Ski La Tuque
Ski La Tuque is a ski area located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The resort is in the town of La Tuque, QC.
We recently ranked all of Quebec's ski resorts, so you can see where Ski La Tuque stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Ski La Tuque is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Ski La Tuque. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Ski La Tuque's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Ski La Tuque around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Ski La Tuque Terrain Overview
Ski La Tuque has a total of 13 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Ski La Tuque is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 150 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 61 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.6 square kilometers.
Ski La Tuque's slopes see on average 140 inches (3.6 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 11 feet every year!
Total Runs
13
Lifts
2
Skiable Acres
150(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
140"(356 cm)
Ski La Tuque Elevation
Ski La Tuque has a summit elevation of 1,043 feet, or 318 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 498 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 545 feet (166 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Ski La Tuque has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
1,043'(318 m)
Vertical Drop
545'(166 m)
Base Elevation
498'(152 m)
Ski La Tuque Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
36.5out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski 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.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Ski La Tuque has 150 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Ski La Tuque is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 34% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 66%.
Beginner
34%(51 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
33%(50 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
33%(50 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Ski La Tuque good for beginners?
Ski La Tuque can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 66% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Ski La Tuque Location
Ski La Tuque is located in the province of Quebec, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of La Tuque, QC.
Address:
La Tuque, QC G9X 4E6 Canada
View on Google Maps
Website:
ville.latuque.qc.ca/fr/citoyens/ski
GPS Coordinates:
47.43500, -72.77600
Getting to Ski La Tuque
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Ski La Tuque), its coordinates of 47.43500, -72.77600 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of La Tuque, QC to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Ski La Tuque.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport | YQB | Quebec, QC | 127 km |
| Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | YUL | Montréal, QC | 230 km |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Ski La Tuque.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberval Airport | YRJ | Roberval, QC | 126 km |
| Alma Airport | YTF | Alma, QC | 146 km |
| CFB Bagotville | YBG | Bagotville, QC | 166 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Ski La Tuque, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Ski La Tuque.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallée Du Parc | Shawinigan, QC | 1,017 ft | 41% | 91 km |
| Ski Saint-Raymond | Saint-Raymond, QC | 427 ft | 19% | 93 km |
| Val-Mauricie | Shawinigan-Sud, QC | 380 ft | 6% | 102 km |
| Stoneham Mountain | Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, QC | 2,075 ft | 50% | 114 km |
| Le Relais | Lac-Beauport, QC | 429 ft | 43% | 124 km |
| Club Tobo-Ski | Saint-Félicien, QC | 910 ft | 38% | 130 km |
| Mont Lac-Vert | Hébertville, QC | 951 ft | 46% | 134 km |
| Centre de plein air de Lévis | Lévis, QC | 328 ft | 32% | 140 km |
| Mont Villa Saguenay | Alma, QC | 276 ft | 22% | 150 km |
| Val Saint-Côme | Saint-Côme, QC | 1,968 ft | 41% | 153 km |
| Mont Apic | Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, QC | 689 ft | 35% | 158 km |
| Mont Fortin | Seauenay, QC | 403 ft | 42% | 160 km |
Ski La Tuque Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 1,043 ft |
| Base Elevation | 498 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 545 ft |
| Trails | 13 (34% Beginner, 33% Intermediate, 33% Expert) |
| Lifts | 2 |
| Skiable Acres | 150 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 140 inches |