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Mont Orford ski resort

The short answer

Mont Orford has about 25 km of mapped runs and 8 lifts, with skiing from about 315 m up to 838 m (2,749 ft), a vertical drop of 523 m. By mapped runs it is number 28 of the 32 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan (YHU), about 95 km away in a straight line.

Mont Orford: runs from 315 m to 838 m, a vertical drop of 523 m400600800Top of the highest mapped run: 838 m (2,749 ft)Top 838 m · 2,749 ftBase 315 m · 1,033 ft523 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
838 m2,749 ft
Vertical drop
523 m1,716 ft
Mapped runs
25 km37 runs
Lifts
8mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.2 km), Easy 43% (10.6 km), Intermediate 41% (10.1 km), Advanced 15% (3.7 km)Novice: 0.2 km, 1 runs (1%)Easy: 10.6 km, 19 runs (43%)43%EasyIntermediate: 10.1 km, 13 runs (41%)41%IntermediateAdvanced: 3.7 km, 4 runs (15%)15%Advanced

About 44% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 41% intermediate and 15% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.2 km
Easy1910.6 km
Intermediate1310.1 km
Advanced43.7 km

Lifts

8 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets3

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan (YHU)Montréal95 km
Patrick Leahy Burlington (BTV)Burlington119 km
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL)Montréal119 km
Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB)Quebec176 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mont Orford?

The highest mapped run starts at about 838 m (2,749 ft) and the lowest ends at about 315 m (1,033 ft), a vertical of 523 m (1,716 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mont Orford have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 25 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mont Orford?

Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan (YHU) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 95 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mont Orford piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.