Quebec Ski Resorts Ranked & Mapped

Quebec has a surprising number of ski resorts. Most are in the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City.

The Quebec Ski Season

The ski season in Quebec typically runs from December through April, depending on the weather and snow conditions. Quebec is known for its cold winters and ample snowfall, which make for excellent skiing and snowboarding conditions.

In general, the ski season gets off to a slow start in December, as the mountains are often still covered in snow from the previous season. The snowpack builds throughout the winter, and by January and February, the ski resorts are usually operating at full capacity and the skiing and snowboarding conditions are at their best. March and April can also be good months for skiing and snowboarding in Quebec, as the weather tends to be more stable and the snowpack is often well established.

The Most Popular Ski Resorts in Quebec

Quebec is home to several popular ski resorts, including:

Mont-Tremblant

Located in the Laurentian Mountains, Mont Tremblant is a popular ski resort that is known for its diverse terrain and variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing. The resort is also home to the most difficult slopes in our opinion.

The resort is located just over two hours from Montreal, making it a popular destination for both local and out-of-town skiers and snowboarders.

Le Massif

Located in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Le Massif is known for its challenging terrain and beautiful mountain views. The resort offers a variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing, as well as a range of amenities such as ski and snowboard rentals, dining options, and a variety of après ski activities.

Le Massif has the highest vertical drop of any ski resort in Quebec.

Mont Sainte-Anne

Located in Beaupré, Quebec, Mont Sainte-Anne is a popular ski resort that is known for its diverse terrain and variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing. The resort also offers a range of amenities, including ski and snowboard rentals, dining options, and a variety of après ski activities.

Stoneham

Located in Quebec City, Stoneham Mountain is a popular ski resort that is known for its diverse terrain and variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing. The resort also offers a range of amenities, including ski and snowboard rentals, dining options, and a variety of après ski activities.

Mont Blanc

Located in the Laurentian Mountains, Mont Blanc is a popular ski resort that is known for its challenging terrain and beautiful mountain views. The resort offers a variety of activities, including skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing, as well as a range of amenities such as ski and snowboard rentals, dining options, and a variety of après ski activities.

List of All Quebec Ski Resorts

Skiing can get expensive. Besides equipment rentals, ski lift passes are expensive and really add up if you have a family. To combat this, multi-resort, multi-day lift passes were created to help offset this cost a bit. Buying lift pass days in bulk will usually net you around a 20% discount.

However, Quebec only has one ski resort that is a part of a pass like this. Mont Tremblant is a part of the IKON pass.

