Horseshoe Resort
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Horseshoe Resort, formerly Horseshoe Valley Ski Club, is a southern Ontario
ski resort
. Located north of Barrie
, the resort is about 1 hour 15 minutes driving time from Toronto
. The resort enjoys a long ski season due to snow making abilities. Acquired by Skyline International Development Inc. in July 2007, Horseshoe Resort is spread out over 680 acres of land. The resort offers two award-winning golf courses, a full service Shizen Spa & Salon, 101 rooms at the on site inn, 3 restaurants, meeting and banquet facilities, 2 swimming pools, full gym and squash court, over 35km of hiking and biking trails, kids corral programming, Treetop Trekking, Yamaha Riding Adventures, Segway Off-road Adventures, and has opened a new Adventure Park which includes a rock wall and Ogo Run.
Horseshoe Valley is the area between a horseshoe-shaped series of hills with the open ends of the U facing north. Horseshoe Valley Road runs through the middle of the hills, cutting its northern ends off from the base of the U on the south side of the road. The club was originally started by Bill Loharu on the southern side of the road.
s, including a fixed-grip quad, as well as a rope tow and magic carpet
for beginners. The lifts serve 23 marked runs in total. The Heights features another 20 runs served by four lifts.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
. Located north of Barrie
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
, the resort is about 1 hour 15 minutes driving time from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. The resort enjoys a long ski season due to snow making abilities. Acquired by Skyline International Development Inc. in July 2007, Horseshoe Resort is spread out over 680 acres of land. The resort offers two award-winning golf courses, a full service Shizen Spa & Salon, 101 rooms at the on site inn, 3 restaurants, meeting and banquet facilities, 2 swimming pools, full gym and squash court, over 35km of hiking and biking trails, kids corral programming, Treetop Trekking, Yamaha Riding Adventures, Segway Off-road Adventures, and has opened a new Adventure Park which includes a rock wall and Ogo Run.
Horseshoe Valley is the area between a horseshoe-shaped series of hills with the open ends of the U facing north. Horseshoe Valley Road runs through the middle of the hills, cutting its northern ends off from the base of the U on the south side of the road. The club was originally started by Bill Loharu on the southern side of the road.
Expansion
In the 1990s, Medonte Mountain (another ski club on the north western arm of the U shaped series of hills) was purchased by Horseshoe Valley and turned into a new private area called Heights of Horseshoe. This private area is used for family skiing and a large built out has been developed in the area. The hill features 8 chairliftChairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs...
s, including a fixed-grip quad, as well as a rope tow and magic carpet
Magic carpet (ski lift)
A magic carpet is a type of surface lift installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill...
for beginners. The lifts serve 23 marked runs in total. The Heights features another 20 runs served by four lifts.