Wasn't that a winter? Looking back on 2016/17
The chairs are swaying in the breeze and the last of the snow is clinging to the shady spots. The 2016/17 ski season is soon to be a distant memory. Was it good? Was it so-so? or was it bloody flippin awesome! We checked in with some of the resorts to see how they did. Did they meet their expectations?
Lets start with the biggest pile at the end of the season.
Mount Seymour wins for most snowfall. They annually see 1000 cm but this year finished with 1491.
Fernie averages 900 cm but piled on an extra 177 cm.
Castle Mountain in the south end of Alberta saw record crowds enjoying the extra metre of snow that fell. I hear they had people parking out on the approach road a problem they have never experienced before.
Anybody hanging out at Kicking Horse loved the snow this season. The annual snowfall there is 640 cm but the pow kept coming. They saw 938 cm by the end of the season.
Whistler wasn't left out in the cold. They surpassed the average annual snowfall by mid-April due to 320 cm of snow landing on the slopes in March. By the end of the season they had surpassed the average annual snowfall by over 200 cm.
With all that extra snow, did that mean the resorts saw more visitors? It sure did! Over at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, they are pleased as punch to boast about a record season. With an action-packed events calendar and fantastic late season snowfall, Sun Peaks increased their overall skier visits by 12% over last year.
Before the season was even finished, Lake Louise Ski Resort was calling it a resounding success. April saw more and more snow. They ended the season saying it was the best spring skiing ever at the Lake.
The numbers for Canadian ski resorts arent in but the Telegraph out of the UK is reporting that the USA saw nearly two million more skiers and boarders compared to last season.
So how was the season for you? Did you find the perfect stash? Any predictions for next year? I say, we push the REPEAT button.
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