But hurry - the little-known ski resort is at the heart of a multibillion-dollar expansion plan
Snow boarders make their way down the hill at Sasquatch Mountain Resort in B.C. The resort on the northeastern edge of B.C.’s Lower Mainland, has gained a reputation as a cheaper skiing alternative to Whistler, but this is likely to change with a planned $2.5-billion expansion.
As a last-minute winter destination, the little-known ski area – which spans two nameless summits on the northeastern edge of B.C.’s Lower Mainland – has plenty going for it, affordability being merely the start. But it may not stay that way forever. In March, 2022, The resort’s owners received regional approval for a $2.5-billion, 50-year expansion plan to boost daily visitor capacity to more than 16,000 from the current 1,600.
Lift tickets in hand, we don rental gear and head up the recently upgraded quadruple chairlift. From the resort’s 1,371-metre summit, we look back down the Hemlock Valley, its evergreen-clad slopes and rocky outcroppings seemingly tailor-made for future ski runs. As it stands, the meandering Timber Cruiser trail helps us rediscover our ski legs, and while I’m sorely tempted to veer into the surrounding glades, another storm or two is needed to cover the alders poking up through the snow.
Our final ski day scuppered, we extend a planned stop in nearby Harrison Hot Springs by hitting the resort town’s Spirit Trail. Part hike, part art installation, the two-kilometre loop winds through a mossy cedar forest where dozens of locally carved wooden masks are affixed high on the trunks of trees.
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