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Submitted by SnowValleyNews.ca on Sun, 18/04/2010 - 8:08pm.
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where does it come from?
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Submitted by megadude on Sun, 18/04/2010 - 9:31pm
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I knew it...another RCR conspiracy theory...you lasted a couple of days this time, pretty good.
Submitted by freshsnow on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 12:16am
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just in case this is a serious question....the drinking water on the ski hill comes from springs that are located on the hill.
Submitted by megadude on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 5:21am
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I dunno.......Sanook's probably got the lowdown that it's recycled sewage and that RCR is going to start charging people next year to drink it.
Submitted by SnowValleyNews.ca on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 7:02am
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you wouldn't want to give recycled sewage away for free now would you?

seriously though. Does anybody know?


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Submitted by ToddW on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 7:31am
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i always thought it came from between the base and bear bottom, from a aquifer spring
Submitted by orgasmo on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 8:37am
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Yeah todd, you're exactly right. It is disinfected in the little hut there on the lizard run.
Submitted by SnowValleyNews.ca on Mon, 19/04/2010 - 9:40am
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thanks for the info Todd. Thats where I thought it came from. By that little hump in the middle of dipsy/lizard where those huts are.


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Submitted by SnowValleyNews.ca on Thu, 27/05/2010 - 2:12pm
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ski hill maintenance man 'mikes' provided an answer a few weeks later on the fernie.com forums

"your wrong about the ski hill collecting surface runoff and collecting it in an underground resevoir. During the "on season" most of the potable water it brought from an aquifer located at the Elk River. From the little building on the other side of the locked gate, pretty much at the bottom of the hill... you probally know where I mean. During the "off season" most of the potable water is gathered from springs located on the ski hill, and moved through the little hut on the lizard run, to add chlorine, then stored in two underground resevoirs, creating the large lizard jump right beside the little hut, and is still supplemented by the River Aquifer with the "river pump". There would never be enough surface runoff to supply the hill all summer long, never mind all winter long, when there is no surface runoff... The bears den water use to be run off... 7 years ago.. but now its t'd off of the snow making line, non treated... don't drink it."


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