Southern Ontario ski destinations fight Mother Nature and public perception amid warmer temperatures

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Horseshoe Resort is making significant reinvestments in its ski operations, including snowmaking, ticketing system and night skiing.

As ski destinations across southern Ontario contend with an unusually warm and low-snow year, some cross-country destinations are being forced to consider making their own snow to preserve business while downhill attractions say their biggest challenge is a "perception problem."Horseshoe Resort has been making snow this season on its slopes, but it doesn't have those capabilities for its cross-country trails yet.

But even though the destination can make its own snow, Snow Valley general manager John Ball says some people in larger cities like Toronto might not realize skiing is a go amid the warmer temperatures. As snow seasons become shorter, some cross-country skiing businesses that typically don't have the same resiliency of nearby downhill destinations, are being forced to consider what their future offerings look like and if snow-making should be in their future as well.

Mansfield offers cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat biking in the winter months. But facility manager David Dingeldein says it's seen half the number of cross-country skiers this year compared to last.

 

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