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1,300 Laid off at Blue Mountain

By Adam ⋅ January 5, 2007 ⋅ Email this post Email this post ⋅ Print this post Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

It’s tipster day. JB points to a Toronto Star article reporting that 1,300 employees have been laid off at Blue Mountain for at least three weeks thanks to the incredibly crappy weather (unless the weather improves soon). That’s terrible news. And here in Toronto, it looks like the city-owned slopes might not open at all.

What a terrible, terrible season.

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2 comments for “1,300 Laid off at Blue Mountain”

  1. Man, I can’t believe what a disastrous winter this is for skiing and snowboarding. No real comment, just venting.

    Posted by Anonymous | January 5, 2007, 6:20 pm

  2. [...] least snowiest) the Toronto area had seen in years. Many resorts like Blue Mountain were forced to lay off their staff during the much-needed holiday season because, well, warm temperatures forced them all [...]

    Posted by Highly Obsessed: The Snowboarding and Cycling Blog | Ontario’s Blue Mountain Bounces Back | April 13, 2008, 9:15 am

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