Skiing in Ontario: find your perfect rental from just $54 per night!
Ontario may not have the big bowls, glaciers, or deep powder of the West but there's definitely no shortage of idyllic and challenging ski terrain. Tricky glades, steep moguls, and peaceful bunny slopes - Ontario has something to offer for every type of skier.
| 📏 Average home size | 246 m² |
|---|---|
| 🥳 Busiest month | December |
| 🛏️ Popular home types | House rental and Cottage |
| 🌡️ Hottest months | 24 °C in July and August |
| ❄️ Coldest months | February and January |
On average, vacation rental prices in Ontario are between $403 to $476 per night.
When travelling in Ontario with friends and family, consider that vacation rentals can fit an average of 8 people and are ideal for large groups.
February and January are the months where you will most likely find the best weather for skiing.
HomeToGo has 4,660 House rental and 3,404 Cottage for your Skiing in Ontario.
Where are the best ski hills in Ontario? From the Collingwood to Calabogie, HomeToGo has gone off-trail and snow ploughed through drifts of data to highlight Ontario's biggest and most affordable ski resorts.
With ski season in full swing, it can be hard to decide on where to find the best value for your next ski vacation. The Ontario Ski Report compares 21 of the province's biggest and best ski resorts according to 7 key indicators for affordability and ski resort size. Our data set ranges from the number of chair lifts to the price of booking a nearby ski chalet. For the full results and methodology, please see below.
Where to Ski on a Budget
Mount Packenham is the most affordable destination for a thrifty Ontario ski getaway this winter.
Longest Way Down
Antoine Mountain has one of the highest elevations in Ontario and is also home to one of the province's longest ski runs at 2.9 km.
Highest Vertical Drop
Calabogie Peaks near Ottawa takes the top spot for vertical drop with over 761 feet between its base and peak.
Most Mountain for the Money!
Mount St. Louis Moonstone is less than a 2 hour drive from Toronto and provides the best balance of ski resort size and affordability.
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Overall Rank*
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Mountain
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City
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Overall Score
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Affordability Rank*
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Ski Resort Size Rank*
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| 1 | Mount St. Louis Moonstone | Coldwater | 54.81 | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Blue Mountain Resort | The Blue Mountains | 54.55 | 21 | 1 |
| 3 | Calabogie Peaks | Calabogie | 53.87 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Ski Snow Valley | Minesing | 53.03 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Loch Lomond | Thunder Bay | 52.71 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Sir Sam's | Haliburton | 52.71 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Searchmont | Searchmont | 52.7 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Mount Pakenham | Packenham | 52.49 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Kamiskotia Snow Resort | Timmins | 51.52 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Ski Lakeridge | Uxbridge | 51.37 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 | Chicopee | Kitchener | 51.28 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Brimacombre | Orono | 51.1 | 13 | 10 |
| 13 | Glen Eden | Milton | 50.94 | 6 | 18 |
| 14 | Boler Mountain | London | 50.2 | 2 | 20 |
| 15 | Skyloft Resort | Uxbridge | 49.89 | 16 | 8 |
| 16 | Horseshoe Resort | Barrie | 49.36 | 19 | 6 |
| 17 | Dagmar | Uxbridge | 49.31 | 12 | 16 |
| 18 | Laurentian Ski Hill | North Bay | 49.06 | 4 | 21 |
| 19 | Antoine Mountain | Mattawan | 48.93 | 18 | 11 |
| 20 | Hockley Valley | Mono | 48.11 | 15 | 13 |
| 21 | Hidden Valley Highlands | Huntsville | 46.22 | 17 | 19 |
*(1 = Best)
We examined dozens of ski hills in Ontario. We then created a shortlist of top ski destinations based on the experience categories listed below. The data for each of these categories was collected from each mountain's website or skicanada.org in January 2020. For the purpose of this report, we only included public ski hills with 3 or more operational ski lifts.
To rank each mountain's ski experience, affordability, and overall score, we used the equation below to get a representative numerical value between 5 and 10 for each category - with 5 representing the lowest data point (or least desirable) and 10 representing the highest (or most desirable). The hypothetical "perfect" overall ski resort score would be 70 out of 70.
Score(i) = 5 * [ ( x(i) - x(min) ) / ( x(max) - x(min) ) ] + 5
Affordability (30 points):
Ski Resort Size (40 points):
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