While many Albertans enjoyed a long, balmy fall — cooler temperatures and a blast of winter weather is welcome news for ski hills in the Edmonton region.

“Our staff have been working literally around the clock, 24-hours a day since last Saturday,” said Edmonton Ski Club general manager Greg Suess.

Snow-making efforts are in full swing at the ski hill in Gallagher Park and the process is about halfway done.

“Obviously, lots of natural snow supports all this snow that we will be making here in the next little while,” Suess explained.

Snow in the Edmonton area Thursday night into Friday morning was a welcome sight.

“We’ve been sitting around waiting and watching and waiting and watching, and it finally happened,” Suess said.

For ski hills though, the skiff of snow the city received over

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