On Saturday, Mount Norquay in Banff National Park became the first ski hill in the country to open for the season.

Waldo and fellow SaSki Sisters coaches Naomi Ottenbreit and Heather Sten traversed the 70-kilometre stretch of Highway 1 between Moose Jaw and Regina in rollerblades to raise money for their program.

Traditionally, Big White heavily relies on foreign nationals for part of its workforce, but the coronavirus pandemic is making that extremely difficult this year.

At Apex Mountain Resort, the general manager said the hill has instituted social distancing, but that “being outside and outdoors is a fantastic thing.”

After the Express du Village lift broke down, emergency crews "manually evacuated" the skiers stuck on the lift, according to a post on Ski Bromont's Facebook page.

'I came up here out of the blue and saw it was destroyed, I knew I had to do something right away,' says the GM of the new adventure park.

The temperature at the hill on Saturday was -2 C, along with overcast skies and variable visibility.

Optimist Hill is dealing with funding concerns as it prepares for its first full season in operation.

Boler Mountain will be welcoming skiers and snowboarders starting Saturday.

WinSport is open for the 2019-2020 season while a dark cloud still looms over the community after funding for the X Games was axed.