Stoneham Mountain Resort

Infobox ski area
name= Stoneham Mountain Resort

location= Quebec, Canada
nearest_city= Quebec City
vertical= 420 m (1,380 ft)
top_elevation= 632 m (2,075 ft)
base_elevation= 212 m (696 ft)
skiable_area= 132 ha (326 acres)
number_trails= 32
longest_run= 3.2 km (2 mi)
liftsystem= 1 highspeed detachable quad with bubble covers, 3 chairlifts, 4 surface lifts
lift_capacity= 11 800 skiers/hr
terrainparks= 4
snowfall= 350 cm/yr (138 in/yr)
snowmaking= 86%
nightskiing= 16 runs
external_link= [http://www.ski-stoneham.com Ski Stoneham]

Stoneham Mountain Resort is a ski resort, located north of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada in the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. The mountain has an altitude at the peak of 632 metres (2,075 ft) and a vertical drop of 420 metres (1,380 ft). There are 32 trails covering 132 hecatres (326 acres) on four mountains. 16 trails covering a network of 74 hectares (184 acres) are available for night skiing, consisting in the largest network of night skiing in Canada. [cite web |url=http://www.ski-stoneham.com/3/Lamontagne/DonneesTechniques/tabid/134/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Mountain Stats, Stonahem |accessdate=2007-12-17] The resort is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies.

Notable events

Since 2007, Stoneham has been the host of the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup Finals held yearly in March.Also, in 1993, the mountain hosted a slalom event of the alpine skiing World Cup, won by Alberto Tomba

ee also

* Mont-Sainte-Anne
* Le Massif
* List of ski areas and resorts in Canada

References

External links

* [http://www.ski-stoneham.com/ Official website of Stoneham Mountain Resort]
* [http://www.ski-stoneham.com/3/Multimedia/Webcams/tabid/353/Default.aspx Webcams located at the base of the mountain]
* [http://www.snowjamboree.com/ Official website of the Snow Jamboree (FIS Snowboard World Cup Finals)]