Mont Orignal
LocationLac-Etchemin, Quebec, Canada
Nearest major cityQuebec City, 100 km (62 mi)
Coordinates46°24′43″N 70°35′12″W / 46.41194°N 70.58667°W / 46.41194; -70.58667
Vertical300 m (984 ft)
Top elevation612 m (2,008 ft)
Base elevation312 m (1,024 ft)
Skiable area110 acres (44.5 ha)
Runs23 total
14% Easy
19% Intermediate
57% Difficult
10% Expert
Longest run1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Lift system3 total
1 detachable six packs
2 surface lift
Lift capacity4,500 skiers/hr
Terrain parksYes
Snowmaking100%
Night skiing11 tracks
WebsiteMont Orignal

Mont Orignal is a ski mountain about 100 km south of Quebec City, Canada in the region of Bellechasse near the village of Lac-Etchemin.[1]

Description

Mont Orignal is a winter resort located not far from Lac Etchemin.[1][2] It offers many winter activities like alpine skiing, cross-country skiing (54 km of classic / free skating trail) and snow tubing (three runs). Mont Orignal also offers the possibility to rent fully equipped cottage. Mont Orignal is the world's first mountain to be equipped with a high-speed six pack chairlift, which was built in 1991.[3] Mont Orignal is also one of only three mountains in Quebec to have a high-speed six pack along with Le Relais' 2016-built chairlift,[4] and Sommet Saint-Sauveur's 2019 Sommet Express lift[5] (if excluding Orford's and Bromont's 6/8 hybrid lifts). It maintains the largest snowpark in the province of Quebec. Several competitions were held in Moose Park (Mont Orignal snowpark) like the Jib Academy, a competition for teens under 16 years.[6]

A shuttle service links many cities of the south shore of the St.Lawrence to the station: the "Ski-Bus du Mont-Orignal".

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mont Orignal". Mont-Orignal. 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mont Orignal". BonjourQuebec. 2014.
  3. ↑ "Télésiège Sextuple – Mont Orignal, QC". Lift Blog. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  4. ↑ L, Peter; sman (2016-01-23). "Le Relais to Replace Three Lifts with a Six-Pack". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ↑ L, Peter; sman (2018-03-07). "Heated Six-Person Chairlift Coming to Saint-Sauveur in 2019". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  6. ↑ "Salomon Jib Academy Mont-Orignal". www.newschoolers.com. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2016.


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