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Val-Mauricie is a ski area located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The resort is in the town of Shawinigan-Sud, QC.

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

Season Passes

Val-Mauricie 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 Val-Mauricie. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Val-Mauricie's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Val-Mauricie around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Val-Mauricie Terrain Overview

Val-Mauricie has a total of 6 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Val-Mauricie 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.

Val-Mauricie's slopes see on average 150 inches (3.8 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 12 feet every year!

Trails
Total Runs
6
Ski Lift
Lifts
4
Skier
Skiable Acres
25(0 km2)
Snow
Annual Snowfall
150"(381 cm)

Val-Mauricie Elevation

Val-Mauricie has a summit elevation of 380 feet, or 116 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 135 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 245 feet (75 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Val-Mauricie has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Mountain Summit
Summit Elevation
380'(116 m)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop
245'(75 m)
Mountain base
Base Elevation
135'(41 m)

Val-Mauricie Difficulty Level

Score
Difficulty Score™
5.7out of 100
←  EasyHard  →
Val-Mauricie is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area. It is in fact one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. This is due to it having 86% of its trails are rated as "beginner", and a vertical drop of only 245 feet.
 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

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

Since Val-Mauricie is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 86% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 14% trails are rated as intermediate.
Green Circle
Beginner
86%(22 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
14%(4 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
0%(0 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 Val-Mauricie good for beginners?

Val-Mauricie is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 86% of its trails are rated as "beginner".

Val-Mauricie Location

Val-Mauricie is located in the province of Quebec, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Shawinigan-Sud, QC.

Address:
Shawinigan-Sud, QC G9P 2L9 Canada
View on Google Maps

Website:
ilemelville.com/station-plein-air-val-mauricie

GPS Coordinates:
46.52100, -72.76200

Getting to Val-Mauricie

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Val-Mauricie), its coordinates of 46.52100, -72.76200 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Shawinigan-Sud, 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 Val-Mauricie.

NameCodeCityDistance
Quebec Jean Lesage International AirportYQBQuebec, QC109 km
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportYULMontréal, QC139 km
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportYOWOttawa, ON261 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 Val-Mauricie.

NameCodeCityDistance
Montréal / Saint-Hubert AirportYHUMontréal, QC122 km
Mont-Tremblant International AirportYTMLa Macaza, QC155 km
Plattsburgh International AirportPBGPlattsburgh, NY215 km

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Val-Mauricie, 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 Val-Mauricie.

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
Vallée Du ParcShawinigan, QC1,017 ft41%11 km
Ski Saint-RaymondSaint-Raymond, QC427 ft19%85 km
Val Saint-CômeSaint-Côme, QC1,968 ft41%89 km
Mont ApicSaint-Pierre-Baptiste, QC689 ft35%90 km
Mont GleasonTingwick, QC1,132 ft37%90 km
Ski MontcalmLanaudière, QC1,115 ft29%98 km
Ski La TuqueLa Tuque, QC1,043 ft37%102 km
Ski La RéserveSaint-Donat-de-Montcalm, QC2,297 ft54%112 km
Ski GarceauSaint-Donat-de-Montcalm, QC2,350 ft42%113 km
Groupe Plein Air TerrebonneTerrebonne, QC100 ft0%114 km
Ski Saint-BrunoSaint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC574 ft21%116 km
Stoneham MountainStoneham-et-Tewkesbury, QC2,075 ft50%119 km
Le RelaisLac-Beauport, QC429 ft43%121 km
Mont Sainte-SauvageVal-Morin, QC1,650 ft15%123 km
Sommet OlympiaPiedmont, QC1,523 ft37%124 km
Vallée BleueVal-David, QC1,419 ft38%125 km
Ski ChanteclerSainte-Adèle, QC1,499 ft47%125 km
Mont AltaVal-David, QC2,000 ft0%125 km
Belle NeigeVal-Morin, QC1,515 ft38%126 km
Sommet GabrielSainte-Adèle, QC1,420 ft52%126 km
Centre de plein air de LévisLévis, QC328 ft32%127 km
Versant AvilaPiedmont, QC1,365 ft55%127 km
Sommet Saint-SauveurSaint-Sauveur, QC1,365 ft50%128 km
MaximiseSte-Agathe, QC1,400 ft0%129 km
Mont HabitantSaint-Sauveur, QC1,151 ft35%130 km
Mont AdstockAdstock, QC2,657 ft48%133 km
Sommet Morin HeightsMorin-Heights, QC1,523 ft43%135 km
Mont AvalancheSaint-Adolphe-d'Howard, QC1,820 ft33%136 km
BromontBromont, QC1,693 ft43%137 km
Mont OrfordOrford, QC2,800 ft42%140 km
Mont BellevueSherbrooke, QC1,089 ft11%143 km
Mont Hatley (Montjoye)Canton de Hatley, QC1,200 ft0%150 km
Mont SuttonSutton, QC3,175 ft42%158 km

Val-Mauricie Mountain Stats

NameStatistic
Summit Elevation380 ft
Base Elevation135 ft
Vertical Drop245 ft
Trails6
(86% Beginner,  14% Intermediate,  0% Expert)
Lifts4
Skiable Acres25
Avg. Annual Snowfall150 inches
Val-Mauricie Mountain Stats
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