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Owl's Head

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Owl's Head is a ski area located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The resort is in the town of Mansonville, QC.

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

Season Passes

Owl's Head 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 Owl's Head. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Owl's Head's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Owl's Head around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Owl's Head Terrain Overview

Owl's Head has a total of 52 ski trails, which are serviced by 8 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Owl's Head is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 130 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 53 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.5 square kilometers.

Owl's Head's slopes see on average 175 inches (4.4 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 14 feet every year!

Trails
Total Runs
52
Ski Lift
Lifts
8
Skier
Skiable Acres
130(1 km2)
Snow
Annual Snowfall
175"(445 cm)

Owl's Head Elevation

Owl's Head has a summit elevation of 2,480 feet, or 756 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 872 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,608 feet (490 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Owl's Head has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Mountain Summit
Summit Elevation
2,480'(756 m)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop
1,608'(490 m)
Mountain base
Base Elevation
872'(266 m)

Owl's Head Difficulty Level

Score
Difficulty Score™
47.4out of 100
←  EasyHard  →
Owl's Head 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 70% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.
 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

Owl's Head has 130 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Owl's Head is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 30% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 70%.
Green Circle
Beginner
30%(39 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.

Blue Square
Intermediate
40%(52 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%.

Black Diamond
Expert
30%(39 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 Owl's Head good for beginners?

Owl's Head 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 70% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Owl's Head Location

Owl's Head is located in the province of Quebec, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Mansonville, QC.

Address:
Mansonville, QC J0E Canada
View on Google Maps

Website:
owlshead.com

GPS Coordinates:
45.07700, -72.29500

Getting to Owl's Head

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Owl's Head), its coordinates of 45.07700, -72.29500 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Mansonville, 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 Owl's Head.

NameCodeCityDistance
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportYULMontréal, QC121 km
Quebec Jean Lesage International AirportYQBQuebec, QC203 km
Portland International JetportPWMPortland, ME224 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 Owl's Head.

NameCodeCityDistance
Burlington International AirportBTVBurlington, VT95 km
Montréal / Saint-Hubert AirportYHUMontréal, QC100 km
Plattsburgh International AirportPBGPlattsburgh, NY104 km

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Owl's Head, 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 Owl's Head.

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
Jay PeakJay, VT3,968 ft60%18 km
Mont SuttonSutton, QC3,175 ft42%21 km
Mont OrfordOrford, QC2,800 ft42%27 km
BromontBromont, QC1,693 ft43%38 km
Mont Hatley (Montjoye)Canton de Hatley, QC1,200 ft0%38 km
Mont BellevueSherbrooke, QC1,089 ft11%45 km
Mad River GlenMorrisville, VT3,637 ft61%60 km
Saskadena SixSouth Pomfret, VT1,200 ft37%60 km
Burke MountainEast Burke, VT3,267 ft62%64 km
Smuggler's NotchJeffersonville, VT3,640 ft61%70 km
Bolton ValleyRichmond, VT3,150 ft42%85 km
Cochran Ski AreaRichmond, VT950 ft33%93 km
Ski Saint-BrunoSaint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC574 ft21%97 km
Mont GleasonTingwick, QC1,132 ft37%98 km
Whaleback MountainEnfield, NH1,800 ft40%102 km
Bretton WoodsBretton Woods, NH3,100 ft54%113 km
Cannon MountainFranconia, NH4,080 ft59%114 km
SugarbushWarren, VT4,083 ft62%114 km
J0T 2N0Marston, QC1,509 ft29%121 km
Wildcat MountainGorham, NH4,062 ft57%124 km
Groupe Plein Air TerrebonneTerrebonne, QC100 ft0%128 km
Black MountainJackson, NH2,350 ft45%131 km
Mont AdstockAdstock, QC2,657 ft48%136 km
Mont ApicSaint-Pierre-Baptiste, QC689 ft35%137 km
Middlebury Snow BowlHancock, VT2,720 ft40%137 km
Waterville ValleyWaterville Valley, NH4,004 ft50%139 km
AttitashBartlett, NH2,350 ft53%139 km
Pico MountainMendon, VT3,967 ft57%143 km
Cranmore MountainNorth Conway, NH2,000 ft41%147 km

Owl's Head Mountain Stats

NameStatistic
Summit Elevation2,480 ft
Base Elevation872 ft
Vertical Drop1,608 ft
Trails52
(30% Beginner,  40% Intermediate,  30% Expert)
Lifts8
Skiable Acres130
Avg. Annual Snowfall175 inches
Owl's Head Mountain Stats
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