Chicopee Ski Club

This article is on the Ski Area in Kitchener, Ontario. For other meanings, see: Chicopee (disambiguation)

Chicopee Ski Cub
Location	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Kitchener
Vertical	200 ft./60.96 m.
Skiable area	36 acres (150,000 m2)
Runs	15
Longest run	2,000 feet (610 m) (Front)
Lift system	6 (2 magic carpets, 2 double, 1 triple, 1 quad)
Snowfall	159.5 centimeters/62.8 inches
Snowmaking	100%
Night skiing	100%
Web site	[1]

Chicopee Ski Club is a ski club in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1934 as a not-for-profit organization providing winter recreation on 165 acres (0.67 km²). The club is located on land owned by the Grand River Conservation Authority.

The Chicopee ski hill has a maximum vertical drop of 200 ft (61 m) and was created by retreating glaciers approximately 12,000 years ago. There is an average annual snowfall of 159.5 cm (62.8 in). Winter sports include alpine skiing, snowboarding and a tubing park. In addition to winter sports, Chicopee has expanded its summer operations to include a variety of outdoor recreation activities. Its tennis club has been operating for many years; as well as its volleyball courts that enjoy extensive league play. A recent BMX course and the PINES Bridge Park were installed in 2008 to accompany mountain bike trails for use during the summer months. Chicopee offers extensive camp programs, and also caters to corporate groups with teambuilding programming on its high and low ropes courses and a 30' climbing wall. In May 2009 Chicopee opened an 18-hole Disc Golf course.

A view from the bottom of North.

Runs

There are 15 runs at Chicopee. The runs as viewed from chalet side of the hill (from left) followed by the backside runs (from left) are: Frontside- Beginner Terrain Park (freestyle terrain), Little Foot (green), Tenderfoot (green), Camel's Hump (black), Easy Rider (blue), North (blue), Chicane (blue), Mic-Mac (blue), Roughshod (black), Apple Bowl (black), Terrain Park (freestyle terrain) Backside- Front (blue), Sugar Bowl (black), Bear's Foot (green), Rabbit's Foot (green). Green runs are easiest, Blue runs are more difficult and Black runs are most difficult.

Lifts

Chicopee uses a combination of different lifts, four are regular chairlifts and two magic carpets. The magic carpets are only used on beginner hills. There are two two person lifts, one three person lift and one four person lift.

See also

• List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
• Glen Eden (Ski Area) The closest ski hill to Chicopee in Milton, Ontario.
• Boler Mountain

External links

• Chicopee Ski Club
• Grand River Conservation Authority

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