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"Saint Anne's Mountain" redirects here. For the mountain in Poland, see Góra Świętej Anny.
Mont-Sainte-Anne 
Location Beaupré, Quebec
CanadaNearest city Quebec City
40 km - (25 mi.)Coordinates 47°04′34.05″N 70°54′49.50″W / 47.076125°N 70.91375°W Vertical 625 m - (2050 ft) Top elevation 800 m - (2625 ft) Base elevation 175 m - (575 ft) Skiable area 182 ha - (450 acres) Runs 65
- 23% - easy
- 45% - difficult
- 18% - more difficult
- 14% - extremeLongest run Le Chemin du Roy
5.7 km - (3.6 miles)Lift system - 1 high-speed gondola
- 6 chairlifts
- 6 surface liftsLift capacity 18,560 / hr Terrain parks 3 Snowfall 475 cm (187 in) Snowmaking 80% Night skiing 17 runs[1] Web site Mont-Sainte-Anne.com Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in the city of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Quebec City. The mountain has a summit elevation of 800 metres (2625 ft) above sea level and a vertical drop of 625 m (2050 ft). There are 66 trails covering 69 km (43 mi) on three different sides of the mountain. 17 trails covering 15 km (9.3 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.).[2]
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History
Ten trails and four lifts (including a gondola) built by Anneliese Surmann were featured on the mountain inauguration day on January 16, 1966. 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 1940’s 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.
Cross-country skiing
Mont-Sainte-Anne's Cross-Country Ski Centre features 212 km (132 mi) of trails, including a 125 km (78 mi) network for skating stride, which makes it the largest cross-country ski centre in Canada, and the second most important in North America (after Royal Gorge, California).[3]
Other activities
- Winter : Snowshoeing, dogsledding, paragliding, sleigh rides, ice skating, snowmobiling (nearby), spa.
- Summer: Campground, paragliding, hiking, golf, mountain biking.
See also
References
- ^ Mont-Sainte-Anne.com - mountain specs - accessed 2010-02-21
- ^ "Mountain Stats, Mont-Sainte-Anne". http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Lamontagne/DonneesTechniques/tabid/134/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Cross-Country skiing, Mont-Sainte-Anne". http://www.mont-sainte-anne.com/1/Lamontagne/Skidefond/infogenerale/tabid/338/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
External links
Coordinates: 47°04′34.05″N 70°54′49.50″W / 47.076125°N 70.91375°W
Ski areas and resorts in Quebec Quebec City area: Montreal local area: Mont Saint-Bruno • Mont Rigaud • Terrebonne (bunny hill) • Mount Royal (alpine closed)Montreal-area Laurentians: Eastern Townships: Mont Orford • BromontOttawa-Gatineau area Camp Fortune • Edelweiss Valley • Mont Cascade • Mont Ste. Marie • Vorlage • Mount Pakenham (Ontario) • Calabogie Peaks (Ontario)Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean See also: List of ski areas and resorts in Canada Categories:- Ski areas and resorts in Quebec
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