Canada Suffers From Worst Ski Conditions In Years
Canada’s previous good snow was not evident this year after and very poor conditions left some people calling it the worst season in 10 years. People taking holidays in Canada this year got something of let down.
Canada is known all around the world for being the place find great snow and perfectly formed pistes.The ski resort of Whistler is well known to most and scores of people set out towards the Canadian Rockies each season for their dose of snow heaven. This past season did not provide the usual delights that people expect however.
Just before Christmas a period of -30 degree high pressure meant the slopes stayed pretty sparse and the low pressure that followed fails to deliver the needed dump.There were little bits of snowfall here and there of about 3-5cm but it didn’t hang around and it is difficult to ride on that amount anyway.One man interviewed as he left a resort states “it’s been borderline terrible”. He had found his way out to the Castle Resort the week before but found bare slopes and zero snow when he arrived.“I maybe got 4 days of riding out of 14, that’s not good”. Another visitor said that she decided to ditch the skiing in favour of doing some sightseeing on one of the local company’s polar bear holidays.
The unreliable temperatures and pressures that caused the lack of snow have been blamed by many of the effects of global warming. A counter argument to this is the great conditions that Europe and most of America have had at their ski resorts, some of the best for years in fact.Most put it down to poor fortunes and hope for better luck next winter