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During the summer, Camp Fortune operates an aerial park and zip lines and offers downhill and cross country mountain biking. In addition the ski lodge is available for rent as a banquet venue.
During the summer, Camp Fortune operates an aerial park and zip lines and offers downhill and cross country mountain biking. In addition the ski lodge is available for rent as a banquet venue.


[[Ryan Tower]], was a 228.9 metre (750 feet) tall guyed mast that was built in 1961, was located at the summit of the Clifford slope. The tower was taken down on Sunday, November 4, 2012 and its functions were transferred to a new, nearby replacement tower.<ref>http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/historic-local-radio-tv-transmitter-tower-taken-down-1.1024124</ref>
[[Ryan Tower]], is a 228.9 metre (750 feet) tall guyed mast that was built in the 60's, and is located at the summit of the Clifford slope. A shorter tower, 46.2 meters (150') dating from 1961 was the original antenna support structure for the radio station CFMO-FM. It was taken down on Sunday, November 4, 2012 and its functions were transferred to a new, nearby replacement tower.<ref>http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/historic-local-radio-tv-transmitter-tower-taken-down-1.1024124</ref>


Camp Fortune Ski Club [http://www.campfortuneskiclub.org/] operates at the hill and provides competitive and 'house' ski racing programmes for children and young adults aged 5 to 18 based on the Nancy Greene [http://www.nancygreene.com/ngsl.htm] and Snowstars [http://www.vivatexte.com/eprep/cscf/husky/ss_home_alt.htm] approaches.
Camp Fortune Ski Club [http://www.campfortuneskiclub.org/] operates at the hill and provides competitive and 'house' ski racing programmes for children and young adults aged 5 to 18 based on the Nancy Greene [http://www.nancygreene.com/ngsl.htm] and Snowstars [http://www.vivatexte.com/eprep/cscf/husky/ss_home_alt.htm] approaches.

Revision as of 19:25, 4 December 2017

Camp Fortune
LocationChelsea, Quebec, Canada
Nearest major cityGatineau, Quebec
Vertical590 ft (180 m)[1]
Top elevation650 ft (200 m)[2]
Skiable area95 acres (0.4 km2)
Trails20
Lift system3 surface lifts
4 quad chair
1 triple chair
Snowfallup to 60 in (150 cm)
Website[2]

Camp Fortune is a commercial alpine ski centre. It is located in the municipality of Chelsea in the Gatineau Hills north of Gatineau, Quebec, approximately 15 minutes from Downtown Ottawa, Ontario.

Camp Fortune is composed of 3 sides, the Valley, Meech and Skyline. Pineault, Clifford and Alexander are jointly referred to as The Valley and are considered to host the easier slopes of the ski centre. Meech offers intermediate terrain and Skyline offers advanced terrain.

During the summer, Camp Fortune operates an aerial park and zip lines and offers downhill and cross country mountain biking. In addition the ski lodge is available for rent as a banquet venue.

Ryan Tower, is a 228.9 metre (750 feet) tall guyed mast that was built in the 60's, and is located at the summit of the Clifford slope. A shorter tower, 46.2 meters (150') dating from 1961 was the original antenna support structure for the radio station CFMO-FM. It was taken down on Sunday, November 4, 2012 and its functions were transferred to a new, nearby replacement tower.[3]

Camp Fortune Ski Club [3] operates at the hill and provides competitive and 'house' ski racing programmes for children and young adults aged 5 to 18 based on the Nancy Greene [4] and Snowstars [5] approaches.

Stats

Vertical

  • Skyline: 590'
  • Valley: 360'
  • Meech: 512'

Number of runs/trails: 25

Total Number of lifts: 8

  • 4 Fixed-Grip Quadruple Chairs
  • 1 Fixed-Grip Triple Quad
  • 2 Magic Carpets
  • 1 T-Bar

Snowpark: Yes

See also

References

  1. ^ http://campfortune.com/en/trail-map/
  2. ^ [1] - Mountain statistics
  3. ^ http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/historic-local-radio-tv-transmitter-tower-taken-down-1.1024124


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