Canadian Ski Resorts Face Winter Without International Cash Cows

A morning view of the Whiskey Jack Lodge at the foot of the ski hills in Lake Louise, Alberta situated in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockie Mountains in a file photo. Reuters/Andy Clark

TORONTO—As Canada’s world-class ski resorts brace for a winter without international tourists due to closed borders, many are betting that locals eager to get onto the slopes will help make up for the lost revenues for the resorts.

Canada closed its borders since March to all but immediate and extended family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to limit the spread of COVID-19.