Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort (formerly "Chicopee Ski Club") is a winter and summer recreation club in Kitchener,

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, Canada, founded , as a not-for-profit organisation on . The Chicopee ski hill has a maximum vertical drop of . There is an average annual snowfall of . Winter sports include

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and a tubing park. Summer activities include

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, high and low

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s, a rock-climbing wall, an 18-hole disc golf course (opened May 2009),

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trails and a

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course / PINES Bridge Park. Chicopee also offers extensive summer and winter camp programs, as well as corporate retreats with teambuilding exercises.

Runs

There are 11 runs at Chicopee.

Lifts

Chicopee uses a combination of different lifts, three are regular

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and two magic carpets. The magic carpets are only used on beginner hills.

Programs

Chicopee offers a variety of winter programs available to all ages, including Snow School, Downhill Racing, and the Track-3 program. The Chicopee Race program offers the opportunity for anyone, no matter of age, to learn how to race in the Slalom or Giant Slalom disciple. This can be done through weekly programs, Christmas or March Break camps, or lessons.

Incidents

Fifteen-year-old Kevin Loree died in a tobogganing accident in 1977. On February 17, 2000, skier Paul Thompson was skiing Easy Rider when he lost control and hit a pole. He was taken to St. Mary's hospital where he later died. On December 29, 2010, approximately 40 people were stranded on the Sugar Bowl lift and were rescued using a rope harness. On January 2, 2013, an electrical fault in the north chair lift triggered its emergency brake and left approximately 100 people stranded; they were rescued using a rope harness.

Membership and Attendance

Rates

Memberships

Tickets

References

External links

Chicopee Ski ClubGrand River Conservation AuthorityWaterloo Region Track 3 Ski School
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