Hockley Valley Resort

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Hockley Valley Resort
Location within Southern Ontario
Location Mono, Ontario, Canada
Nearest major city Orangeville
Vertical114 m (374 ft)
Skiable area12 hectares (30 acres)
Runs 15
Longest run579 m (1,900 ft)
Lift system 4 (2 quad chairlifts, 1 handle tow, 1 magic carpet)
Lift capacity1,200 per hour
Snowfall 2.5 m (98 in)
Snowmaking 100%
Night skiing Yes (Tue-Sat, 5pm-9pm)
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 four ski lifts.

The town of Mono also has the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. The resort, originally a small hotel along with a 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. By 2000, it employed 250 staff. [2]

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.[ citation needed ]

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