Geoff Lee. File Photo
Mount Joy Snow Resort is closed for the season, but don’t take that to the bank.
Resort president, Chris Bogue, believes we are fools to think winter is over despite the season coming to an end last Sunday with a notice on their website.
“I told all of the board and the volunteers, if we can open in a couple of weeks because of a giant snowstorm, we’re going to stoke her back up and away we go,” said Bogue on Monday.
“There is always a chance, but it’s pretty much toast.”
Bogue said the top of the hill is in great shape, but Mother Nature is starting to reclaim the bottom of the hill with waterfalls.
“Everything is just melting,” he said noting, the parking lot is definitely muddy too.
Bogue says, all in all, it’s been a good season with 21 days of operation compared to just 17 a year ago in what was also a good season with a strong turnout and good ski conditions.
The resort squeezed in two extra Fridays of skiing to host the first schools in more than 30 years.
“The school feedback so far has been nothing but stellar. Hopefully, we’re making partners as we move forward in the next couple of years,” said Bogue.
Last Friday, the resort welcomed grade 4 to 9 youngsters from Paradise Valley and a Grade 9 class from College Park School in Lloydminster.
Bogue said they rallied the troops and volunteers out to help them operate for the school visitors.
The previous week, the ski resort opened exclusively for grades 4 to 9 kids from Marshall.
“Our intake of schools was a great success,” said Bogue.
“That’s going to be the hot topic the next little bit with the board and the volunteers to see how much we want to bite off for next year.”
