Sale of Island Lake Lodge

[gagbandit]

Does anyone have any details about this transaction and the plans for the future. I’ve heard that they intend to put in private ski club ?

[griz-boy]

It pretty much is a private ski club as is. Pay the big bucks to play. Has been out priced for most middle class skiers. Its doctors and lawyers, dentists, the New Yorkers, politicians. Pretty lame, but money talks. There used to be some pretty cool shareholders at one time but each dropped out.

The new owners one being owner of Mica and had original ownership with Island Lake. The other a young american with a load of cash, however seems to be down to earth. He’s the money muscle.

I have heard alot of rumors of what may happen. For the near future it will run as a cat skiing operation. Expansion will happen but no one really knows what. The new owners haven’t even taken over yet. It would be nice to see if they could take the Lake back 5-6 years when it was a awesome place to be. But that is just wishing.

[username]

The only thing Island Lake Lodge is good for is hunting in the fall.

[grant_st]

One of my best ski experiences was from Island Lake last year April.
Not only did I have a blast, but so did 11 other people that I skiied with.
What’s there not to love? Even after 3 weeks of no snow and warmish weather, the skiing was great.
Why do locals want to slag such a great destination?
On the subject of moneyed guests, let me tell you, people don’t make large coin by relaxing by the fire with a beer. We work hard, on average, 12hours a day. Most of us are from humble backgrounds and have busted our ass to make something of our lives. Yes, we now live in large cities – and we love to ski.

[griz-boy]

I don’t have a fireplace and its just my opinion so generalizing that ‘locals’ slag Island Lake is your own triteness.

Anyway it has dumped over 150cms in the past 2 weeks. The Lake is closed for business.

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