In 2022, Ottawa’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway, for the first time in its 52-year history, failed to freeze and open for the public. Last year, the impact was felt out west, with several ski areas in British Columbia
“We don’t want it to be a trend. And so right now, in the early season, there’s definitely some heightened excitement with the snow out west.”For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.“This winter, our industry is optimistic as snowfall levels are looking promising across many regions of Canada, setting the stage for an incredible season of winter tourism,” Potter said.
A 2023 report, co-authored by University of Waterloo professor Daniel Scott and his colleagues, Natalie Knowles and Robert Steiger, predicted that ski resorts in Canada would have to rely more and more on machine-made snow. Snow-farming or snow-harvesting refers to a process of building fences that would capture or direct snowfall to be concentrated in certain areas.