Ski Martock
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Ski Martock is a ski resort
located near Windsor, Nova Scotia
, Canada
. The facilities feature a downhill area served by a quad chair lift and two T-bars
, a beginners area served by two rope tows, and 5.5km of cross-country ski trails.
The hill features a half-pipe
and terrain park
for snowboarding and freeskiing.
Martock is the closest downhill ski area to the Halifax Regional Municipality, Atlantic Canada's largest city, being roughly a 45 minute drive away.
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 near Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Mainland Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. Croix Rivers. It is the largest community in western Hants County with a 2001 population of 3,779 and was at one time the shire town of the county. The region encompassing present day Windsor was...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The facilities feature a downhill area served by a quad chair lift and two T-bars
T-bar lift
A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope...
, a beginners area served by two rope tows, and 5.5km of cross-country ski trails.
The hill features a half-pipe
Half-pipe
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...
and terrain park
Terrain park
A terrain park is an outdoor area that contains terrain that allows skiers and snowboarders to perform tricks. Terrain parks have their roots in skateparks and many of the features are common to both. One of the first in-bounds terrain parks was the "Snowboard Park" built in 1990 at the Vail...
for snowboarding and freeskiing.
Martock is the closest downhill ski area to the Halifax Regional Municipality, Atlantic Canada's largest city, being roughly a 45 minute drive away.
Trails
Trail | Difficulty |
---|---|
Expressway | |
Strawberry Jinx | |
Sundance | |
Shane's Solution | |
Glades | |
Buttermilk | |
Old Buttermilk | |
Bunny Hill | |