Hockley Valley

Hockley Valley Resort
Location Mono, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city Orangeville
Vertical 114 m (375 ft)
Skiable area 12 ha (30 acres)
Runs 15
Longest run 579 m (1,900 ft)
Lift system 4 (2 Quad Chairlifts, 1 Handle Tow, 1 Magic Carpet)
Lift capacity 1,200 per hour
Snowfall 2.5 m (100 in)
Snowmaking 100%
Night skiing Yes (Tue-Sat, 5pm-10pm)
Website www.hockley.com

The Hockley Valley Resort is a ski retreat, 18 hole Championship golf course, conference centre, and hotel in Mono, Ontario, Canada.[1] It has 15 runs and 4 ski lifts.

The town of Mono, also has the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. The resort, originally a small hotel along with ski retreat was purchased by Nancy Adamo in 1985, and in 1986 it underwent a $250 million revamp into a resort, spa and conference centre, and by 2000 it employed a 250 staff.[2][3][4]

The property was previously Hockley Hills Resort. later, it became Heritage Village Canada, affiliated with Jim Bakker's Heritage USA. Plans were abandoned and it ran independently shortly afterward. Eventually, it became Hockley Valley Resort. In the past it had served as a courthouse, a blacksmith shop and a town hall.

References

  1. ↑ "Hockley Resort's 19th golf tourney raised $60,000 for local charities". Orangeville Citizen. July 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Profile of a successful Canadian entrepreneur: Nancy Adamo". Canadian Business Journal. May 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  3. ↑ Gillian Holmes (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. University of Toronto Press. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-920966-55-6.
  4. ↑ "Canada's Most Powerful Women: Hall of fame: Trailblazers & Trendsetters". Financial Post. December 6, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

Coordinates: 43°58′40″N 80°02′50″W / 43.9779°N 80.0471°W / 43.9779; -80.0471


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