Mont-Sainte-Anne

"Saint Anne's Mountain" redirects here. For the mountain in Poland, see Góra Świętej Anny. For the battle, see Battle of Annaberg.

Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne Location in Quebec
Location	Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
Nearest major city	Quebec City: 40 km (25 mi)
Coordinates	47.074°N 70.908°W / 47.074; -70.908
Status	Operating
Owner	Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
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)
Trails	71 - 23% - easy - 45% - difficult - 18% - more difficult - 15% - extreme
Longest run	Le Chemin du Roy 6.0 km (3.7 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	Yes, 80%
Night skiing	Yes, 17 runs
Website	Mont-Sainte-Anne.com

Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, 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).

For day skiing, there are 71 available downhill ski trails covering 71 km (44 mi) the southern, northern and western sides of the mountain. For night skiing, there are 19 trails covering 15.2 km (9.4 mi) the southern part of the mountain only. It is the highest vertical for night skiing in Canada. The average natural snowfall at the summit is 475 cm (187 in).

History

Ten trails and four lifts (including a gondola) were featured on the mountain inauguration day 58 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.

In 2023, it hosted the Snowboard Cross FIS World Cup. The event, called Battle Royale, featured two competitions, an individual World Cup and a team World Cup.

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 significant in North America (after Royal Gorge, California).

Mountain Biking

The final round of 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup was held at Mont Sainte Anne on the 8th of October.

The final round of the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is due to be held at Mont Sainte Anne October 4 to 6.

Other activities

• Winter : Snowshoeing, dog sledding, paragliding, sleigh rides, ice skating, tubing, snowmobiling (nearby), spa, snowboarding, skiing.
• Summer: Campground, paragliding, hiking, golf, mountain biking.

See also

• Stoneham Mountain Resort
• Le Massif
• List of ski areas and resorts in Canada

External links

Media related to Mont Sainte-Anne at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English)
• FIS-Ski.com - World Cup podiums at Mont-Sainte-Anne