"Ontario is home to 53 ski resorts. That statistic surprises many, both within and outside its borders. When I first started riding on the Indy Pass, I was excited to see Calabogie Peaks on the list. The resort, which sits on the shores of Calabogie Lake at the base of Dickson Mountain, was the first in Eastern Canada to join the pass. It is also the first place I took my daughters-then five and nine years old-on a snowboard trip."
"I've been a resident of Quebec since the 90s, but I wear my Ontario origins on my sleeve. My family's connection to the land stretching from the Ottawa Valley through to Muskoka spans stories and generations. I even have a faded photograph of my grandma skiing in the interwar years; likely in the Kawarthas, though I can't be sure-just far enough away from the chaos of downtown Toronto."
Ontario contains 53 ski resorts, including Calabogie Peaks, the first Eastern Canada resort on the Indy Pass. Calabogie Peaks sits on Calabogie Lake at Dickson Mountain and was the first snowboard trip destination for her daughters. A Quebec resident since the 1990s preserves strong Ontario roots and family connections across the Ottawa Valley to Muskoka, with a faded photograph of a grandmother skiing in the interwar years, likely in the Kawarthas. A father who was a well-known 1980s musician anchored family ties to the region. A drive along Highway 7 reveals the Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden and the ghostly chairlifts of the former Devil's Elbow Resort, once a snowboarding mecca.
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