Troll Ski Resort
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Troll Ski Resort, often referred to simply as Troll, is a ski area located in the Quesnel Highland
in the northeastern Cariboo
region of British Columbia
, Canada
, located between Quesnel
and the historic goldfield towns of Wells
-Barkerville
. The official name of the locality where Troll is located is Pinegrove, British Columbia
, which is located between Coldspring House
(SW) and Beaver Pass House
(NE) on the Barkerville Highway
).
Troll was built by Lars Fossberg in 1972, and thirty years later it is still run by the family. Troll has developed into a full-service ski mountain, with 4 surface lifts and 1700 vertical feet of terrain.
Quesnel Highland
The Quesnel Highland is a geographic area in the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. As defined by BC government geographer in Landforms of British Columbia, an account and analysis of British Columbia geography that is often cited as authoritative...
in the northeastern Cariboo
Cariboo
The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia along a plateau stretching from the Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the woodland caribou that were once abundant in the region...
region of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 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...
, located between Quesnel
Quesnel, British Columbia
-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....
and the historic goldfield towns of Wells
Wells, British Columbia
Wells is a small mining and tourist town in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia, located on BC Highway 26, 74 km from Quesnel and 8 km before the highway's terminus at Barkerville...
-Barkerville
Barkerville, British Columbia
Barkerville was the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia, Canada and is preserved as a historic town. It is located on the north slope of the Cariboo Plateau near the Cariboo Mountains east of Quesnel along BC Highway 26, which follows the route of the original access to...
. The official name of the locality where Troll is located is Pinegrove, British Columbia
Pinegrove, British Columbia
Pinegrove is an unincorporated locality on BC Highway 26 in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, located between Coldspring House and Beaver Pass House , southwest of Four Mile Lake. It is the location of the Troll Ski Resort.-References:...
, which is located between Coldspring House
Coldspring House
Coldspring House is an unincorporated locality and former roadhouse on the Cariboo Wagon Road in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located just east of the confluence of Lightning Creek and the Swift River between Quesnel and Barkerville along that route...
(SW) and Beaver Pass House
Beaver Pass House
Beaver Pass House is an unincorporated locality and former roadhouse on the Cariboo Wagon Road in the Cariboo Country of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
(NE) on the Barkerville Highway
British Columbia provincial highway 26
Highway 26, also known as the Barkerville Highway, is a minor east-west highway in the North Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
).
Troll was built by Lars Fossberg in 1972, and thirty years later it is still run by the family. Troll has developed into a full-service ski mountain, with 4 surface lifts and 1700 vertical feet of terrain.