Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or is a ski area located in the province of Quebec in Canada. The resort is in the town of , QC.
We recently ranked all of Quebec's ski resorts, so you can see where Val-d'Or stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Val-d'Or 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-d'Or. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Val-d'Or's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Val-d'Or around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Val-d'Or Terrain Overview
Val-d'Or has a total of 3 ski trails, which are serviced by 1 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Val-d'Or is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 8 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 3 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.0 square kilometers.
Total Runs
3
Lifts
1
Skiable Acres
8(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Val-d'Or Elevation
Val-d'Or has a summit elevation of 1,168 feet, or 356 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,064 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 104 feet (32 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Val-d'Or has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
1,168'(356 m)
Vertical Drop
104'(32 m)
Base Elevation
1,064'(324 m)
Val-d'Or Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
0.4out 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
Val-d'Or has 8 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Val-d'Or is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 100% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 0% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
100%(8 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
0%(0 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
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-d'Or good for beginners?
Val-d'Or 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. 100% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Val-d'Or Location
Val-d'Or is located in the province of Quebec, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of , QC.
Getting to Val-d'Or
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Val-d'Or), its coordinates of 48.08500, -77.80600 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of , 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 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-d'Or.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Or Airport | YVO | Val-d'Or, QC | 4 km |
| Rouyn Noranda Airport | YUY | Rouyn-Noranda, QC | 77 km |
| North Bay Jack Garland Airport | YYB | North Bay, ON | 227 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Val-d'Or, 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-d'Or.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Vidéo | Barraute, QC | 1,509 ft | 42% | 37 km |
| Mont Kanasuta | Rouyn-Noranda, QC | 1,591 ft | 35% | 119 km |
| Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village | West Timiskaming District, ON | 1,105 ft | 24% | 154 km |
Val-d'Or Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 1,168 ft |
| Base Elevation | 1,064 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 104 ft |
| Trails | 3 (100% Beginner, 0% Intermediate, 0% Expert) |
| Lifts | 1 |
| Skiable Acres | 8 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | N/A inches |