Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort (formerly "Chicopee Ski Club") is a winter and summer recreation club in Kitchener, Ontario, 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 alpine skiing, snowboarding and a tubing park.
Summer activities include tennis, volleyball, high and low ropes courses, a rock-climbing wall, an 18-hole disc golf course (opened May 2009), mountain bike trails and a BMX 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.
Run NameDifficulty Beginner Terrain Park Little Foot Easiest Kids Zone Easiest Tenderfoot Easiest Easy Rider More Difficult North More Difficult Chicane More Difficult Mic-Mac More Difficult Roughshod Most Difficult Apple Bowl Most Difficult Racer's Alley Most Difficult Camel's Hump Most Difficult Terrain Park Most Difficult
Lifts
Chicopee uses a combination of different lifts, three are regular chairlifts and two magic carpets. The magic carpets are only used on beginner hills.
Lift NameLength (ft)Vertical (ft)TypeRide Time (min)Capacity (people/hour)ManufacturerYear North Chair 1089 100 4 Person Fixed Chairlift 2.4 2,400 Leitner-Poma 2011Apple Bowl 791 177 3 Person Chairlift 21,800 Poma 1991 Tenderfoot 699 97 2 Person Chairlift 21,200 Poma 1991 Rabbit's Foot Carpet Magic Carpet Little Foot Carpet Magic Carpet
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
YearMembershipAttendance 2012 5,000 200,000 2009 4,500 275,000 2006 6,000 2001 2,800 1999 116,000
See also List of ski areas and resorts in Canada Glen Eden (Ski Area) The closest ski hill to Chicopee in Milton, Ontario. Beaver Valley Ski Club Boler Mountain
References
External links Chicopee Ski Club Grand River Conservation Authority Waterloo Region Track 3 Ski School