Winter activities ramping up in the northwest
CBC
Most of Northwestern Ontario has already experienced a taste of winter weather this November.
That's made some people involved in outdoor activities extra excited.
Dave Suttie is one of those people.
He is the general manager of the Kamview Nordic ski area in Thunder Bay, and said the season is well ahead of schedule
"Things are looking really choice here," said Suttie. "We were able to get some skiing going on the 17th of November which is is really early for us, and what we do have open is in pretty good shape."
Suttie said they had been spending a good deal of time prepping the ski area before the snow came. He said that included making sure the grass is short, and doing a bit of reclamation on the trails.
"We were cutting trees back, taking down danger trees, and making sure equipment is tuned up so that it works," he said.
Suttie said with the early snow and cold, the transition to skiing came pretty quickly and that there were a lot of people enjoying the trails.
However, he said he is concerned a warming trend forecast for the end of November could make the early season skiing short lived.
He said even though Kamview has some snow-making equipment, they need wintery temperatures to make that snow happen.
On Wednesday, the Kamview Nordic Centre posted they would be closing the trails from Nov. 24 to 27 due to expected warm weather.
"It's not quite the same technology they would have at the (downhill) ski areas," he said. "So I do need pretty consistent temperatures of highs of -10 and lower than that to make any decent amount of snow."
Another person happy about the early arrival of winter in the northwest is Adrian Tessier.
Tessier is the groomer/coordinator for the Thunder Bay Adventure Trails snowmobile club.
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