Closed for three years, Whitehorse hot springs to reopen soon as new spa facility
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It's taken three years, but a Yukon tourism destination is getting ready to reopen.
Formerly known as the Takhini Hot Springs, the Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs has gone through a massive facelift.
Owner Garry Umbrich said after taking part in a local business development program that gave him access to experts from around the world, he decided to change the model of his business.
"We've moved it from being a recreational facility to being a health-based facility. So it's very much in the direction of a spa," he said.
In addition to the hot springs, Umbrich said they've added saunas, steam rooms, cold showers, a lot of seating areas and relax areas.
"The spa services are borrowed from the European tradition of going from hot to cold to relax," he said.
He added people will also see Turkish and Icelandic influences in the seating and relax areas, as well as a strong Japanese influence in the hot springs.
The water will also be hotter than it used to be, going from 37 C and 38 C to 40 C, said Umbrich.
"Instead of spending, say, 95 per cent of your time in the water, you might spend 50 per cent of your time in the hot water," he said.
The hotter water also means children won't be able to use the facility.
Umbrich said when he started planning for the renovated facility, he had hoped to keep a pool for children but eventually realized it couldn't be combined with the spa services he wanted to offer.
He added he talked to the owners of a proposed hotel nearby who assured him they would put in a family-friendly pool that would be accessible for everyone, including people who are not customers of the hotel.
Umbrich said the project experienced delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic and there were some cost overruns.
"Sometimes instead of waiting a week or two, we would wait a year for things to come in. So it really did slow us down a lot," he said.
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