Seasons come and seasons go, however snow in August? It occurred Wednesday in Sunshine Village for the second time previously week.
The favored Banff ski vacation spot posted a hyperlink to the park webcam Wednesday on social media, together with a photograph of the mountains with a superb dusting of snowfall.
“Strolling in a winter wonderland summer season snow globe,” the resort’s social media workforce posted. “The climate can change shortly in @BanffNP, together with snow in August at greater elevations comparable to @SunshineVillage pictured right here!”
That put up got here on the heels of the same posting on Aug. 23, concerning the first snowfall that befell final Wednesday.
Powder Journal’s Matt Lorelli reported the first snowfall of the season, including that Sunshine Village is normally one of many first North American ski resorts to open each season as a result of its northern location and excessive elevation.
He added that Sunshine’s projected opening date is Nov. 8.
Sunshine Village wasn’t the one ski resort to report snow on Wednesday, both.
Nakiska, Lake Louise and Kicking Horse Ski Resort all featured snow pictures on their respective social media feeds.
Final yr, Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay ski resorts each opened on Nov. 3.
