Crews at the Edmonton Ski Club were scrambling over the weekend to clean up, after vandals struck the facility for a second time in recent months.

In a post on the club’s website, officials said at some point early Sunday, vandals damaged a lift shack and its contents, tearing out cables and destroying equipment.

“Sometime Sunday morning our lift shack at the top of our T-bar was completely ripped apart,” Executive Director Ken Saunders said.

Windows of the shack were smashed, and a heater destroyed – in addition to power boxes and timing cables for ski racing.

The vandalism happened as the club was set to host the Edmonton Alpine Ski Racing Society’s annual competition Sunday – some of the races had to be cancelled as a result of the incident.

“Fortunately, our staff came in early and thanks to their herculean efforts repairs were made in time for the race to continue,” ESC Executive Director Ken Saunders said in the post. “It’s so frustrating that such an important City asset continually falls victim to senseless vandalism.”

Back in December, the club said vandals cut a cable from a surface lift, tore out wiring in the T-bar electrical panel and tagged a number of buildings with profane graffiti – damage was estimated to be about $5,000.

All of the cases of vandalism prompted costly repairs for the club which relies on fundraising to operate.

“Vandalism only hurts those opportunities to help people experience our winter,” Saunders said.

Sunday’s incident was just the latest in a series of cases at the ski hill in recent years – back in 2012, cables for snowmaking equipment were stolen, and cost thousands of dollars to replace.

Officials have also dealt with break-ins, smashed windows and graffiti.

Saunders said the club is considering more permanent ways to monitor the hill.

“We’re considering investing in some security cameras and perhaps some security patrols, but again, all these things cost money that we didn’t budget for,” Saunders said.

Until then, the club said police will try to increase patrols in the area after hours.

With files from Amanda Anderson