Wales received a significant amount of income from mining.
Gray Rocks was a year-round privately owned resort in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec , Canada , first developed as a ski destination on Sugarloaf Hill -LRB- French  : Le Pain de Sucre -RRB- .. Laurentian Mountains. Laurentian Mountains. The ski hill had 22 downhill trails  : 4 easy , 10 intermediate , 8 expert -LRB- of which 2 were `` double diamond '' -RRB- .. Also available was a snowboarding park and instruction from the Snow Eagle Ski School .. In warmer seasons , activities included golfing -LRB- with two golf courses , which remain in operation -RRB- , as well as boating on adjoining Lac Ouimet , swimming -LRB- in pool or lake -RRB- , tennis , horseback riding , bicycling , and hiking .. The resort facilities included a 105-room hotel , 56 condominium units , French cuisine restaurant , and spa .. spa. spa. First opened in 1906 , the hotel closed during the Great Recession of 2009 ; 70 % of the main building was destroyed by a suspicious fire on the evening of 25 November 2014 .. Great Recession. Great Recession