Earl Bales ski hill has earliest opening in over a decade

Earl Bales ski hill has earliest opening in over a decade

January 7, 2026 6:35 pm EST.

Thanks to mother nature the jewel of the city's ski hills was able to open today. Earl Bales Centre had it's earliest first day in over a decade. But as Audra Brown reports the weather also had a hand in some of the runs remaining closed.

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