Baldy Mountain Resort, near Oliver, B.C., has announced Sunday will be the last day of its season. The small South Okanagan ski hill is the last in the Okanagan to close.
It said it is ending its season due to the coronavirus pandemic, because it started seeing people traveling from out of town to visit the ski hill. “We stayed open for our community,” said Caroline Sherrer, Baldy Mountain’s operations manager. “We started noticing a lot of folks from outside of our local region and decided that wasn’t really fulfilling what we were trying to accomplish here.” Sherrer pointed out the skill hill has also made changes to comply with coronavirus restrictions, including closing its bar and restaurant. “Everybody seems to be very respectful of