Uplands Ski Centre is a small

ski area A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort. ...

located in

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, just north of

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and operated by the

Uplands Golf Club Upland or Uplands may refer to: Geography *Hill, an area of higher land, generally *Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *I ...

. It has one ski lift—a quad chair starting in the 2012-2013 season. It has four runs averaging 300 m in length and has about 100 feet of vertical (1 blue, 1 black diamond and a 2 greens) Uplands is open from 9:00 a.m. (Friday-Sunday) or noon (Monday-Thursday) until 6:00 p.m. (Weekends) or 9:00 p.m. (Weekdays). The hill is part of the valley formation along the

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and one of two ski areas along the Don River (see

North York Ski Centre Earl Bales Park is a large park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The West Don River runs through it. History The park was built on farm land owned by John Bales, which later became York Downs Golf and Country Club in 1922. The land was saved from de ...

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