The return of snow brings joy to many

The snow that fell over the last few hours is bringing a sigh of relief to ski and snowmobile enthusiasts. The rain and hot weather of the last few days had taken a toll on the region’s trails and trails.

According to Environment Canada, up to 4 centimeters of snow are expected during the day on Friday in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Volunteers from the Fjord snowmobile club must resume maintaining the trails on Friday, after they were closed on Monday in order to preserve them. However, certain constraints will arise in the operation.

It’s too soft to send the groomer. We also think that there will be a few branches that have fallen down. We’ll have to go with a teamexplains club president Gérald Gagné.

He expects optimal conditions for the next few days. The trails should reopen gradually at the end of the day, for a full reopening on Sunday or Monday.

The snow is wet, it said -15 °C, it’s going to make an extraordinary path, it’s going to be very smoothhe explains.

The Caribou-Conscrits snowmobile club is also expected to resume its grooming operations today.

Delighted skiers

At the Mont-Édouard ski center in L’Anse-Saint-Jean, skiers and snowboarders were relieved by the snowfall. The facilities had to close Monday due to rain.

It’s beautiful, it’s definitely big, thick snow, it’s harder for those who are less used to it. It’s better than rainsaid a skier we met at the bottom of the slopes.

It feels good, it makes our dayadded another. It’s fantastic for skiers and snowboarderssummed up a woman.

The ski center maintenance teams managed to maintain good conditions. In addition to the ski slopes, the Haute-route sector is now accessible.

With all this snow, it’s day and night. We now have a mountain that is open at full capacity with a few exceptions. For cross-country ski trails and snowshoe trails, it’s excellent toonotes the general director of Mont-Édouard, Marc-André Busque.