Village Squire, 1978-01, Page 25themselves, in the, interest of simplicity
and accuracy, the following terminology is ,
used:
GOOD: packed natural, man-made or
machine -groomed snow on a packed base,
with no bare spots on normal runs and less
than 10 per cent icy spots.
FAIR: Machine -groomed packed base,
with more than 10 per cent icy spots and
less than 10 per cent bare spots or other
conditions such as hard packed or wet
snow.
POOR: Icy slopes with more than 10 per
cent bare spots.
LIMITED SKIING: Which is used in
conjunction with good, fair, poor refers to
spring skiing where only a limited number
of slopes are in use.
In other words, you'll never hear the
word "excellent" in Ontario reports, its
use has been dropped in deference to
simplicity, not because the snow isn't
excellent.
The same general rules apply to
cross-country skiing conditions. The
growth of cross-country has been phenom-
enal in Ontario.
All the alpine resorts around Thunder
Bay, except Mount McKay, have trail
systems laid out. The same is true of the
centres in the Barrie district and in the
Huntsville region.
Cross-country skiing has not been
developed quite as extensively in the
Collingwood area, but it's coming. There
are a few resorts that cater only to
cross-country. Check with the tourist office
in Barry for further information. Eome
resorts have concentrated almost as much
time and money on touring facilities as
they have on alpine. For example,
Horseshoe Valley has 52 km (32 miles) of
groomed trails for beginners. intermedi-
ates and experts, laid out over 1,000 acres
of wooded terrain. The pro shop is staffed
with instructors and there are hundreds of
pairs of boots, poles and skis for rent.
The Huntsville area is becoming well
known for the most popular touring and
racing meet of the winter. This past
season. the event "The Muskoka Loppett"
attracted 1,800 skiers. It is staged over a 27
km (17 mile) course, starting in Huntsville
and ending in the small community of
Dv. ight, near the border of Algonquin
Park.
If those numbers are a little frightening.
and you ‘:ant solitude. there are many
conservation areas. provincial parks,
re -forestation regions that provide great
touring. the trails may or may not be
groomed, and while there are parking
areas. there probably won't be any fancy
restaurants nearby.
And that is a little bit about Ontario
skiing. While none of us wish for a repeat
of Weird Winter '76-'77, as that would be
unfair to our western cousins, we are
praying for snow...and temperatures
comfortably below the freezing point.
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