Malachi Sache, 15, slides down the hill outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
The temperature was minus two degrees Celsius, fresh snow had fallen the night before, and it’s the weekend.
It was the perfect mix for kids (and grown-ups) to grab their sleds, hike up a hill, and slide down it. And that’s exactly what people were doing outside the Chilliwack Coliseum and other slippery slopes around Chilliwack on Saturday.
The temperature was a warm welcome following record-breaking lows of -13 degrees earlier in the week.
According to Environment Canada, the forecast calls for rain this evening with temperatures continuing to rise with a high of four degrees on Sunday, and a balmy 10 degrees Monday.
Kids tumble through the snow outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)Dozens of children and adults took advantage of the snowy slope outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)A kid loses his balance and jumps off a snowboard while playing in the snow outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)Mark VanderVeen and his five-year-old daughter Sophia shout with joy while sledding down the hill outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)Little five-year-old Sophia VanderVeen gets a faceful of snow while sledding with her dad, Mark, down the hill outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)Mark VanderVeen and his five-year-old daughter Sophia fall off their sled while playing in the snow outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)Dozens of children and adults took advantage of the snowy slope outside the Chilliwack Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
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