# Growth Desk source note — 2026-07-31 winter / shoulder-season recreation basecamp

## Angle
Greenwood should package winter and shoulder-season recreation as a modest “basecamp” visitor-spending product before marketing broader tourism claims.

## Direct HTTP checks performed
- Destination BC destination development — 200 — title: Destination Development - Destination BC. Used for partner-based destination-development framing.
- Trans Canada Trail Explore the Map — 200 — title: Trans Canada Trail | Explore the Map. Used for map/trail caution framing, not as proof of a specific Greenwood route condition.
- Big White Ski Resort — 200 — redirected to /geo/usa; used only as a regional winter-tourism comparison, not as a Greenwood model or partner claim.
- B.C. Economic Development Services — 200 — page lists support for diversification, strategic planning, funding wayfinding, business retention/expansion, investment attraction and partnerships.
- City of Greenwood — 200 — local public homepage checked for current civic/source context.
- Phoenix Mountain common websites checked — skiphoenix.com, phoenixmountain.ca and phoenixmountainskiresort.com did not resolve in this run.
- Phoenix Mountain Ski Area public Facebook page — 200 but page title parsed only as “Facebook”; used as a follow-up lead, not for operating facts.
- BoundaryBC homepage — failed in Python with TLS protocol alert; not used as a primary source in the article.

## Editorial cautions
- Published as a proposal/case-study lesson, not an official tourism or City plan.
- No claim about current Phoenix Mountain hours, lifts, operations, events or road status.
- No claim that a specific trail, ATV route, business, accommodation or event is confirmed visitor-ready.
- Human follow-up needed: current Phoenix official link/contact, Boundary Country contact, local trail/cycling/ATV contacts, accommodation/repair/rental businesses willing to be listed.