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Barrie Snowbelt Ontario

Barrie snowbelt resorts are making snow and grooming the ski hills, and cross country trails at Hardwood Hills, Horseshoe Valley, Snow Valley, and Mount St. Louis. . As Barrie is the centre of Hwy 400 North and Highway 11 north-- the main route to ski country-- the area has been dubbed "The Barrie Snowbelt".

Winter Sports Helmets

Safety for kids participating in winter sports, whether they are skiing, skating, snowboarding, or snowmobiling should involve a helmet. Parents and kids should check out the Lids on Kids website to familiarize the suggested 7 tips for on-slope behavior and learn about the helmets for skiers and other winter sports. See more winter safety tips for driving in the snow belt areas of Ontario. Intrawest has just initiated mandatory Helmets at all of their ski resorts. Check road conditions and weather before heading north.

Barrie Getaway Packages

Comfort Inn Barrie, Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley, have winter packages with a variety of ski hills in cluding Mount St. Louis-Moonstone, Snow Valley Resort, and Horseshoe Valley Resort.  Visitors can also book Barrie Hotels on-line. The winter season snowfalls and snow making  ensure skiing for downhill skiers, boarders and snow tubing enthusiasts over the winter school break holiday vacation season . Check  Barrie travel and tourism  for current events and festivals during the winter season.  See information on ski and snow conditions in the snowbelt regions of Ontario.

Why Barrie Snow Belt? Answer Below.

Barrie, Horseshoe Valley, Midland, Collingwood's Blue Mountain, Orillia and Huntsville in Muskoka lie in the heart of a legendary Ontario snowbelt. Several Ontario regions are often named "Snowbelt or Snow Belt". As Barrie is the centre of HWY 400 and Highway 11 north-- the main route to ski country-- the area has been dubbed "The Barrie Snowbelt". Areas to the east & south of Georgian Bay-Lake Huron are all susceptible to the Lake effect snow Moisture laden winds from Georgian Bay-Lake Huron meet the upland terrain and drop more than twice the snow that falls in the greater Toronto area. Lake effect snow dominates Simcoe County where there are many opportunities for the use of Simcoe County trails for snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross-county skiing, and ice fishing on Lake Simcoe. See Barrie Winter Photo Gallery.

SNOWBELT GETAWAY PACKAGES

Downhill Skiing Packages

• Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley
• Comfort Inn – Orillia at Horseshoe Resort
• The Inn at Christie's Mill at Mount St. Louis Moonstone
• Comfort Inn - Barrie (Heart Drive) at Snow Valley Resort

Cross Country Skiing Packages

• Carriage Ridge Resort at Horseshoe Valley
• Hardwood Ski and Bike
• Comfort Inn - Barrie (Hart Drive) at Hardwood Hills

Snow Tubing Pakcages

• Comfort Inn - Barrie (Hart Drive) - Snow Valley OR Horseshoe Valley Resort Package

Ski Barrie's Snow Belt

Barrie, Ontario and snow are synoymous from late November to the end of March. The "Barrie Snowbelt" is well know to most Ontario residents. The snowbelt area of Ontario continues over to Midland, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, the Bruce Peniinsula, north to Oro, Orillia and Huntsville. and often due to Great Lakes effect snow runs south to Innisfill, Orangeville, and areas along the Niagara Escarpment. Check in advance of your Ontario travel north by visiting the Ski and Snowboard report with links to Ontario road reports and snow conditions north of Toronto.

The Nordic and Alpine ski resorts can thank the prevailing winds off Georgian Bay for the extraordinary accumulations of snow throughout the winter time.

As Winter approaches all of the resorts, Hardwood Ski and Bike, Horseshoe Resort, Mount St. Louis-Moonstone and Snow Valley get a head start with their extensive snow making equipment to ensure a solid base for Ontario winter fun.

Get a head start on the ski and snowboard season with one of the ski and snowboard swaps in the Ontario snowbelt regions. Combine your winter fun with skating and the Barrie City Hall, or Ice Fishing on Lake Simcoe.

A variety of skiing, snowtubing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing packages are available for a complete winter family fun adventure or romantic getaway in Simcoe County, be it in Alliston, Barrie, Collingwood, Horseshoe Valley, Midland, Orillia, or Port Severn for a day trip or overnight winter in Ontario getaway.