Our family headed to Danforth Bay's "sister site/business" King Pine Ski Area at Purity Springs Resort today (1/7/06). First of all it was very weird (but nice) seeing all the summer Danforth Bay office and cleaning staff working at the King Pine ticket counter. It was great to see them and I think it was weird to see us there as well, as one of them said to us... "oh we usually see you in the summer".
Secondly, if you get there a little bit late... not to worry... King Pine has a 8-4 or a 12:30-9 full day pass!!! This worked out perfectly for us since we arrived at 11:30 and stayed until 6pm (we could have stayed later but I head enough). The night skiing was a lot of fun.
The best thing of King Pine is that the lifts lines are VERY short (even during peak hours on a Saturday) and they have a really nice area to warm up and eat lunch! The chicken strips and french fries were very good. King Pine allows you to bring in a lunch made from home.
One of the girls who mans the snack bar at Danforth Bay in the summer watched our little 1 year old at King Pine's very affordable nursery. Lianna went to ski-skool. She learned the basics but near the end she was a little bit bored but can't wait to go again! She wants to go on the tow ropes and lifts like her big brother and sister.
Niki was slightly disappointed with the terrain park (a good portion of it was closed) and "only had 2 jumps" but Austin and I found that the intermediate trails were awesome and well groomed with GREAT snow! They were making snow all day. NO ICE! We also like swerving in between trees once your got off the Powder Bear lift.
Overall, King Pine is a GREAT family place and suits many needs for a bustling family. The highly advanced skiiers might find this place a little bit lacking. However, with ski resorts prices skyrocketting these days, King Pine remains a GREAT value and lots of fun.
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