Stoneham Mountain Resort

Stoneham Mountain Resort
Location Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec,
 Canada
Nearest city Quebec City
Vertical 420 m - (1380 ft)
Top elevation 632 m - (2075 ft)
Base elevation 212 m - (696 ft)
Skiable area 132 ha (326 acres)
Runs 32
Longest run 3.2 km (2 mi)
Lift system 1 highspeed detachable quad with bubble covers, 3 chair lifts, 4 surface lifts
Lift capacity 11 800 skiers/hr
Terrain parks 4
Snowfall 350 cm/yr (138 in/yr)
Snowmaking 86%
Night skiing 16 runs
Web site Ski Stoneham

Stoneham Mountain Resort is a ski resort, located north of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, in the municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. The mountain has a peak elevation of 632 metres (2075 ft) above sea level and a vertical drop of 420 meters (1380 ft). There are 32 trails covering 132 hectares (326 acres) on four mountains. Sixteen trails covering a network of 74 hectares (184 acres) are available for night skiing, consisting in the largest network of night skiing in Canada.[1] The resort is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies.

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Notable events

Since 2007, Stoneham has been the host of the Snowboard FIS World Cup Finals, held yearly in March. In January 2013, Stoneham will host the FIS snowboard world championships. It is the most important snowboard competition after the winter olympic games. In 1993 the mountain hosted a slalom event of the alpine skiing World Cup, won by one of the best ever, Alberto Tomba of Italy.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mountain Stats, Stonahem". http://www.ski-stoneham.com/3/Lamontagne/DonneesTechniques/tabid/134/language/en-US/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 

External links

Quebec City area:
Montreal local area:
Mont Saint-Bruno • Mont Rigaud • Terrebonne (bunny hill) • Mount Royal (alpine closed)
Montreal-area Laurentians:
Eastern Townships:
Ottawa-Gatineau area
Camp Fortune • Edelweiss Valley • Mont Cascade • Mont Ste. Marie • Vorlage • Mount Pakenham (Ontario) • Calabogie Peaks (Ontario)
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