Ski hills and resorts readying for upcoming season

Nov 15, 2020 | 2:59 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – The snow isn’t going anywhere, which bodes well for those anxiously waiting to hit the slopes in and around Prince George.

“I mean right now we’re looking at temperatures probably below normal for this time of year,” states Gregg Walters, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. “Normally, we’re looking at highs of about zero and lows of minus seven, so it has been certainly at that level or a little bit below which is good for maintaining the snow that we do have.”

Good news for those out grooming and combing the snow at ski resorts across Northern BC. While the Hart Ski Hill is projecting its opening to be early in December, larger resorts, such as Powder King just north of Prince George, aim to be opening their powdered slopes as early as November 20th.

Hudson Bay Mountain, just outside of Smithers, has their projected start date as December 4th. And added snowfall tonight will only help secure those dates.

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“It doesn’t look right now to be a tremendous amount, maybe 5-10 centimetres,” advised Walters. “After that, it’s just kind of usual flurry activity and doesn’t appear to be much in the way of an accumulation from mid-week through until next weekend.”

And when they do open, ski resorts are asking customers to have an understand and patience towards the increased measures and challenges faced by resorts in order to meet COVID-19 protocols. These protocols may be reflected in price increases this season for its services. Many financial cost pressures include continued minimum wage increases, need for increased staffing and related expenses of housing staff, as well as mandatory requirements for COVID-19 mitigation. For example, the Hart Ski Hill upgrades their lift lines in order to ensure social distancing.

Pre-season passes are still available on websites of each respective ski resort.

by Ethan Ready

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