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Panorama Mountain Resort is a ski and golf resort in Canada, located in the Purcell Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Part of the Columbia Valley sub-region of the East Kootenay region, it is a popular tourist destination known for its rolling cliffs and spectacular view of the Rocky Mountains. It is owned by Panorama Mountain Village Inc.〔 〕 ==History== Panorama was founded in 1962 by Guy Messerli, of Invermere, and some friends. The original ski hill consisted of a single rope tow, which ran up the bottom of Old Timer. In 1964, a platter was purchased from Sunshine Village, and installed to replace the rope tow. In 1969, the platter was moved to its present location on the bunny hill, and an extremely long wooden T-Bar was installed that ran up the present Mile 1 quad location. In 1973, lots were sold near the base of the hill for development to raise money for the hill. Using the funds that they earned from the lots, the ''Horizon'' Double Chair was installed in 1975. The Horizon ran about three quarters of the distance of the present ''Champagne Express'' lift. In 1978 the hill was purchased from Messerli and associates by Alan Graham and Cascade Development Group. Graham funded the Toby and Horsethief lodges, completed in 1979, that greatly increased lodging in the area. In 1979, the Toby Double chair was built, and in 1980 the ''Sunbird'' Triple Chair was completed. Both still operate to this day. In 1984, in the continued effort to make Panorama into a resort, hotels began opening near the base of the hill, and tennis courts were installed. In March 1985, Panorama hosted two men's World Cup speed events, and the Champagne T-Bar was built to bring skiers to the top of the races. The Champagne T-Bar ran from the top of the Horizon double to where the Champagne Quad Chair runs today. In 1989, the Old wooden T-Bar was replaced with the Mile 1 Express, and development continued at the hill base. In 1993 the hill was purchased by Intrawest, whose massive pockets would pay for much more development at Panorama, and the Greywolf Golf Course. Also, in 1995 the Summit T-Bar was opened. In 1998, a very innovative lift system called a Pulse Gondola was installed by Doppelmayr Lifts from the lodge on Toby Creek up to the main base area to bring skiers and pedestrians from the lower village and day skier parking lot up to the upper village snow front. In 2004, the Horizon double chair and Champagne T-Bar were replaced by the Champagne Express, and the Summit T-Bar was replaced by the Summit Quad. Plans currently exist to replace the Sunbird Triple Chair with a quad chair, but that will likely not happen for some time. In November 2008, the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup returned to the resort with Giant Slalom and Slalom races held on Old Timer and Hay Fever respectively. On January 28, 2010 Intrawest agreed to sell Panorama Mountain Village to a group of local business people led by Rick Jensen. The group was said to be paying $27.5 million. The deal is due to close in February. The buyer group is made up of 18 people, most of whom own homes in Panorama. In December 2014 the resort officially opened their new chair lift the Discovery Quad. The new chair goes from the learning area to the top of Stringer, a green run. It makes for a very natural and easy learning progression for people transferring from the carpet lifts to the chair lift. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Panorama Mountain Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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