Gordo Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Anyone know the fate of Madawaska Mountain? its a ski hill just south of Barry's Bay. Has/had about 18-20 runs serviced by a single T-bar. At the end of last season it went up for sale. The whole place was going for $600,000 on Realtor.ca then $500,000 now its not posted. I hope someone is going to try and take it over, if not it might be a good hill to do some telemarking/touring on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Looks like this would be great for someone to buy as their own private ski hill! It looks to be a decent size and the infrastructure would be easy to maintain. Too bad it's far from any city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I found the mountain on Google Maps. Looks to be a nice size. Unfortunate it is closed. It must have been operating relatively recently to be listed on Google Maps as permanently closed, instead of not even being recognized. https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Madawaska+Mountain/@45.4332764,-77.6601409,3360a,20y,180h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa4682b395b6ac8d3!8m2!3d45.4362091!4d-77.6629282!6m1!1e1 It seems to be about 2 hours from Mount Antoine in Mattawan, Ontario, a mountain that has recently gone through a sort of rebirth. It operated until 2000, and was closed until 2014-2015 ski season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Yeh it was open last year but I never got a chance to check it out. Their website was still up until recently. The sale came with two groomers, one very new, plus a nice large lodge with rental section, kitchen etc... I'm not sure they had any snow making guns though. Looking at the Google view you could make some nice glade runs with a little thinning. If I had $500,000 to burn I'd buy it LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Found it.. its still up for sale here, $599.000 https://www.realtor.ca/Commercial/Business/17517480/41430-COMBERMERE-RD-N-BARRYS-BAY-Ontario-K0J1B0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Interesting. Hopefully someone with interest buys and reopens. Do you know what the vertical was? Similar to Chilly? In the meantime, this discussion has re-peaked my interest in Mount Antoine. Perhaps a visit this winter. It's only 3h30 from Ottawa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I found this info on the hill: www.madawaskamountain.com Elevation: Top: 1,350 ft. Base: 900 ft. Vertical Drop: 450 ft. Total Terrain: 193 acres Longest Run: 5,280 ft. Difficulty: Beginner: 35% Intermediate: 35% Most Difficult: 30% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 No buyers for Madawaska Mountain. The resort is still for sale on Realtor.ca https://www.realtor.ca/Commercial/Business/17517480/41430-COMBERMERE-RD-N-BARRYS-BAY-Ontario-K0J1B0 Might be a good spot to do some alpine touring this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Judging by the pictures on the Realtor site, it doesn't appear to have any lifts still installed... hard to say for sure. For the price looks like a great opportunity for someone wanting to dive into operating a ski mountain, or even just keeping it private. Very interesting. The vertical drop is fairly good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 Apparently there is a single T-bar and two grooming machines. Not sure about any snow making guns though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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