Mont-Sainte-Anne stands forty minutes from Quebec City and just thirty from Jean-Lesage airport, looking out across the St Lawrence River toward Île d'Orléans. Its three faces, day and night, deliver classic Laurentian skiing in a wind-blown, snow-bound landscape that feels older and more French-Canadian than anywhere else on the continent.
Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Great · 747 reviews
A long-standing favourite in Mont-Sainte-Anne, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Guests rate this hotel as great (4.2/5 from 747 reviews). It sits about 650 m from the slopes. A mid-range option for Mont-Sainte-Anne, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Great · 598 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Great · 255 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Mont-Sainte-Anne.
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True ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of slopeside condos at the village base. Most chalets sit a few minutes' drive away, with paid parking and a quick boot-walk to the gondola. The Chateau Mont-Sainte-Anne is the obvious doorstep-to-piste choice if zero walking matters.
Mont-Sainte-Anne climbs from 175 metres at the base to 800 at the summit, a vertical that sounds modest but plays bigger because of the unfiltered Laurentian wind and the way the trails are cut straight off the upper plateau. Three distinct faces, south, north and west, give it variety: the south face, lit for night skiing, is the largest night-ski operation in Canada and runs until 9 pm on weekends, while the north face holds the resort's quietest, snowiest tree runs and the west face dishes out the racing pitches favoured by the Quebec carving school. The gondola, the oldest in Canada, still hauls skiers up to the summit in a rhythm that feels delightfully retro. The Beaupré coast road below the mountain leads to the Sainte-Anne basilica, the cliffs of the Côte-de-Beaupré and the bridge across to Île d'Orléans, where producers and cheesemakers stay open through winter. Forty minutes' drive south, Quebec City offers fortified ramparts, Petit-Champlain bistros and bagged poutine after midnight. Less polished than Tremblant but considerably more authentic, Mont-Sainte-Anne suits skiers who want an east-coast Quebec experience, families with young night-skiers and travellers chasing French Canadian culture as much as carving turns.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Mont-Sainte-Anne offers 75 km of pistes across 10 lifts, from 175 m to 800 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Nov 25 to Apr 13, with a snow score of 85/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
True ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of slopeside condos at the village base. Most chalets sit a few minutes' drive away, with paid parking and a quick boot-walk to the gondola. The Chateau Mont-Sainte-Anne is the obvious doorstep-to-piste choice if zero walking matters.
Mont-Sainte-Anne has 75 km of marked pistes served by 10 lifts, between 175 m and 800 m of altitude.
Mont-Sainte-Anne counts about 71 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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