Fresh Snowfall for Final Weekend of Canada’s Season
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There's been up to 20cm (8") of fresh snowfall reported for what is the final weekend of Canada's 23-24 ski season.
Whistler Blackcomb will close their still-open slopes on Whistler Mountain and Sunshine ski area near Banff will close on Monday.
Both report 20-30 miles of slopes, about 30-40% of their full terrain, open for their final weekends of the season.
As usual Sunshine's finale will be its famous Slush Cup annual water skimming contest. Believed to be the world's oldest, it's back for its 94th staging this year.
Whistler's Blackcomb Glacier usually re-opens through June and into early July with a terrain park for snow camps and ski training but that's not happening in 2024, with poor snow cover blamed.
On the east coast Quebec's Sommet Saint-Sauveur often keeps some snow open at least as late as the final areas open in the West, and sometimes reopens in early June at the same time as its waterpark starts its summer opening. This year it had what looks to have been its final operation of 23-24 on Saturday evening with its highest slope, piste 70, re-opening under floodlights for a final session of snow fun.
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Started by J2SkiNews in Ski News 19-May-2024
J2SkiNews posted 19-May
There's been up to 20cm (8") of fresh snowfall reported for what is the final weekend of Canada's 23-24 ski season.
Whistler Blackcomb will close their still-open slopes on Whistler Mountain and Sunshine ski area near Banff will close on Monday.
Both report 20-30 miles of slopes, about 30-40% of their full terrain, open for their final weekends of the season.
As usual Sunshine's finale will be its famous Slush Cup annual water skimming contest. Believed to be the world's oldest, it's back for its 94th staging this year.
Whistler's Blackcomb Glacier usually re-opens through June and into early July with a terrain park for snow camps and ski training but that's not happening in 2024, with poor snow cover blamed.
On the east coast Quebec's Sommet Saint-Sauveur often keeps some snow open at least as late as the final areas open in the West, and sometimes reopens in early June at the same time as its waterpark starts its summer opening. This year it had what looks to have been its final operation of 23-24 on Saturday evening with its highest slope, piste 70, re-opening under floodlights for a final session of snow fun.
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Edited 1 time. Last update at 19-May-2024