One week after Wildsight launched a legal challenge to force Zincton Resort into a full environmental assessment, founder David Harley delivered a blunt message: if the court challenge succeeds, Zincton is done. The reaction underscored what has long been true in the Selkirks: this debate isn’t just about process. It’s about the future of rural …
Read more Why Zincton Resort Matters: A New Model for Communities
The proposed Zincton Project has reached an important regulatory milestone. The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) recently confirmed that Zincton will not require a formal environmental assessment
Read more Zincton Project Clears Major Regulatory Milestone
David Harley is the proponent for the proposed Zincton Resort and he responded to the above Zincton Farm postcard creation.
Read more The Zincton Farm corrected
Historically, conservationists vilify ski areas and often with just cause. The broad swaths cleared for runs fracture the eco system and resident wildlife hesitate traversing the new open areas. The recent emphasis on year-round mountain activities further displaces the wildlife. The increased human engagement brought in by the development forces the wildlife out of the …
Read more Can a Ski Area and Conservation Co-Exist?
The video introduces the formal proposal concept, revised following input from First Nations, government, and the public
Read more Zincton 3D Tour narrated by David Harley
An Interview with David Harley, the proponent of the new Zincton lift-assisted, slack country ski area in the Selkirk Range between New Denver and Kaslo in BC. Before we talked, David Harley sent me the basic facts about Zincton. The idea of a Tenure essentially set aside for backcountry skiing is intriguing. 80% of the …
Read more David Harley talks about Zincton
Zincton will be the Tesla of ski areas – green, clean, local and complimentary to its neighbouring communities.
Read more The Zincton Resort Proposal
Zincton is a radical departure from existing resorts however a true sign of the times and the project needs your support to make it happen. The ghost town of Zincton, located between Kaslo and New Denver, is being reinvented for backcountry skiing, boarding and mountain biking and is nothing like existing resorts. The outdoor market …
Read more Zincton Application Pending BC Approval
Zincton is a radical departure from existing resorts however a true sign of the times!
Read more Zincton – A Radical Departure
