Slow start to ski season at Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton
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Apex Mountain resort near Penticton was able to open on time this year but with limited runs due to warmer weather conditions.
This is typically one of the busiest weeks at Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton, B.C., but with not a whole lot of snow on the ground, it’s been a slow start to season.
The ski hill opened on time this year but with limited runs and activities.
“Our numbers are significantly down from where we were, for example, last year we were able to open up a week earlier than normal and open every single run on the mountain and that was Dec. 2. So, a much different story this year with a much slower start,” Apex Mountain Resort general manager James Shalman said.
“Volume is down, people aren’t quite as excited to ski on limited terrain as they would with the whole mountain being open, but people are still excited to be up here. It’s a beautiful day up here and it’s Christmas holidays and people just still want to come out and celebrate in the snow.”
On Tuesday, the Stocks Chair, T-Bar and Magic Carpet as well as the Tube Park were operational, while the Skate Loop and Skate Rink remained closed.
Only 15 of the 80 available runs on the mountain are currently open and another 10 are expected to open on Wednesday.
“Dec. 27 is going to be the first day of our high-speed attachable quad. Today we’re getting everything ready,” Shalman said.
“We’ve had snowmaking in place for the last three weeks that have just made a nice layer on the top, made some of those perfect corduroy runs. But tomorrow we are going to be opening up the quad, seven days a week for the rest of this season.”
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