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Mont-Sainte-Anne

Mont-Sainte-Anne
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Mont-Sainte-Anne is located in Quebec
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne
Location in Quebec
Location Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
Nearest city Quebec City: 40 km (25 mi)
Coordinates 47°04′26″N 70°54′29″W / 47.074°N 70.908°W / 47.074; -70.908 (Mont-Sainte-Anne)Coordinates: 47°04′26″N 70°54′29″W / 47.074°N 70.908°W / 47.074; -70.908 (Mont-Sainte-Anne)
Vertical 625 m (2,051 ft)
Top elevation 800 m (2,625 ft)
Base elevation 175 m (574 ft)
Skiable area 182 ha (450 acres)
Runs 71
Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg - 23% - easy
Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg - 45% - difficult
Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg - 18% - more difficult
Ski trail rating symbol-double black diamond.svg - 15% - extreme
Longest run Le Chemin du Roy
5.7 km (3.5 mi)
Lift system - 1 high-speed gondola
- 4 chairlifts
- 4 surface lifts
Lift capacity 18,560 / hr
Terrain parks 3
Snowfall 475 cm (187 in)
Snowmaking 80%
Night skiing 17 runs
Website Mont-Sainte-Anne.com

Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in eastern Canada, located in the town of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Quebec City. The mountain is part of the Laurentian mountain chain and has a summit elevation of 800 m (2,625 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 625 m (2,051 ft).

There are 71 trails covering 71 km (44 mi) on three different sides of the mountain, and 19 trails covering 15.2 km (9.4 mi) are available for night skiing on the highest vertical for night skiing in Canada. The average natural snowfall at the summit is 475 cm (187 in).

Ten trails and four lifts (including a gondola) built by Anneliese Surman and Jack Perry were featured on the mountain inauguration day 51 years ago in 1966 on January 16. That year, the resort was already making its appearance on the world scene with the Du Maurier International, followed the next year by the first Canadian Winter Games.

Skiing at Mont-Sainte-Anne goes back to the 1940s though. Volunteers and skiers from Beaupré and Québec City, cut the first trail in the fall of 1943. Three years later, the first skiing competition was held, the competitors having to climb by foot up the mountain, bearing all their equipment. The only trail available was groomed "manually" by local volunteers using their skis while climbing up.

Since the mountain became privately owned in 1994 by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, investments have been mostly aimed at cutting new gladed trails and improving the snowmaking system.

Numerous World Cup alpine races have been held at the mountain, last in December 1989. It has co-hosted the Junior World Championships three times; with Stoneham Mountain in 2000 and with Le Massif in 2006 and 2013.


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