Saskatchewan prepares for winter activities without snow

For those looking to dust off the skis, you might have more luck. Fort Qu’Appelle’s Mission Ridge is eying an opening date on Dec. 15.

Christmas is fast approaching, though it might be hard to tell with the lack of snow in southern Saskatchewan.

For many, the holiday season is a time to get outside with family while skating, skiing or snowboarding.

But for Ryan Whippler, he is losing hope for skating on Wascana Lake this winter.

“I might be the only person in the province that’s looking forward to cold weather every day,” he said.

Whippler is part of the provincial capital commission, who is responsible for the ice rink at Wascana Lake.

“I keep looking for those temperatures, but we need considerably colder weather to get the rink on Wascana built this year. We haven’t tested recently, but as of last week we still have open water.”

He doesn’t expect conditions to improve until the new year.

For those looking to dust off the skis, you might have more luck. Fort Qu’Appelle’s Mission Ridge is eying an opening date on Dec. 15.