Mont-Avalanche

Mont-Avalanche
Highest point
Peak	510
Coordinates	45.966187, -74.348320
Geography

Mont-Avalanche
Website	https://www.avalancheculturepleinair.com/

Mont-Avalanche is a mountain with a ski and outdoor resort. It is located in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, about an hour's drive from Montreal. The first slopes of the station were built in 1957. The station site today belongs to the municipality of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard and the station is managed by a nonprofit organization called Plein Air St-Adolphe-d'Howard.

The station has a height difference of 130 meters. It has 16 slopes, a triple chairlift and a conveyor belt for beginners (magic carpet). The trails are: La Bordée, Sentier des toutous, Sous-bois A, Sous-bois B, L'Avalanche, Canon Haut, Canon Bas, Le Pic, La Traverse, La Douce, L'Intrépide, La Douce Apic, La Coulée , La Boisée, Snow park, La Scoobidou (school slope).

The resort has artificial snowmaking equipment. There is a ski school, a shop offering snow equipment rental and a cafeteria, which are open in winter on the days the ski lift is in operation. In addition, it includes a bar with terrace (Café Bistro Bar La Montagne), which is open in winter on ski lift operating days, as well as on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during most of the summer and on certain days during the fall. The large cafeteria room has a capacity of 150 people and the bar can accommodate up to 50 people.

The resort also includes marked trails for Nordic ski touring, snowshoeing and snow biking (fatbike). In addition, the resort offers trails designed for mountain biking in summer. It also occasionally hosts outdoor events, including music concerts.

Gallery

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  Bottom of the chairlift
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  Chalet of the resort
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  Chairlift of the resort
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  Bottom of the ski slope L'Avalanche
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  Parking of the resort
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  Garage of the resort
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  Map of the ski slopes (March 2024)
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  View from the top of Mont-Avalanche

See also

External links

• Official site of the resort