Mont Orignal

46°24′43″N 70°35′12″W / 46.41194°N 70.58667°W / 46.41194; -70.58667Vertical300 m (984 ft)Top elevation612 m (2,008 ft)Base elevation312 m (1,024 ft)Skiable area110 acres (44.5 ha)Trails23 total
14% Easy
19% Intermediate
57% Difficult
10% ExpertLongest run1.8 km (1.1 mi)Lift system3 total
1 detachable six packs
2 surface liftLift capacity4,500 skiers/hrTerrain parksYesSnowmaking100%Night skiing11 tracksWebsiteMont Orignal

Mont Orignal is a ski mountain about 100 km south of Quebec City, Canada in the region of Bellechasse near the village of Lac-Etchemin.^[1]

Description

Mont Orignal is a winter resort located not far from Lac Etchemin.^[1]^[2] It offers many winter activities like alpine skiing, cross-country skiing (54 km of classic / free skating trail) and snow tubing (three runs). Mont Orignal also offers the possibility to rent fully equipped cottage. Mont Orignal is the world's first mountain to be equipped with a high-speed six pack chairlift, which was built in 1991.^[3] Mont Orignal is also one of only three mountains in Quebec to have a high-speed six pack along with Le Relais' 2016-built chairlift,^[4] and Sommet Saint-Sauveur's 2019 Sommet Express lift^[5] (if excluding Orford's and Bromont's 6/8 hybrid lifts). It maintains the largest snowpark in the province of Quebec. Several competitions were held in Moose Park (Mont Orignal snowpark) like the Jib Academy, a competition for teens under 16 years.^[6]

A shuttle service links many cities of the south shore of the St.Lawrence to the station: the "Ski-Bus du Mont-Orignal".

References

^ ^a ^b "Mont Orignal". Mont-Orignal. 2014.
^ "Mont Orignal". BonjourQuebec. 2014.
^ "Télésiège Sextuple – Mont Orignal, QC". Lift Blog. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ L, Peter; sman (2016-01-23). "Le Relais to Replace Three Lifts with a Six-Pack". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ L, Peter; sman (2018-03-07). "Heated Six-Person Chairlift Coming to Saint-Sauveur in 2019". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ "Salomon Jib Academy Mont-Orignal". www.newschoolers.com. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2016.