Quebec’s Saint-Sauveur ski hill open thanks to man-made snow [Video]

The Saint-Sauveur ski hill is open for the season and claims to be the first in the Northeast.

With mild temperatures, snowmaking is more difficult, but one run is now covered – and that took a lot of work.

“We need to be able to make snow during those short periods of time during the night,” said Simon Page of Sommet Sauveur.

New, more efficient snow-making machines run every night as soon as the temperatures dip. But, during the day, that snow melts as temperatures have stayed high for this time of year.

“We’re happy to be here, but at the end it was a bit slushy,” one skier told CTV News.

Some say the Laurentians are the birthplace of skiing in Canada and North America. Also, in Saint-Sauveur, the Laurentians Ski Museum shows the history of the sport and how it evolved.

President Guy Thibaudeau said running a resort …