Chicopee Ski Club facts for kids

Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort (formerly "Chicopee Ski Club") is a winter and summer recreation club in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, founded Dec. 29, 1934, as a not-for-profit organisation on 165 acres (0.67 km²).

The Chicopee ski hill has a maximum vertical drop of 200 ft (61 m). There is an average annual snowfall of 133 centimetres (52 in). Winter sports include alpine skiing, snowboarding and a tubing park.

Summer activities include tennis, volleyball, high and low ropes courses, a 30 feet (9.1 m) 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.

A view from the bottom of North.

Runs

There are 11 runs at Chicopee.

Run Name	Difficulty
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

A view on the Chicopee North lift.

Chicopee uses a combination of different lifts, three are regular chairlifts and two magic carpets. The magic carpets are only used on beginner hills. There are two two-person lifts, one three=person lift and one four-person lift.

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.

Membership and Attendance

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