Over tourism occurs when visitor numbers exceed a place’s carrying capacity, overwhelming the landscapes and communities that draw them. It strains infrastructure, degrades natural sites, displaces residents, and erodes the authenticity and sense of place that visitors and locals value.
What begins as satire asks a serious question: when does tourism become unsustainable?This work imagines that future in Revelstoke where inside lies our worst nightmare… the lift-line from hell. It magnifies the congestion of mountain recreation, turning a familiar experience into an unsettling vision of what lies ahead.
This piece asks how a community can protect the qualities that make it worth visiting. By freezing this imagined future in time, the work invites reflection on balance, stewardship, and the choices we make before the ice melts.