Blackstrap Ski Hill

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Blackstrap Ski Hill, (also known as "Mount Blackstrap") is a man-made skiing and snowboarding hill located 30 minutes south of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada east of Highway 11, the Louis Riel Trail. It is one of only a few man-made mountains in the world. It is a unique feature on Saskatchewan's landscape because the province of Saskatchewan is flat.[1] It is now a feature of the Blackstrap Provincial Park along with Blackstrap Lake.

[edit] History

The hill was built by the Canadian government for the 1971 Canada Winter Games. The mountain was built with soil and garbage from Saskatoon. The theme for the Saskatoon bid for the 1971 Canada Games was "Going to build a mountain" in honor of the construction of the hill.

[edit] References

  1. ^ downhill skiing. Vitual Saskatchewan. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.

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