Ski Runs

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Snowboard Half Pipe

Beginner:

Snoopy
The bottom of Sunbowl is serviced by its own slow moving, easy to load and unload double chair lift. The pitch is very gradual and perfect for the first timer.

Upper Sunbowl
Once graduated from the Snoopy lift, the skier/snowboarder will travel up the south lift and ski the Upper Sunbowl, which is a very easy run from top to bottom that traverses under the lift and joins up with the lower sunbowl.

The Chicken
The Chicken run is one of the longest runs in Ontario and was designed to give the beginner skier a variation in terrain without going to steep. The Chicken run changes name to the Kitzbuel 2/3 of the way down. You will see a new freestyle jumps on the side of this run this year.

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Intermediate:

The Lower Pine
The Lower Pine is one of the most perfect fall lines anywhere. It is approximately 1000 feet long with a perfect 30% pitch. This run is over 300 feet wide which is one of our ski instructors perfect teaching hills for parallel skiing. You will notice race courses set on the north side of this run quite often on weekends but there is still a lot of room for everyone.

The Zipper
The Zipper is a very good place to ski some moguls with a couple of small jumps. This was one of the first runs @ Loch Lomond that used to be serviced with a T-Bar. In the summer you can still see the concrete footings.

Old Joe's
Old Joe's Run was named after one of the workers back in the early 60's (Joe Bard) who helped pick rocks. It was because of this work that all the runs at Loch are rock free with grass growing all summer allowing very little snow to open early. Before snowmaking this was imperative. This is a great run that will connect you to either Kitzbuel, Lower Maple, Zipper or Lower Birch. After a dump of fresh snow the powder just sits on this run awaiting you. The view is tremendous from the top of Old Joe's. You can see Loch Lomond Lake, Lake Superior, and the back of the Sleeping Giant.

The Upper Maple
The Upper Maple has always been a favourite of the younger generation. There have always been a lot of jumps because of the natural terrain. This has become a snowboarder's paradise now that snow is piled along the edges to make a perfect 1/4 pipe. The rock at the bottom is a great place to jump or to catch some sun and just watch. Lights have been installed because of the popularity of this run.

View of North Hill

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Advanced:

The Cliff
The Cliff is usually the first expert run the more advanced skier will take on the south side. It is not long and it does connect with a green run (Sunbowl) at the bottom. There are many advanced races on this run as the racers can pick up a lot of speed here. The run has two very steep pitches. You can get one of the best views of the North Side of Loch Lomond, The old Big Thunder Mountain and Candy Mountain from this vantage point. You will see many photographs in brochures from here.

The Upper Pine
The Upper Pine is very narrow and a descent pitch. You must know how to turn quickly or you end up in the bush. This is a favourite training run for the Lake Superior Ski Division who are well advanced and can handle this type of run. Make a hard left off the South lift to get on and yield at the bottom for the beginners on the upper Sunbowl.

The Lower Maple
The Lower Maple has become most difficult since a spine made of manmade snow is piled down the centre of this run. There is a natural rock cropping 2/3 the way down on the left side which makes a perfect "big air" jump for snowboarders and skiers.

Birch
The most used run at Loch would be the Birch. It is without doubt the 3 best pitches in Ontario. The first third is wide and always groomed like a pool table unless you get lucky and get to ski some powder before the groomers attack. The second pitch is a little steeper and narrower and by the time you reach the last pitch you do not realize how fast you are going and how rubber like your legs feel especially at the beginning of the season. But the lift is in sight and you are grinning from ear to ear. Many "Sunday" skiers will stop after the first hill and stand aside to simply watch as it is one of the best sun spots on the hill. Spring time when the snow is soft will bring on the moguls.

Giant Slalom
The most famous run at Loch would be the Giant or Giant Slalom as many call it. Before the days of the new groomers with tillers etc this run was moguls top to bottom but now when groomed is one of the steepest runs in Ontario that can be groomed because of its width and fall line. Almost everyone stops at the ledge to pick there path down as the riders on the Quad lift look on. Races such as the Mountain Smoker are held here every year with skiers taking 75 feet of air off the ledge. You will often see the owner (Ward Bond and general manager (Doug Henderson) skiing this run mid-week with the first tracks down. (Both the owner and general manager ski and snowboard) This run is where the world's famous Dummy Downhill race was born. It became so famous that world renown ski film producer Warren Miller came down two years in a row to film it and is still playing today on many of his films. Loch's previous marketing director David Brown (now flying fighter jets for the US marines) should take credit for that brain child.

The Jolly Giant
The Jolly Giant separates the people who look good and the people who know how to ski. This run is steep, steep from top to bottom with a small ledge 1/3 of the way down for a look see and then go. Loch Lomond had the CTV and Old Vienna World Speed Skiing Championships here in 1981 with world champion speed skier Steve McKinney clocked at over 90 miles per hour! This run is home of the freestyle ski team with training and competitions throughout the season.

Devil's Dive
Lastly there is Devil's Dive which as the name implies is a run everyone should ski once in there life time so they can talk about it there whole lives. This run was cut by the original owner, Bill Irwin and his son, Dave Irwin (one of the original Canadian Canucks) They cut this windy chute down the steepest part of the mountain where it has pitches that exceed vertical! I will not go on about it but there is a hidden run not on the brochure called the T-bar that the locals will ski after a now storm. This was the original T-Bar that went to the top (longest in Ontario). It was so steep in sections that it literally picked the kids off the ground on the steep portion. You do not want to fall on this run.

 

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Snowboard Half Pipe

The half pipe is 300 feet long with 12 ft walls at 15 degree slope. Groomed regularly with a Pipe Dragon. Filled with man made snow from an oscillating Lenko Airless Snow Gun. The half pipe is accessible by either the South chair or the Snoopy Chair. It is located on the north side of the mid Sunbowl Run.

Loch Lomond Snow Boarder