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Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada

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About Mont-Sainte-Anne

Village 187 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 187 m and its top at 803 m. It has 58 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 625 m, from 803 m to 178 m. For beginners and families: 77% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 13 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: an ice rink and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in April, about 1.3 m at the top (803 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Beaupré.

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).

From the Wikipedia article Mont-Sainte-Anne, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 178 m to 803 m: 625 m of vertical. 58 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Mont-Sainte-Anne.

Runs
Beginner0.2 km
Easy16 km
Intermediate28 km
Advanced8.3 km
Expert4.4 km
Not graded0.6 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars1
Chairlifts4
Drag lifts2
Magic carpets2

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

77% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

  • an ice rink: Arena Cote De Beaupre, 4 km
  • childcare: Centre de la Petite Enfance La Peluche, 4 km

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From Chicago: about 7 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to YQB, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Mont-Sainte-Anne.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Wed 21Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°C
Thu 22Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Fri 23Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°C
Sat 24Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Sun 25Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase187 mMid495 mTop803 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-6°C
Dec0.4 m0.5 m0.6 m-14°C
Jan0.6 m0.6 m0.9 m-15°C
Feb0.9 m1.0 m1.1 m-16°C
Mar1.0 m1.1 m1.2 m-9°C
Apr1.0 m1.1 m1.3 m-2°C
Maynonenone0.1 m5°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YQB, then 1h 25 by road. About 7h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YQB, then 1h 25 by road. About 7h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £995–£1,655 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YQB, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£145–£305
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£220
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Lift pass5 days£325–£435
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£220
Total£995–£1,655

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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