Mont Orford

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Ski Mont Orford
Location	Orford, Quebec
Nearest city	Magog
Vertical	589 m (1,932 ft)
Top elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Base elevation	261 m (856 ft)
Runs	61 Total 33% Easy 26% Intermediate 41% Difficult
Longest run	4 km (2 mi)
Lift system	1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 4 magic carpet
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Mount Orford (French: Mont Orford) is a mountain, ski resort and provincial park in the Eastern Townships region of the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada. It is a few minutes away from the town of Magog.

Facilities

The ski resort consists of three summits: Mont Giroux, Mont Orford and Mont Alfred Desrochers, and four sides for skiing. It is the home mountain of Olympic medalist Nicolas Fontaine, and there is a glade named in his honour. The main summit, Orford, is served by a $6.5 million "Hybrid Chairlift" or Telemix. This was the first hybrid lifts in North America.^{[citation needed]}

Triple yurt summit lodge, unique in the province
Base lodge with bar, cafeteria and rooftop terraces
Summit Snack-Bar
Telemix
Mix of groomed cruising trails and challenging moguls/glades
Ski shop, repair shop, and rental center

Financial

In 2006, the provincial government and then-Environment Minister Claude Béchard announced the increase of the size of Orford as a provincial park. In addition, they would have sold the ski resort and golf course to private interests. Inside the 80 hectares that were to be sold, developers planned to build condominiums, restaurants, boutiques and a hotel. The planned development was to be similar to Mont-Tremblant but on a lesser scale and several other projects had been planned previously.^[1] This was successfully opposed by several groups, including environmental. On May 7, 2007, new Environment Minister Line Beauchamp announced that the province will not sell Orford.^[2]

Gallery

Mont Orford National Park: Stukeley sector camping.
Mont Orford National Park: Fer-de-Lance pond.
Mont Orford National Park: Stukeley Lake and Mont Chauve.
Mont Orford National Park: Stukeley Lake beach
Mont Orford National Park: Track to Fer-de-Lance pond.

References

External links

v t e Ski areas and resorts in Quebec

Quebec City area:	Stoneham Mont-Sainte-Anne Le Massif Massif du Sud Le Relais Mont Orignal

Montreal local area:	Mont Saint-Bruno Mont Rigaud Terrebonne (bunny hill) Mount Royal (alpine closed)

Montreal-area Laurentians:	Gray Rocks (closed) Mont Blanc Mont Tremblant Mont Saint-Sauveur Mont Chantecler

Eastern Townships:	Mont Orford Bromont Mont Sutton Owl's Head

Gatineau area	Camp Fortune Edelweiss Valley Mont Cascades Mont Ste. Marie Vorlage

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean	Le Valinouët

See also: List of ski areas and resorts in Canada

Coordinates: 45°18′44″N 72°14′31″W / 45.31222°N 72.24194°W / 45.31222; -72.24194

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