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by Tod Strachan . ;

‘Will there be skiing at. Shanies
‘Mountain next winter? "Yes," ‘Says
‘Dan Matthews of ‘the Ontario-
based contracting firm D.R. Mat-
thews and Associates. "And you’ re
going to be pleased with it." This
may be a brave statement to make
in the eyes of a few gun-shy
Shames directors who have seen
this statement misfire a few too
many times. But Matthews has
~ confidence in the project. |

D.R. Matthews and Associates

have taken on the job of. putting
the Shames Mountain ski concept
into action and his optimistic
answer to the age old question,
"When can we ski Shames?",
comes from experience. In Mat-
thews words, "We don’t do it if
it’s an iffy project.” And Shames
jis far from "iffy", according to
Matthews. On a scale of one to
ten, he rates Shames at around a

1et ready to hit
ames slopes

make it work: like an arena or
swimming pool, a ski hill is a

- recreational facility, and to suc-
cessfully build any sort of recre-

ational facilty, the project needs
the community behind it. As Mat-

thews puts it: "It requires that the |

community stand behind it and.
say, "Let’s make it work’." -

And how much is a day’s skiing
going. to cost? According to Mat- -
thews, you can expect to pay

lift pass ~ roughly the same as
Hudson Bay Mountain. But if it’s
-a little more, don’t be: surprised.
There are two ski hills in B.C. that .
are in financial trouble at the pres-
ent time because. they were under-

‘charging the public. They had

great. potential, says Matthews, but
‘because they were undercharging
they soon found they couldn't
develop beyond the initial phase.

In fact some years, they couldn't .

even keep up with regular mainten-

Bconomic benefit? Yes Shames
will offer Terrace that, too, "Skiing

is one sport the whole family can’
participate in,” says Matthews. [>
"Our research: in northern §£

And,
communities indicates that north-
ermers will drive farther and go out
more .times.". So expect to see

more visitors from Kitimat, Prince ©
Rupert; probably Smithers and |

possibly Alaska. And they’re all

- going to spend money here.
something around $21 a day fora °

But first things first. Matthews

says the road to Kitsumkalum will

be open soon and they'll be able to

dismantle and rebuild the equip- -
ment that’s there. At the ne
time, he says they’re looking as far:

away as Quebec and New York for

. other equiptment. Then, in July or
August the road to Shames will be

complete and the job of putting all
this equimpent in place can begin.

When the mountain opens to the

public this fall, the first phase may gue

not impress some. But according to

. Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 11, 1990 A3

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Dan Matthews (left) of D.R. ‘Matthews. Associates, the Shames
Mountain construction firm, says his company is excited about the
Shames Mountain project and it will be open to. skiers this fall.

On Maithews's left is Shames Mountain project manager Mark

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currently involved ‘with. have to pay for it. not the amenities, that count, "If § Fine Dining {
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