Heli Skiing Cancelled - Blue River

climbmax · Jan 12, 2021

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/321688/Mike-Wiegele-Heli-Skiing-cancels-season#321688

I know most opinions on this operator. But never good to see as it only puts pressure on our industry as well.
Be safe, sled safe.
RS

snopro · Jan 12, 2021

Will shed a tear for him....

Caper11 · Jan 12, 2021

Thats not good. Hopefully he doesn’t make more noise about our industry in the meantime.

skegpro · Jan 12, 2021

snopro said:
Will shed a tear for him....

Call and ask if you can stay at the lodge.

Keefer lake cat skiing is renting out to sledders.

Cableguy · Jan 12, 2021

might not want us at their lodge but could we expore the terrain?

neilsleder · Jan 12, 2021

Poor millionaire!

canuck5 · Jan 12, 2021

Open up the lodge to “local” sledders

Pedaling pete · Jan 13, 2021

neilsleder said:
Poor millionaire!

Might be fair to note that the "poor millionaire" employs 250 people in blue river and now most of them are unemployed....

papajake · Jan 13, 2021

o boo hoo how many Albertans are unemployed because of bc,s policy to not let a pipeline in their province so what do these people do when the skiing shut down in the off season

Pedaling pete · Jan 13, 2021

papajake said:
o boo hoo how many Albertans are unemployed because of bc,s policy to not let a pipeline in their province so what do these people do when the skiing shut down in the off season

Oh sorry I didn't realise there was a compitition on who laid the most workers off...

All I'm saying is that big meany millionaire employs a few people in the area....

How many jobs are you providing in Canada

fredw · Jan 13, 2021

What’s the lodges phone number, see if we can book them up for sledding, ride the sick lines up rather than down

HotShotHarry · Jan 13, 2021

From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

TylerG · Jan 13, 2021

HotShotHarry said:
From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

.....I'm reminded of a song, by one known as "Bubbles".........

I was down, drinking at the legion, I met a girl, she was nice, she was pretty and pleasin'.....

fredw · Jan 13, 2021

Took the family panorama skying over Christmas, from clerks, staff, to ski patrol.. all seam to be over seas.. asked how they got back with covid pandemic, they said no problems, the hill called them essential services and there visas were granted..

sure makes you wonder how much gov pull these ski hills have.. all make minimum wage and take away from local jobs

popeye · Jan 13, 2021

Well I guess they won't be buzzing sledders with the choppers this year.
Said incident was many years ago but apparently the wrong area was ventured into with sleds and one of the choppers buzzed the group while they were stopped. No tears shed by this guy for Wiggly.

maxwell · Jan 13, 2021

HotShotHarry said:
From what I understand, Weigle does not employ any local residents. Nor does he support the town. Hence why there is so much animosity towards him. Although, it sure was a sight to behold when a bunch of his employees- all young girls - decided to go to the Legion one particular Thursday evening a few years ago. Whew!.... that was fun.

I cant speak for the staff or to what degree he supports the town, but i do know he does a couple free days a year for the local children. Takes them up some easy runs close to town to learn to ski. I can appreciate that.

snoflake · Jan 13, 2021

Maybe time to see if there is some common ground. Sledder's go rent the lodge, and show him how awesome we are. Then maybe in the future there will be less animosity, and there can be a relationship like Mustang, and Monashee have.

If he says pound sand, then i guess we know our options.

mikeydoo · Jan 13, 2021

He is renting to sledders right now, A group is staying there this weekend that i know. I'm not goin there though.

bobsledder · Jan 13, 2021

250 people out of work is sad no matter where they are from. Has to be local companies missing out on supplying goods and services as well.

Lunch_Box · Jan 13, 2021

bobsledder said:
250 people out of work is sad no matter where they are from. Has to be local companies missing out on supplying goods and services as well.

Last time I talked to someone from town they said everything is brought in from out of town; food, booze, workers,... He puts nothing back into the town for the most part.

Heli Skiing Cancelled - Blue River

Team Thunderstruck

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Super Mod Geek

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Active VIP Member

Similar threads