Resort	Pass	Location
Alpine Ski slope in Val-d’Or		Val-d’Or, QC, J9P 5L1
Belle Neige		Val-Morin, QC, J0T 2R0
Bromont		Bromont, QC, J2L
Camp Fortune		Chelsea, QC, J9B
Centre de plein air de Cap-Chat		Cap-Chat, QC, G0J
Centre de plein air de Lévis		Lévis, QC, G6V
Centre de ski Saint-Georges		Saint-Georges, QC, G5Y
Club Ski Beauce		Vallée-Jonction, QC, G0S
Club Tobo-Ski		Saint-Félicien, QC, G8K
Do-Mi-Ski		Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC, G8L
Groupe Plein Air Terrebonne		Terrebonne, QC, J6X
Haute Gaspésie		Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC, G4V 2S5
J0T 2N0		Marston, QC, G0Y 1G0
Le Massif	COLL	Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, G0A
Le Petit Chamonix		Matapédia, QC, G0J 1V0
Le Relais		Lac-Beauport, QC, G3B
Le Valinouët		Saint-David-de-Falardeau, QC, G0V
Massif du Sud		Saint-Philemon, QC, G0R
Maximise		Ste-Agathe, QC, J8C 2Z8
Mont Adstock		Adstock, QC, G0N
Mont Apic		Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, QC, G0P
Mont Avalanche		Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, QC, J0T
Mont Béchervaise		Gaspé, QC, G4X
Mont Bellevue		Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 5X1
Mont Bélu		La Baie, QC, G7B 3P6
Mont Biencourt		Biencourt, QC, G0K 1T0
Mont Blanc		Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré, QC, J0T
Mont Cascades		Cantley, QC, J8V 3B2
Mont Castor		Matane, QC, G4W
Mont Chalco		Chibougamau, QC, G8P 1Y7
Mont Chilly		Pontiac, QC, J0X
Mont Édouard		L’Anse-Saint-Jean, QC, G0V
Mont Fortin		Seauenay, QC, G7X
Mont Gleason		Tingwick, QC, J0A 1L0
Mont Grand-Fonds		La Malbaie, QC, G5A
Mont Habitant		Saint-Sauveur, QC, J0R 1R2
Mont Kanasuta		Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J0Z 1B0
Mont Lac-Vert		Hébertville, QC, G8N
Mont Miller		Murdochville, QC, G0E
Mont Orford		Orford, QC, J1X
Mont Orignal		Lac-Etchemin, QC, G0R
Mont Rigaud		Rigaud, QC, J0P
Mont Saint-Mathieu		Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, QC, G0L
Mont Ste-Marie		Lac-Sainte-Marie, QC, J0X
Mont Sutton		Sutton, QC, J0E
Mont Ti-Basse		Baie-Comeau, QC, G4Z
Mont Tremblant	IKON	Mont-Tremblant, QC, J8E
Mont Vidéo		Barraute, QC, J0Y
Mont Villa Saguenay		Alma, QC, G8B
Mont-Sainte-Anne		Beaupre, QC, G0A
Owl’s Head		Mansonville, QC, J0E
Parc du Mont Comi		Saint-Donat, QC, G0K 1L0
Pin Rouge		New Richmond, QC, G0C
Ski Chantecler		Sainte-Adèle, QC, J8B
Ski Gallix		Sept-Îles, QC, G0G
Ski Garceau		Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, QC, J0T 2C0
Ski La Réserve		Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, QC, J0T
Ski La Tuque		La Tuque, QC, G9X 4E6
Ski Montcalm		Lanaudière, QC, J0K 1S0
Ski Saint-Bruno		Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, J3V
Ski Saint-Raymond		Saint-Raymond, QC, G3L
Sommet Edelweiss		Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0
Sommet Gabriel		Sainte-Adèle, QC, J8B
Sommet Morin Heights		Morin-Heights, QC, J0R
Sommet Olympia		Piedmont, QC, J0R 1K0
Sommet Saint-Sauveur		Saint-Sauveur, QC, J0R
Stoneham Mountain		Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, QC, G3C
Val Saint-Côme		Saint-Côme, QC, J0K 2B0
Val-d’Irène		Sainte-Irène, QC, G0J
Val-Mauricie		Shawinigan-Sud, QC, G9P 2L9
Vallée Bleue		Val-David, QC, J0T
Vallée Du Parc		Shawinigan, QC, G9T 0N1
Versant Avila		Piedmont, QC, J0R
Vorlage		Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0

Explaining Our ‘Difficulty Score’

Parks & Trips created a proprietary Difficulty Score that is generated by looking at the number of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort.

Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then gives each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.

The Most Difficult Quebec Ski Resorts

Mont Tremblant is considered the hardest ski resort in the province of Quebec. Massif du Sud comes in a very close second place. Both rate over half of their trails as expert-level. Mont Tremblant also has the highest vertical drop in the province.

Rank	Resort	Green Trails	Blue Trails	Black Trails	Difficulty ScoreTM
#1	Le Massif	23%	35%	42%	64%
#2	Massif du Sud	20%	10%	70%	63%
#3	Mont Tremblant	22%	30%	48%	62%
#4	Mont Édouard	23%	26%	51%	57%
#5	Versant Avila	15%	23%	62%	55%

The Easiest Ski Resorts in Quebec

There are many, many easy ski areas in Quebec. These are mostly community ski hills with little-to-no expert or intermediate hills, and are meant to be fun for the whole family, no matter the age. Val-Mauricie is the easiest ski area with at least one intermediate-rated hill in it.

Rank	Resort	Green Trails	Blue Trails	Black Trails	Difficulty ScoreTM
#1	Groupe Plein Air Terrebonne	100%	0%	0%	0%
#2	Alpine Ski slope in Val-d’Or	100%	0%	0%	0%
#3	Val-Mauricie	86%	14%	0%	6%
#4	Mont Bellevue	67%	33%	0%	11%
#5	Centre de plein air de Cap-Chat	82%	18%	0%	11%

The Largest Ski Resorts in Quebec

Choosing the largest ski resorts is a bit of a tricky proposition. Do you look at just the summit elevation? How about the total acreage, most trails, or steepest vertical drop?

Well, we decided to combine all four of those metrics into one ranking to get the best idea, although we fully admit this is completely subjective. We’ve given you all the data in the following table to make your own decision.

Le Massif has the highest vertical drop at 770 m (2527 ft). Mont Tremblant has the most skiable acreage and Bromont has the most trails in the province.

Rank	Resort	Summit Elevation	Base Elevation	Vertical Drop	Acres	Trails
#1	Le Massif	806 m	36 m	770 m	406	57
#2	Mont Tremblant	875 m	230 m	645 m	755	102
#3	Mont-Sainte-Anne	800 m	175 m	625 m	526	66
#4	Mont Orford	853 m	264 m	589 m	246	61
#5	Mont Sutton	968 m	511 m	457 m	230	60