie all the best, and hope that any decisions made are based upon popular favour and what will serve the community the best. I just find the religious aspects 'interesting' and I am 'intrigued' to see how things turn out.

**moose pit** · 09-09-2012, 03:57 PM

Doesn't it end with castration and suicide to catch teh gondola in the comets tail?

**jamesp** · 09-09-2012, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by gwat

Apples to oranges.
Were not talking about developing a remote pristine glaciated valley that is an important watershed, ala jumbo. This is in a creek that has been settled for over a hundred years, contains an old coal mine, lots of cutblocks and a garbage dump.
Plus this is awesome, all those blue and black runs should look pretty enticing to all the gorbies currently crowding the liftlines at FAR every weekend......

This Fernie thing is old news... why the bump now?

BTW.... have you ever looked to see how many old mines & cut blocks are in the drainages round Jumbo?
I'm not suggesting Jumbo resort is a good idea but the whole area has a long history of industrial development, i.e. its hardly pristine...

**nicolaib211v** · 09-09-2012, 09:02 PM

I'd rather see FAR expand to the back side / Fish Bowl before I see another resort in Fernie. Seems like a waste.

**DanoT** · 09-10-2012, 12:06 AM

So the race is on between Jumbo and Heaven`s gate as to who can find the most rich guy investors with big egos who want to impress their friends. Presumably this is all being with little or no thought about where the real estate and lift ticket buyers are coming from.

**LongShortLong** · 09-10-2012, 12:21 AM

Remind me, is Heaven's Gate the people with the purple shrouds and Nikes? If I visit, I want to be properly dressed for apres.

**The Duke of Hurl** · 09-10-2012, 04:28 AM

Pray for snow.

**lynchdogger** · 09-10-2012, 04:56 AM

Is it too late for me to set off on my mission?

**goldenshowers** · 09-10-2012, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by DanoT

So the race is on between Jumbo and Heaven`s gate .

Heaven's Gate has Jesus on their side. Perhaps the gondy will be like a confession booth. Ah the crazy cult of Fernie.

**Clownshoe** · 09-10-2012, 09:09 AM

My favorite part is the lion at the beginning of the video

No, my favorite part is the christian rock music in the background

No, my favorite part is the old timey sweater on the guy in the video.

**pano-dude** · 09-10-2012, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Big Snowballs

So there is no huge outcry about Heavens Gate ?

I'm all for more resort options in Canada and IMO most Ski Towns should have more than just one resort. More choices more visitors. It creates jobs and competition is a good thing !

this would be good if ski hill jobs paid more than 10/hr and if there was enough people coming into the towns to make the resorts viable. right now very few resorts are making money.

**stuckathuntermtn** · 09-10-2012, 09:51 AM

Seriously, where did they get that name? Is that already the name for that drainage? They should still change it. Moonlight Basin got away with making their own names for everything.

Yeah, HG was the castration, nike, suicide for a ride on the comet deal. I have a professor who hung out with them back in the 70's. He's full of all kinds of stories of hanging out with cults, survivalists, neonazis and the like.

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**iscariot** · 09-10-2012, 04:08 PM

I'm certain that we've made fun of this "resort" here before, I just can't find the thread.

**ferniebiker** · 09-10-2012, 04:34 PM

I cant wait to take advantage of the faith based global leadership campus after a morally taxing day on the slopes

**teamdirt** · 09-11-2012, 06:55 AM

I find it hypocritical that all of the non-believers here have nothing to say about the developments being done at COP. They have added 100ft vertical to the hill which has changed the eco-system for ever and not even one pissed off maggot or tree hugging hippy has protested. No one even mentions the new summer luge track being cemented across the slopes....