© 2019 BHACongrats to Nicholi Rogatkin winner of the Big White Slopestyle 2018!
Peter Plimmer, President of Big White – About Big Bike Slopestyle 2018 https://www.pinkbike.com/news/destination-showcase-big-white-bc.html
We are more than stoked to see an international event coming up at Big White Bike Park! BHA has been part of the planning of Big White Bike Park since 2015. Located at the base of Lara’s Gondola, the Slopestyle Pro Course is one of the most exciting new additions to the bike park amenities for 2018. Planned to be an event hosting and training facility, the Slopestyle Course is one of the few of its kind in North America, offering an awesome opportunity for the development of Slopestyle Mountain Biking.
So far, 23 riders have confirmed their presences at the Big White Invitational on July 4-7 2018, for more information and the schedule:
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/athlete-announcement-for-big-white-invitational.html
http://www.bigwhite.com/summer/events-activities/big-white-invitational-slopestyle
Big White Invitational Logo
BHA Planning at Big White Bike Park.
Photo: Big White 2018
© BHA 2019BHA has been actively engaged in the master planning process for Big White Ski Resort for the past 15 years. We have recently been working on a new Master Plan designed to improve the quality of skiing, enhance the base area, expand summer season offerings and improve the overall mountain resort experience. In preparation for this next stage of development, Big White has plenty of upgrades planned for the 2018 season, including a new fixed-grip quad chair to replace the famous Powder Chair.
© 2019 BHABased on the Master Plan developed by BHA in 2015, the Mansfield Ski Club has undertaken a program of upgrades and improvements in recent years. The club’s members and visitors can now enjoy the new Javelin Triple Chairlift and a new terrain park – The Flight Deck. Both amenities have been a huge success since their implementation, and resulted from a detailed planning exercise led by BHA that also included the expansion of skiable terrain, a grading plan, resort residential development, and all-season considerations.
For more information on MSC http://www.mansfieldskiclub.com/
Live action at the new “Flight Deck” terrain park at Mansfield Ski Club. Photo: MSC 2018.
© 2019 BHABHA was pleased to received the official announcement from Sioux City and our colleagues at SEH about the Sioux City Cone Park Grand Opening scheduled for December 19th 2017.
From 2015 to 2016, BHA worked in concert with SEH, V&K, Torrent Eng and RRC to create the plans for this brand new all-season park located in Sioux City, Iowa. It is a pleasure to see how the plans came to realities, with a high tech LED lighting system and on-hill music, a modern all-season lodge with a cozy outdoor fire pit overlooking the hill, a refrigerated ice skating rink that will convert into a splash pad in the Summer and of course the tube park, Cone Park is fully ready to receive its first guests!
Cone Park Lodge. SEH December 2017
CONE PARK OPENING DATE
Ribbon Cutting: Tuesday, December 19 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Park Opening: Thursday, December 21 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
View from the top of the Tube Park, Sioux City Cone Park. SEH December 2017
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© 2019 BHAGreat news in Big White! The resort’s employees will soon have new housing available to them. Offering direct connection to the village, skiing facilities and work place, the first building is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2018. BHA worked with the Big White team to develop a multi-phase plan which included the site layout and grading, in addition to rezoning and development documentation. The modular construction, the attention to environmental impact and the resort’s active involvement in providing affordable housing to their employees brings this project in line with Big White’s vision and long term sustainability plan. This is a timely development as it comes during a period when the housing situation in BC is of growing concern.
For more information on this project which aims to efficiently house the resort’s employees while offering a great lifestyle to its residents, see the links below:
https://www.go2hr.ca/articles/big-white-builds-new-staff-accommodations-address-housing-challenges
Big White Staff Housing under construction
© 2019 BHAThe Cone Park Lodge, a major component of the Sioux City’s All-Season Cone Park Master Plan, is nearing completion and may open for the 2017/2018 winter season. The Lodge will serve as the hub for the future Cone Park guests ice skating or tubing on the adjacent slopes, offering a warm spot to relax, warm up, and recharge. The Lodge will also be used as an all-season community hub for events or private functions, such as weddings.
BHA was brought onto the Cone Park Master Plan as the Recreation and Park Planner to provide an assessment of the physical realities of the site, and develop an integrated, well-balanced site plan. This great project was a collaboration between BHA and the professionals from SEH, V&K, Torrent Eng. and RRC.
The preferred concept linked a lite ice skating rink and tube park, snowboarding and skiing facilities, multi-use trails, and splash pad for summer, with an accessible base and parking area. The completion of the Cone Park Lodge represents the next step towards the realization of the Master Plan for Cone Park.
The Lodge’s progress is showcased in the Sioux City Journal.
© 2019 BHAEarlier this month the SLRD (Squamish-Lillooet Regional District) selected the BHA team to undertake the Pemberton Valley Trails Master Plan. We are honored to be able to play a leading role in this exciting planning project that is scheduled to begin in the next weeks. Looking into one of the key trail areas of the Sea to Sky corridor, the Master Plan will act as a reference document proving a series a tools that will support the sustainability of this trail system and its community.
To learn more about that beautiful area http://pembertontrails.com/
© 2019 BHAFor a second time, the BHA team will join the delegates of the Mountain Bike Symposium. This year, we will travel to Revelstoke to attend to this vibrant conference. We are looking forward to tossing some ideas around with some of the bike tourism industry experts.
“THE MTB TOURISM SYMPOSIUM IS A GATHERING OF CREATIVE MINDS WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN ADVANCING THE FUTURE OF MOUNTAIN BIKE TOURISM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.”
http://mtbtourismsymposium.ca/
2017 BC Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium – Revelstoke – September 13 to 15 2017
© 2019 BHAFrom vision to reality… Today, August 4th 2017, is the opening day of the Big White Bike Park. All of the BHA staff are ecstatic to see one of our project being brought to reality. We send all our best wishes to the Big White Bike Park team and everyone that has been part of this epic journey. See you on trails!
For more info
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/203358/Bikers-take-to-the-slopes
https://www.bigwhite.com/summer/mountain-biking
https://mtbparks.com/British-Columbia/309-Bike-Big-White/View-details.html?item_id=120
BHA was hired by Big White in the summer of 2015 to create the Big White Bike Park Master Plan. We are proud to see the trails finally open for the public.
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