Canada is in for a snowy winter. Should you book your ski vacation? – National [Video]

After a string of warm winters, much of Canada is in for some snowy months.

For the country’s winter tourism industry, hit by climate change and warmer than usual winters, this has brought hope.

In 2022, Ottawa’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway, for the first time in its 52-year history, failed to freeze and open for the public. Last year, the impact was felt out west, with several ski areas in British Columbia struggling with warm weather.

Last year, a combination of El Niño and climate change meant a warm winter for much of Canada. Paul Pinchbeck, president and CEO of the Canadian Ski Council, said the winter tourism industry felt the effects of that.

“We hit nearly three million Canadians who took to the slopes in each of the two years prior to last year. Last year, our estimated number fell to 2.4 million, and it really shouldn’t be a surprise. The weather was highly variable,” he …