Silver King Skyride Development Association-Skyride Feasibili

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Feasibility Study Initiative May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association

Silver King Skyride Access the Inaccessible


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Agenda

• Introduction• Project History

• Concept• Rational• Next steps


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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Introduction

Association Directors

Graeme LeadbeaterPhil Scott Jay McKimmMitch ScottTom AbrahamLukas Armstrong

• 2 years in development

• Volunteer Organization• 60+ people involved• 30 meetings• CBT• RDCK• City of Nelson• Kootenay Lake Tourism• Chamber of Commerce• Local Business Owners• Nordic Club

• Mountain Bike Club



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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Introduction

Toad Mountain

Red Mountain

SilverkingMountain

Old SilverkingMine

MorningMountain

Phase 1 Options

Future Phases

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Silver King Skyride : Access to the Inaccessible

Mission/ Purpose:

To connect the peaks with the valley, the alpine with the downtown.

Provide locals and tourists of all ages and abilities the opportunity to experiephysical health and well-being, adventure, learning, pure fun and spiritual fu

that comes from spending time up high.

Create opportunity by building tourism based infrastructure that is an economifor local employment and business development.

Values/Guiding Principles:

• Four-season, year-round operation• Multitude of commercial opportunities: equipment rentals, guiding, teaching,

retail, music, trail building, food and beverage, events, workshops, meetings,conferences, teambuilding, training, etc.• Regionally oriented—a Kootenay amenity• Development free zone: no associated real estate sales• Local people involved in its envisioning, planning, creation and operation• Affordable for locals• A bias toward education: environment, history, backcountry safety, etc• Career development opportunities, i.e. partnerships with Selkirk College• A positive relationship with the forestry, mining, guiding, food and beverage, e

and tourism industries


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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Concept

Toad Mountain

Silverking Mountain

Old Silverking Mine

Morning Mountain

Phase 1 Options

Future Phases

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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Rational

By the Numbers

Inputs:

Kokanee Creek Park: 200,000 /yr in 2015White Water: 110,000 skier days 6ooo season ticketsHotel Nights: 240,000 regionally /yr not including informal rentalsGrohman Park: 21,000 /yr

Expected Ridership Yr 1: 120,000 Yr 5: 150,000

weddings/events 2000soft recreation 80000back country 12000nordic 10000business 1000biking 15000

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weddings/events soft recreation back country nordic

Rational:

• Historical Precedent• Contemporary Precedent• Recreation Master Plan

• Tourism as Economic Driver• Digital Hub / Place to live• Local and Regional Amenity


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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Rational

Vision/Organizing Image

Five years after it’s in place, the Silver King Tramway becomes internationally recognized as a fundamentally unique connection between amountain city and it’s surrounding mountain environment.

The Tramway becomes an international draw to the Kootenays—not just Nelson. It’s one of the pillars of the regional economy. Access, yes, balso sensibility. It reflects what the place is about and the ethos of the people who live here.

Seen as something that’s truly unique. It’s not a resort. It’s an arterial connection between the mountain-top and the valley bottom.And everyone is involved in a multitude of experiences and activities that take place there that keep growing and evolving.


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May 17 2016Silver King Skyride Development Association Next Steps

• Benefits• Opportunities• Next Steps

Next Steps

Feasibility Study

• Ground Effects• Market• Technology• Social• Capital requirements• Local / outside consultants

• Land use• Economic• Environmental


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Silver King Skyride Development Association-Skyride Feasibili