Aging gracefully

Intrawest ULC, the venerable Vancouver-based ski-hill operator that owns Whistler Blackcomb and nine other ski resorts around North America, discovered in 2005 that it was beginning to feel the passage of time.

Having started out as a ski-resort real-estate developer, it had become a retailer of sports gear, a resort owner and manager, a housing developer and the operator of a luxury adventure travel agency. By 2006 it was a wide-ranging resort conglomerate employing 22,000 people. more...

Buddy Up

Rapids, rocks and a big raft can make for a fun adventure, but add a hip eatery, a posh hotel plus 18 holes of golf … and now you’ve got a market opportunity more...