Antoine Mountain is priming up for another ski season, which is set to start on December 27. First, staff are hosting an open house this Saturday, December 16, for skiers to pick up their passes before the big day. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets and season passes will be available, the kitchen will be open, merchandise will be for sale, and the beginner hill will be open. There will be free rentals, and the lift ticket for the hill will be $28. Instructors will be on site.
On December 27, all runs will be open, and Sarina Goad, who takes care of marketing for Antoine Mountain, explained that they have been making snow for over a week now, and the slopes are looking good.
She also mentioned that the Cliffhanger has been getting some attention this year. The run is a double black diamond, which means it is the most challenging, and recommended to the best skiers. This fall they blasted some of the run “so we could widen it,” Goad explained.
“It’s still going to be a double black diamond, but we’re hoping to bring some bigger races” to the slope, and widening allows for that. With this round of blasting complete, the first stage of the “Cliffhanger Blast” project is complete. Stage two is scheduled for next summer, and Goad anticipates the “new and improved” Cliffhanger will open once the stage two blasting is done.
“It’s going to bring amazing races,” Goad enthused.
As for the bunny hill this Saturday, “we thought it would be nice to get the kiddos out on their skis and get people hyped for the season.”
“We’re welcoming everybody to come out and purchase their passes in advance so when they get here on opening day, they can skip the line and go right to the lift,” Goad said. And if you’re looking to work on the hill this season, Antoine Mountain has some positions to fill. Visit their website at antoinemountain.ca for more information.
David Briggs is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of BayToday, a publication of Village Media. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
