National Geographic gave Muskoka the nod as one of the BEST DESTINATIONS in the world. Not just for summer... the other season are pretty amazing too.
We've been getting our own 20 km. of groomed ski trails ready here at BONDI VILLAGE RESORT. The boys are stringing the Christmas lights. Our Frisbee Golf course is ready for snowshoe play. Nearby, Hidden Valley Ski Hill has the lifts primed and ready; the Rock Ridge Tube Park is just waiting for the snow; the dog sled teams are fit and ready to rock... The Algonquin Snowmobile Club has their new maps out and the groomer ready to roll.
We think that Winter in Muskoka is pretty darn amazing. We concede that what passes for Winter in Southern Ontario -- that almost endless slush, ice, grayness and grunginess -- is not a whole bag of chuckles. But that is not Winter. That's sort of an endless November, too cold to swim, too warm to ski, short on sunshine and gets dark too early. Get away from that -- come to North Muskoka, where the air is crisp and clean, the sun is blinding bouncing off the pristine white snow, you can still hear birds sing rather than car horns blare, the stars are so close in the night sky you feel you could reach up and take hold of one (and you don't have to be a night owl to enjoy their spectacle!). We love the sound of snow crunching underfoot, of the lake ice 'booming' as it freezes harder. We love the look of huge snowflakes hanging in the air, clinging to mittens and rosy cheeks. We love the smiles at the bottom of the toboggan hill; the shouts on the big ski hills, the silence of the nordic trails winding through woods laced with the tracks of animals. We love the smell and the sight of the steam coming off the big team of Belgians pulling the sleigh, the excited barks of the sled dogs who just cannot wait to get onto the trail, the hush of snowshoes breaking trail in deep untracked places. We love coming back inside -- where the heat wraps around you like a blanket, and there's always a cup of tea, or coffee, or cocoa, waiting. We understand why folk want to get away from City Winter. They should Think North instead.
The Christmas and New Years holidays are a fabulous time to come north, instead of south. Avoid the airport jams, the trek through Customs -- we're just 2 hours away.
Canada has seasons. We truly believe that there is magic in all of them, and that we owe it to ourselves to discover how to enjoy them all. Mike and Dave can hardly wait to get back on skiis, they've got the fish-hut primed and ready to go, they've checked out the snowmobiles so they are winter-ready... all they need is snow.
Think Snow... help Stamp out Summer...
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