Michael Komar feels like he’s living his life on a loop.
“It seems like I wake up every morning and it’s the same day over and over like that Groundhog Day movie,” said the owner of Dragon Hills Golf Course.
Komar is referring to what seems like a never-ending winter in Thunder Bay.
Environment Canada is calling for 20 centimetres of snow to fall in the city by Friday afternoon and some local recreation outlets say the snow has put a damper on business.
Komar said he feels like Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day; he must have done something wrong and has to figure out how to fix it.
This time last year Dragon Hills had already been open for a month and Komar said he’s being optimistic by saying the course should be open in about a month’s time.
In late March, he had a front-end loader clearing the parking lot and cart paths.
“About a week ago, I went out with the tractor and it looked exactly the same as it was before the guy started,” he said. “There’s $1,500 out the window.”
Rollin’ Thunder Bike and Ski owner Brian Coutts is also feeling the crunch of the snow this spring.
He thought the cycling season was off to a good start in March; business was on par with the year before.
“Then April hit and it’s been a lot of snow and a lot of people want to get out on their bikes but haven’t had the opportunity to,” he said.
The store is down about a third in sales compared to April 2012.
“Last year was an epic year for us. We had by this point sold a lot of bikes. People were outside. People already had hundreds of kilometres from riding already and had their new equipment. This year I think people have ridden once or twice,” Coutts said.
He’s hopeful sales will pick up again once spring arrives.
And while the flurry of snow might have people dreaming of warmer weather, it hasn’t caused a rush to the travel agent.
Janna MacDonald, senior travel consultant for Marlin Travel, said they don’t usually see people walking in and making a last minute trip in the spring.
“Most people have already made their winter plans. I don’t really think the weather is going to cause them to all of a sudden want to go again,” she said.
The agency does see an influx of people planning vacations once the temperatures drop in the fall.
“When we get the cold weather in the fall, we do notice a direct correlation with the weather and people finalizing their winter bookings,” she said.
