Eastern Canada Skiing on Cape Breton?

[scott43]

Indeed, there is. Cape Smokey Ski area. Recently purchased and apparently $100m investment coming, including a new gondola and year-round destination development. Unfortunately, 4-5 hrs from Halifax and 2 hrs from Sydney. Hmmm..retirement looms....

Visit Cape Smokey on the Cabot Trail | Only Atlantic's Gondola

At Cape Smokey you will discover breathtaking landscapes and pristine coastlines that will leave you in awe. Visit us and see for yourself.

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[Jilly]

Retirement tour? Start at Marble, Cape Smokey, Massif......end on Vancouver Island....Good plan!!

 

[DanoT]

Retirement tour? Start at Marble, Cape Smokey, Massif......end on Vancouver Island....Good plan!!

It is $75 car and driver each way on the ferry to Vancouver Island and when you consider that V.I.'s Mt. Washington is roughly equivalent to one of the North Shore Mountains, it is safe to say that no one goes to Mt. Washington for a ski vacation. If you meet someone at Mt. Washington who is from off Island, it is safe to say that they came to The Island on other business and brought their ski gear with them.

Don't believe me, then check out any other ski area in B.C. and compare to Mt. Washington. Also with a captive Island population of almost 1M to draw skiers from, a busy weekend will deliver 3/4 hour lift lines, 5 minute chair ride and a 2-3 min. ski run.

The 2 big reasons that I live in Victoria but ski the B.C. Interior and not the coast: crowd avoidance and snow quality.