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Snow Valley Ski Resort

Ski resort · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Snow Valley Ski Resort is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
12°C
Wind
12 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
13°C
Wind
13 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
13°C
Wind
12 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
8°C
Wind
7 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
4°C
Wind
7 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
9 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
2 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 323 mvillage 235 m
  • 9 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche Canada.

Forecast and score for each day at Snow Valley Ski Resort
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m8°Cwind, 6 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m12°Cwind, 12 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m13°Cwind, 13 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m13°Cwind, 12 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m8°Cwind, 7 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°Cwind, 7 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 9 knots
Mon 9Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 2 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase235 mMid279 mTop323 mColdestat the top
Dec0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-4°C
Jan0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m-7°C
Feb0.2 m0.3 m0.3 m-8°C
Mar0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-4°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More skiing near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Snow Valley Ski Resort

Village 235 m.

A ski resort with its village at 235 m and its top at 323 m. It has 9 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 87 m, from 323 m to 236 m. For beginners and families: 66% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 2 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.3 m at the top (323 m). The town to stay in is Barrie.

Ski Snow Valley is a ski resort located in Minesing, Ontario, north of Barrie Ontario. It has 3 ski lifts and a snow tubing facility operating in the winter. In the summers, Snow Valley offers weddings, banquet and corporate events. Ski Snow Valley was named "best Ontario hill for kids" by Ski Canada Magazine in 2001.

From the Wikipedia article Ski Snow Valley by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 236 m to 323 m: 87 m of vertical. 9 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Snow Valley Ski Resort.

Runs
Beginner0.6 km
Easy3.5 km
Intermediate1.5 km
Advanced1.8 km
Expert0.2 km
Not graded0.9 km
Lifts
Chairlifts3
Magic carpets5

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

66% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,410–US$2,320 each

about US$1,410–US$2,320 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YYZ, estimated from distance and season, 5 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$275
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$261–US$435
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Lift pass5 days at about US$102 a day, average of the resorts we priceabout US$435–US$583
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$174–US$295
Totalabout US$1,410–US$2,320

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 2 towns

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Closest

Barrie

about 15 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Barrie · Booking.com

About Barrie its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 7h 15m

About 7h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YYZ, direct, then 2h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.