The Links at Brunello

Snowbowl and Driving Range: Beginner Friendly,   easy terrain.  

Cart Paths: Intermediate/Advanced Skiers only. Front Nine Loop is 5 km and many hills and sharp turns to navigate.

Halifax Nordic Ski Club is delighted to partner with The Links at Brunello to groom their golf course trails, whenever snow conditions permit. Club members and Brunello Estate residents are welcome to ski on the trails. The club-house and facilities (washrooms, food and bar service) are available when the Pro Shop (not in 2021 due to COVID)  is open – please introduce yourselves as Club members.

Directions The Links at Brunello are 10 minutes from the Halifax peninsula, just off Exit #3 on Hwy. 103. Take Timberlea Village Parkway for 1.6 km., then turn left on Brunello Blvd. The parking lot is at the end of Brunello Blvd. The parking lot will close at 5 or 6 pm most evenings – check at the Pro Shop before leaving your vehicle after dusk.

The Trails  This trail is groomed for skate skiing. Classic skiers are welcome as well but the trails are not wide enough for a classic track.  Always stay on the groomed trails.  Skiing on the fairways is not permitted.   Please don’t cut across the fairways at any point. We are Brunello’s guests and want to avoid any damage to their greens, fairways or tee-boxes.

Find the Trails on Google Map

Brunello is really 3 sites in 1. We are in partnership with Brunello and it is important, as it is private land, that everyone checks in at the clubhouse when coming and going from a ski (Lessons excluded.) The Driving Range Loop This area is for Beginners and Intermediate skiers. It is the ONLY grass area that HNSC members are invited to ski at Brunello. This may be different than other golf courses you are used to skiing at. When the cart paths are no longer skiable this ‘low snow” 500-600m loop may remain an option for another few days.

The Snow-Bowl This is our illuminated, human-made snow field that allows us to have some skiing in HRM even when most of the snow is gone.  The snow bowl is good for Beginner and Intermediate skiers. Our lessons are held here, if needed and members who purchased the Brunello Pass, are welcome to use outside of lesson hours. Didn’t purchase a Brunello pass?…No problem.. go check it out, give it a try and if it is something you think you would like to use, email Melanie and we can get you added on. The Cart Paths The cart paths are groomed by Brunello when there is enough snow. There are two  cart paths, Front Nine  for skiing and Back Nine for walkers. The Front Nine is a 5 km loop and for Advanced/Intermediate skiers. The cart paths are a paved pathway, they require more snow to be skiable and are thus the place the conditions deteriorate the quickest. The Back nine is often wind swept and meant for walkers as it is only good after a BIG snow fall. Do not ski off the cart paths onto the golfing fairways. That is not part of the arrangement that we have with Brunello.

 

Due to overwhelming demand Brunello now requires prebooking for rentals of skis. Please call the golf shop to book at 902-876-7649 ext. 1.​

Don’t forget that HNSC members get a significant discount on rentals from our partners at Brunello.