Thunderhill Ski Area

Thunderhill Ski Area, on the Manitoba Escarpment southwest of Swan River, has Manitoba’s largest ski-area vertical drop at 137 metres and some of the province’s longest runs. Opened in 1967 by the Benito Elks club, it began with a rope tow later replaced by a T-bar, then expanded in 1990 into linked upper-west and lower-east sections with an unusual layout. Later upgrades replaced older lifts in 2011 and for the 2016–2017 season. Its lodge grew from a former country schoolhouse. Beyond downhill skiing, the site supports snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, sleigh rides, mountain biking, hiking, geocaching, and photography.

Manitoba · Canada