Hudson Bay Mountain is an

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located above

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, Canada. It is the location of the Hudson Bay Mountain Resort (formerly Ski Smithers) ski resort. It was also used as a filming location for the movies '' The Grey'' and ''

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''. A well-established local name, it refers to the mountain's proximity to a ranch once owned by the

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at nearby Driftwood Creek. Hudson Bay Mountain Resort is known for the Rotary Community Trail to Town, an run down the mountain into the town of Smithers.

Ski facilities

Lifts: Runs :

Gallery

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References

External links

Peakbagger: Hudson Bay MountainHudson Bay Mountain Resort Official Web Site
Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia Two-thousanders of British Columbia Range 5 Coast Land District {{BritishColumbia-mountain-stub