The Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) has authorized the resumption of service of four ski lifts at the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort. Skiers will have access from this Sunday, January 8.
The L’Étoile filante ski lift, where the fall of a gondola occurred on December 10, must however remain closed.
The RBQ had ordered the ski lifts to stop on December 16. It demanded that the operator Resorts of the Canadian Rockies provide it with an expert report, security clearances, and a training plan to authorize their return to service.
“The RBQ’s priority remains public safety. The Mont-Sainte-Anne station has provided us with all the evidence and requirements to partially lift the order concerning four aerial ski lifts. The reopening of L’Étoile filante will depend on the pace of fulfillment of the requirements set out in the ordinance by the operator, “said RBQ President and CEO Michel Beaudoin in a press release.
The station announced on its Facebook site that it would resume operations this Sunday.
“As of Sunday, January 8 at 8:30 a.m., skiers and snowboarders will be able to find the slopes of Mont-Sainte-Anne, while the Station will be able to resume its operations thanks to the authorizations and approvals of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec received on January 7, 2023. », is it written.
In interview with The sun, Resort of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) General Manager and Vice President of the Eastern Region, Maxime Crétin, said his team had “shed complete light on the causes of the December 10 incident with all the seriousness that the situation requires. »