| Our winter getaway over the last two days
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| | the Ontario Outdoor website.Snowmobiling:
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| was supposed to include a couple of
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| | Ontario offers more than 43,000 km
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| different activities: snow-tubing and
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| | (26,000 mi.) of maintained,
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| outdoor skating. Well, our outdoor
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| | interconnected, uncongested trails. It is
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| skating fell through, due to the
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| | the longest network of recreational
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| extraordinarily warm conditions, however,
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| | trails in the world. The 248 member clubs
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| we had a beautiful day yesterday on
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| | of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile
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| Kempenfelt Bay in Barrie, where we
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| | Clubs build and maintain this extensive
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| enjoyed some great outdoor time on frozen
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| | trail network. Find more information
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| Lake Simcoe.Today, after our delicious
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| | about snowmobiling in Ontario in the
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| filling breakfast at Nicholyn Farms Bed
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| | Ontario Snowmobiler Magazine.Iceclimbing:
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| and Breakfast, we headed off for another
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| adventure: snowtubing at Horseshoe
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| | The north of Ontario is the heart of
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| Valley. Unfortunately the weather today
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| | Ontario's iceclimbing country and
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| was even less cooperative: as the day
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| | features ice-clad routes with heights of
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| progressed it went from freezing rain to
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| | more than 90 m. Special ice-climbing
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| rain to a veritable downpour as we drove
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| | getaways are featured on the Ontario
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| back to Toronto.Nevertheless the morning
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| | Outdoor Website.Dogsledding:
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| was cold enough for our snowtubing
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| | Dog sledding has evolved from a
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| adventure. My 8-year old nephew had never
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| | utilitarian form of transport in northern
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| been snowtubing before, and knowing his
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| | countries to a unique travel experience.
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| penchant for high-speed adrenaline-filled
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| | Some dogsledding operators have a guide
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| activities, we knew that he would fall in
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| | drive the team, where at other places you
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| love with this sport.Horseshoe Valley is
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| | may drive the sled yourself. The Ontario
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| one of several Ontario winter resorts and
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| | Outdoor Website features a variety of dog
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| in addition to downhill skiing,
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| | sledding adventures and getaways.Urban
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| cross-country skiing and skating, it also
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| | Winter Getaways:
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| features a snow-tubing hill. It's a
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| | For those who want to enjoy the best
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| thrill to get pulled up on the hill,
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| | that Ontario's cities have to offer over
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| sitting on a refunctioned inner tube, and
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| | the winter time, there are a variety of
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| then getting linked up in a group of 2, 3
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| | special events going on. Many cities and
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| or 4 snow-tubers, who hold on to their
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| | towns throughout Ontario feature special
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| neighbouring tuber's handle and then get
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| | winter festivals, starting with many
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| pushed down the hill by one of the staff
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| | festivals of light, tree lighting
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| members - with a spin and a momentum that
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| | ceremonies and New Year's celebrations in
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| feels almost like a roller
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| | November and December, and continuing
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| coaster!Snowtubing is just one of the
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| | with a variety of special events, trade
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| many fun winter activities that Ontario
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| | fairs and restaurant promotions
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| has to offer.
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| | throughout January and February. The
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| Snow Valley Resort just on the other
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| | Success with Ontario website features a
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| side of Highway 400 also offers
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| | listing of Ontario's Festivals and
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| snowtubing.
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| | events.Major festivals include:
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| Blue Mountain Resort in Collingwood is
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| | Toronto's WinterCity Festival and
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| another place for Ontario snowtubing
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| | Winterlicious
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| enthusiasts.Skating:
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| | Ottawa's Winterlude Winter Festival
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| Obviously hockey is Canada's national
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| | Niagara's Icewine FestivalOntario
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| sport and skating runs in the veins of
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| | Accommodation Choices:
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| many residents of this northern country.
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| | Ontario offers a wide variety of choices
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| Virtually all Ontario cities, towns and
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| | for getaways. From all-inclusive
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| villages have outdoor skating rinks and
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| | feature-packed resorts, to down-to-earth
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| indoor arenas. Outdoor skating is free in
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| | farm vacations, to cozy bed and
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| many cases, and indoor pleasure skating
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| | breafasts, secluded cottages and chalets
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| is generally a very inexpensive sport.One
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| | and inviting country inns, Ontario has a
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| of the best known skating Ontario
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| | wide selection of accommodation
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| opportunities exists in Ottawa, on the
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| | providers. Unique boutique hotels, and
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| 7.8 km long Rideau Canal, the world's
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| | centrally located urban hotels round out
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| longest skating rink according to the
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| | the accommodation offers. Ontario
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| Guiness Book of Records. The City of
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| | Travel's website offers a great overview
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| Ottawa lists its public skating
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| | of the accommodation choices available in
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| information on the Internet.Toronto's
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| | Ontario.There is plenty to do in the
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| well-known outdoor skating venues include
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| | winter in Ontario, indoors and out.
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| City Hall, Harbourfront and Grenadier
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| | Nature lovers, urban explorers,
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| Pond in HIgh Park and the City of Toronto
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| | adrenaline junkies, and romantic
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| provides a list of leisure skating
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| | lovebirds will all find something to
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| opportunities in Toronto.Skiing &
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| | choose from to brighten up those cold
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| snowboarding:
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| | winter days.Susanne Pacher is the
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| Although Ontario certainly doesn't have
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| | publisher of a website called Travel and
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| the greatest vertical drop compared to
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| | Transitions ( Travel and Transitions
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| international ski resorts, but it does
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| | deals with unconventional travel and is
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| offer 41 resorts for downhill skiers and
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| | chock full of advice, tips, real life
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| snowboarders at the Ski Ontario
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| | travel experiences, interviews with
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| website.Cross-country skiing &
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| | travellers and travel experts, insights
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| snowshoeing:
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| | and reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| Ontario's more than 120 cross-country
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| ski areas are rivalled only by Quebec for
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| sheer number and variety. Ski areas are
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| operated by various organizations ranging
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| | our own personal life-long
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| from parks to clubs and resorts. The Ski
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| Ontario website provides an extensive
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| listing of cross-country opportunities
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| across Ontario.
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| | cruise on the Amazon River."Life is a
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| Special offers for snowshoeing and
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| | Journey Explore New Horizons".
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| cross-country getaways are featured on
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