Boler Mountain
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Boler Mountain, is the home of the London Ski Club in London, Ontario
. The mountain is located in the western suburban neighbourhood of Byron
and is used for skiing
, snowboarding
and snow tubing in the winter and for mountain biking
in the summer. Despite its title, it is more accurately described as a hill than a mountain. The facility is a small one, with a vertical drop of 35 mEven though that they have a great terrain park mid season. (115 ft) and 20 hectares (50 acres) skiable. There are four lifts,(2 magic carpets and 2 Quad Chair lifts) and 10 trails (including half pipe). The club is undergoing a major expansion which will double the skiable area when it's finished. The new expansion will include 5 new runs and a vertical drop of more than 200 ft (61 m). Although the expansion was originally to be completed by 2000, as of 2010 it has not yet been completed.
The hill has been in operation since 1946 and is Canada's most southerly ski hill. It began as a single run on the southeastern-most section of the modern hill, accessed by a gravel road from Boler Road, just south of today's Gatineau Road. The small ski club property expanded westward over the years, and the current chalet was built in 1972. The original Boler Road access was closed off around the same time to permit the building of a subdivision, and the entrance moved to the newly extended Griffith Street where it met the original road.
Boler Mountain was served by three T-bar lifts throughout the 1970s and 80s, the western-most of which was replaced by a quad-chairlift in the early 1990s. The other two T-bar lifts were replaced by a single quad-chairlift in 2003. A fourth T-bar lift had been partially constructed in the early 1980s on a then-newly acquired area of land immediately west of the chalet that came to be known as Hill 2000. The lift never was completed, and was mostly dismantled in 1997. Building of Hill 2000 has progressed slowly since 1978, and has yet to be completed. The tubing hill was added at the base of Hill 2000 in January 1998.
The summer venue was home to the 2001 Canada Summer Games mountain biking event.
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. The mountain is located in the western suburban neighbourhood of Byron
Byron, Ontario
Byron is a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario, Canada.Located downriver from London on the outer fringes of the city, Byron was originally called Westminster, then renamed Hall's Mill, and then finally Byron. The Byron area was settled in 1800 and first became a village in 1804...
and is used for skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, snowboarding
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
and snow tubing in the winter and for mountain biking
Mountain biking
Mountain biking is a sport which consists of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially adapted mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain.Mountain biking can...
in the summer. Despite its title, it is more accurately described as a hill than a mountain. The facility is a small one, with a vertical drop of 35 mEven though that they have a great terrain park mid season. (115 ft) and 20 hectares (50 acres) skiable. There are four lifts,(2 magic carpets and 2 Quad Chair lifts) and 10 trails (including half pipe). The club is undergoing a major expansion which will double the skiable area when it's finished. The new expansion will include 5 new runs and a vertical drop of more than 200 ft (61 m). Although the expansion was originally to be completed by 2000, as of 2010 it has not yet been completed.
The hill has been in operation since 1946 and is Canada's most southerly ski hill. It began as a single run on the southeastern-most section of the modern hill, accessed by a gravel road from Boler Road, just south of today's Gatineau Road. The small ski club property expanded westward over the years, and the current chalet was built in 1972. The original Boler Road access was closed off around the same time to permit the building of a subdivision, and the entrance moved to the newly extended Griffith Street where it met the original road.
Boler Mountain was served by three T-bar lifts throughout the 1970s and 80s, the western-most of which was replaced by a quad-chairlift in the early 1990s. The other two T-bar lifts were replaced by a single quad-chairlift in 2003. A fourth T-bar lift had been partially constructed in the early 1980s on a then-newly acquired area of land immediately west of the chalet that came to be known as Hill 2000. The lift never was completed, and was mostly dismantled in 1997. Building of Hill 2000 has progressed slowly since 1978, and has yet to be completed. The tubing hill was added at the base of Hill 2000 in January 1998.
The summer venue was home to the 2001 Canada Summer Games mountain biking event.
See also
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