Tourism
History, Beauty & Opportunity
The WRFN, by its very location, is a perfect example of the beauty and splendour of Mother Earth in its most pristine form. Whether it is venturing along the trails and rivers or flying over the mountains and valleys, the scenery is some of the most spectacular in the territory. Also, part of this experience, is seeing the natural inhabitants of the land including moose, elk, bear, mountain sheep, deer, lynx and wolves.
CNLP is in the process of expanding its tourism attractions with a possible development and preservation of Snag, Yukon. Snag, best known for it’s record-breaking temperature of -63.0 °C (-81.4 °F) in February of 1947, was home to many members of WRFN. Snag has been unoccupied for more than fifty years and many of the old homesteads have began to decay. The CNLP hopes to preserve the history of Snag while offering tourism opportunities from the location that will highlight the history and culture of WRFN as well as provide tourists with exciting new ecotourism adventures.
CNLP has the opportunity to set an exciting vision to develop Snag into a tourism incubator - a platform that can offer a growing set of tourism offerings overtime. To achieve this, CNLP will need to set up the site and test/validate a proof of concept. The initial success is expected to attract the community and partners who could “plug in” and provide their own tourism offerings under certain guidelines, thereby growing the revenue potential, community and partner participation, and the overal cultural footprint of the WRFN.
Feasibility Study Findings
Traveller Statistics:
In 2016, more than 192,000 people crossed the Alaska border at Beaver Creek. On average, 12,738 people visit the Beaver Creek Visitor Information Centre each summer.
Community Consultations:
Two community consultations were held in 2018, one in Beaver Creek and one in Whitehorse, Yukon. Community feedback revealed interest in marketing Snag as a historic gathering place for Yukon First Nations.
Community members were comfortable with sharing a site relevant to their living history and culture, seeing in it an opportunity for restoration. Tourism opportunities in Snag could be informed by Traditional Knowledge, Elders, archaeological findings, cultural workshops, and ecotourism-based activities.
Work with us
The WRFN is surrounded by history, beauty and potential. We would love to speak with you about your tourism product and how it might be a good partnership fit for CNLP.