| Horseshoe Valley | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Barrie, Orillia |
| Vertical | 94 metres (308 ft) |
| Top elevation | 406 metres (1,332 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,024 feet (312 m) |
| Skiable area | 24.7 hectares (61 acres) |
| Runs | 23 |
| Longest run | 670 metres (2,200 ft) |
| Lift system | 8 (1 quad, 2 triples, 3 doubles, 1 surface, 1 Magic Carpet) |
| Night skiing | whole hill, 3:30 to 9:00 pm except holidays |
| Web site | Horseshoe Resort - Skiing and Snowboarding |
Horseshoe Resort, formerly Horseshoe Valley Ski Club, is a southern Ontario ski resort. Located north of Barrie, the resort is about 1 hour 15 minutes driving time from Toronto. The resort enjoys a long ski season due to snow making abilities. Acquired by Skyline International Development Inc. in July 2007, Horseshoe Resort is spread out over 680 acres of land. The resort offers two award-winning golf courses, a full service Shizen Spa & Salon, 101 rooms at the on site inn, 3 restaurants, meeting and banquet facilities, 2 swimming pools, full gym and squash court, over 35km of hiking and biking trails, kids corral programming, Treetop Trekking, Yamaha Riding Adventures, Segway Off-road Adventures, and has opened a new Adventure Park which includes a rock wall and Ogo Run.
Horseshoe Valley is the area between a horseshoe-shaped series of hills with the open ends of the U facing north. Horseshoe Valley Road runs through the middle of the hills, cutting its northern ends off from the base of the U on the south side of the road. The club was originally started by Bill Loharu on the southern side of the road.
In the 1990s, Medonte Mountain (another ski club on the north western arm of the U shaped series of hills) was purchased by Horseshoe Valley and turned into a new private area called Heights of Horseshoe. This private area is used for family skiing and a large built out has been developed in the area. The hill features 8 chairlifts, including a fixed-grip quad, as well as a rope tow and magic carpet for beginners. The lifts serve 23 marked runs in total. The Heights features another 20 runs served by four lifts.