Mont Orford canada
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Mont Orford Canada.
Mont Orford Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Canadian ski resort Mont Orford lies at 853 metres altitude in the Québec region of the Canadian ?. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Mont Orford ski area is not snow sure. Over 25 snow cannons ensure artificial Mont Orford snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 85 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Mont Orford (Canada) is Montréal at a distance of 110km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Mont Orford ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A year-round multi-sports and leisure centre which in winter is based around Village Mont Orford which has high calibre ski-in accommodation options. The town of Magog (10 minutes drive) contains many more facilities.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Mont Orford Canada
Beginner Trails
 18 runs ?km |
32% |
Intermediate Trails
 13 runs ?km |
23% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs ?km |
14% |
Expert Trails
 15 runs 15km |
26% |
Mont Orford Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | C$? - C$? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Mont Orford Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Mont Orford trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.1km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Mont Orford ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 853m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 305m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 305m |
| centre of Mont Orford ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 540m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 540m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Mont Orford
Skiing Mont Orford you'll enjoy 56 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Mont Orford lifts number 8 with the capacity to uplift 11400 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Canadian ski resort of Mont Orford is over 4.1km long.
Mont Orford Ski Area
Mont Orford ski area has 32% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 23% intermediate, 14% advanced ski slopes and 26% for expert skiers - the most difficult Mont Orford piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Mont Orford after dark.
Mont Orford for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Mont Orford
If you snowboard Mont Orford you'll want to know that, of the 8 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Mont Orford snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Mont Orford snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Mont Orford for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Mont Orford Apres Ski
The apres ski Mont Orford scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Fishing, Squash .
Mont Orford for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Mont Orford Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Mont Orford resort - ski Mont Orford by any other name
The Canadian ski resort of Mont Orford ski resort is also known as Al Des Roches, Mont Giroux, Mont Orford and has the following common misspellings:
Mont Orford ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Mont Orford ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Mont Orford ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Mont Orford for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall