Mont Avalanche

Mont Avalanche is a ski area located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The resort is in the town of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, QC.

We recently ranked all of Quebec's ski resorts, so you can see where Mont Avalanche stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Mont Avalanche 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 Mont Avalanche. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Mont Avalanche's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Mont Avalanche around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Mont Avalanche Terrain Overview

Mont Avalanche has a total of 13 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Mont Avalanche is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 25 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 10 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.

Mont Avalanche's slopes see on average 120 inches (3.0 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 10 feet every year!

Total Runs
13

Lifts
2

Skiable Acres
25(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
120"(305 cm)

Mont Avalanche Elevation

Mont Avalanche has a summit elevation of 1,820 feet, or 555 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,279 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 541 feet (165 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Mont Avalanche has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Summit Elevation
1,820'(555 m)

Vertical Drop
541'(165 m)

Base Elevation
1,279'(390 m)

Mont Avalanche Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
32.6out of 100

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Mont Avalanche can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 58% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Mont Avalanche has 25 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
42%(11 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
29%(7 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
29%(7 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 Mont Avalanche good for beginners?

Mont Avalanche 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 58% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Mont Avalanche Location

Mont Avalanche is located in the province of Quebec, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, QC.

Getting to Mont Avalanche

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Mont Avalanche), its coordinates of 45.97000, -74.34700 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 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 Mont Avalanche.

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 Mont Avalanche.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Mont Avalanche, 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 Mont Avalanche.

Mont Avalanche Mountain Stats