Sadly, my favourite local mountain has gone very much downhill. Today I had to park in a lot that is 1 km away from the lodge and walk in ski boots with children in deep snow carrying our equipment on the side of the highway. Unlike every other ski resort in North America, there are no parking shuttle buses. We were told by the parking attendant that it was a seven minute walk (why do they lie for the corporation that pays them minimum wage?). Of course I slipped and fell on the way. We finally arrived only to find out that one lift was operational with lines of 45 minutes. The runs were very crowded as well. This was on Tuesday Jan. 4, which is normally a school day. But schools were shut due to Covid so everyone went skiing en masse. For this they charge $114 plus tax. You may as well spend a little bit more and go to Whistler/ Blackcomb.

I suggest that you only go on school days mid-week. Otherwise you are wasting your time standing in line for a very long time to ski on a relatively short run. For every 15 minutes of skiing you might wait 45 minutes in line.

If you are worried about Covid then stay away. The lines I was in were very tightly crowded with 200-300 people…