The rain and mild weather at the start of the week had a devastating effect on the practice of winter sports for this second week of the holiday break.
Mostly open last week, the outdoor rinks have been closed since Monday.
After a timid start on a portion of the trail between Saint-Éloi and Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière, the snowmobile season is put on pause.
The trails of the Popular Sports Club of Bas-Saint-Laurent were not open, but the volunteers had worked hard to be able to open following an accumulation of snow, unfortunately the precipitation fell in the form of rain.
“Despite all the efforts of our volunteers and groomer operators: negotiation of rights of way, work on trails, maintenance of machinery, installation of signage, limbing, trees that fall at the last minute, the weather conditions do not allow us to still do not allow you to ride a nice snowmobile. Rest assured that we work very hard to ensure safe trails. We will need cold weather and especially snow to start the season,” comments Club President Denis Langevin.
Ski resorts
After a closure on Monday to preserve the condition of the slopes, the Parc du Mont-Saint-Mathieu opened its doors on Tuesday, “because the entire area that we covered with snow is still covered with snow. »
However, the Parc du Mont-Comi has ceased its operations for a second consecutive day in order to preserve the condition of the trails.
The Val-d’Irène Regional Park was gradually opening this Tuesday, December 31 from 10 a.m.
Cross-country skiing
Coop Mouski asks people to avoid driving on the slopes before temperatures return below freezing.
“Work was done, Friday and Saturday, to bring snow back to the slopes in order to minimize the effect of the mild spell, given the thinness of the snow cover.”
As of Tuesday, December 31, Environment Canada was still forecasting a mix of rain and snow with temperatures above freezing during the day, until Thursday, before the return of colder weather starting Friday.
