Downhill Skiing & Snowboarding.
Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area sits on the eastern side of Huntsville and is the only alpine resort inside the District of Muskoka. The hill has run since 1961 under the Muskoka Ski Club, with a vertical drop of 100 metres (333 feet), 15 groomed trails, and four lifts: three quad chairs and one handle tow.
The brief.
Hidden Valley operates a member-anchored ski club model — the Muskoka Ski Club has more than 270 family memberships — with day tickets also available. Roughly 90% of the terrain is covered by snowmaking, and the area records about 343 cm of average annual snowfall (higher than the town average of around 282 cm), so the season is reasonably reliable mid-December through mid-March.
There's night skiing and a terrain park; the resort accommodates both alpine and snowboarding. The base elevation is 289 metres and the summit reaches 389 metres, so the vertical positions Hidden Valley as a Muskoka local hill rather than a destination resort — Blue Mountain, Mount St.
Louis Moonstone, and Calabogie are the larger Ontario alpine destinations.
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Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area
15 groomed trails, 100-metre / 333-foot vertical drop, four lifts (three quad chairs and one handle tow), terrain park, night skiing, ~90% snowmaking, ~343 cm average annual snowfall; managed by the Muskoka Ski Club; operating since 1961.
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