Local ski resorts to close early due to severe weather

Skiers and boarders take a lift up the mountain at Snow Valley Ski Resort on Wed., Dec. 10, 2025. CTV NEWS/BARRIE

The three major ski resorts around Barrie will be closing early on Sunday with the blend of freezing rain, heavy rain and heavy wind on the way.

Horseshoe Valley, Mount St. Louis Moonstone, and Snow Valley each made announcements via social media.

Horseshoe Valley stated that lifts and Nordic trails will close as of 4 p.m. and snow tubing will close as of 3 p.m. The resort says unused tickets can be rescheduled for a later date.

Mount St. Louis Moonstone announced that it will be close at 4 p.m. for skiing and snowboarding. The resort also confirmed that reschedule fees will be waived for those with unused tickets.

Snow Valley also said that it will close at 4 p.m. for skiing, snowboard, snow tubing, and ziplining. For those with impacted bookings, the resort says automatic refunds will be processed over the next few business days.

All three stated that they will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday weather permitting. Snow Valley noted that its Summit Soar Zipline will remain closed.

Environment Canada issued a total of four weather alerts for the Barrie area and most of Simcoe County, including advisories for freezing rain, heavy rain, heavy winds, and snow squalls.