Jumbo Valley is in the heart of British Columbia's Purcell Mountains.
New scientific research proves the area is home to a critical anchor population of grizzlies.
Glacier Resorts wants to install a gondola, two chairlifts and base infrastructure to open the high alpine to skiers.
In Jumbo Valley, adjacent to the proposed resort site.
Looking down into Jumbo Valley, the proposed resort site.
A blockade to stop road construction lasted eight weeks.
The peaks of Central Purcells, looking from Jumbo Pass.