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Quebec, Canada

Le Massif ski resort

Skiers, a cable car and snowy mountains at Beaupré, Quebec
Winter at Beaupré, Quebec, Canada. Photo: Ella Wei / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts40% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Le Massif has about 51 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 37 m up to 792 m (2,598 ft), a vertical drop of 754 m. By mapped runs it is number 17 of the 38 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB), about 82 km away in a straight line.

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Le Massif 7-day mountain forecast

At about 415 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 5 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 133°-2°0.9 mm
  2. Sat 142°0°4.5 mm
  3. Sun 154°0°0.9 mm
  4. Mon 164°-1°0 mm
  5. Tue 176°-2°0 mm
  6. Wed 187°1°0 mm
  7. Thu 199°5°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Le Massif: runs from 37 m to 792 m, a vertical drop of 755 m200400600Top of the highest mapped run: 792 m (2,598 ft)Top 792 m · 2,598 ftBase 37 m · 121 ft755 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
792 m2,598 ft
Vertical drop
754 m2,474 ft
Mapped runs
51 km66 runs
Lifts
9mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (0.9 km), Easy 19% (9 km), Intermediate 39% (18.1 km), Advanced 29% (13.3 km), Expert 11% (5.1 km)Novice: 0.9 km, 2 runs (2%)Easy: 9 km, 10 runs (19%)19%EasyIntermediate: 18.1 km, 26 runs (39%)39%IntermediateAdvanced: 13.3 km, 20 runs (29%)29%AdvancedExpert: 5.1 km, 8 runs (11%)11%Expert

About 21% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 39% intermediate and 40% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.9 km
Easy109 km
Intermediate2618.1 km
Advanced2013.3 km
Expert85.1 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts3
Magic carpets3
Platter lifts2
Gondolas1

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
Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB)Quebec82 km
Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG)Saguenay120 km
Roberval (YRJ)Roberval186 km
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau (YUL)Montréal315 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Le Massif?

The highest mapped run starts at about 792 m (2,598 ft) and the lowest ends at about 37 m (121 ft), a vertical of 754 m (2,474 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Le Massif have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 51 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Le Massif?

Quebec Jean Lesage (YQB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 82 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Le Massif 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.