Stoneham Mountain Resort is a
ski resort
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, located north of
Quebec City
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,
Quebec
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, Canada, in the municipality of
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality (Quebec), united township municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier Regional Co ...
. It has a peak
elevation
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of
above sea level
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The comb ...
and a vertical drop of .
There are 41 trails covering over four mountains.
[ Nineteen trails are available for night skiing, consisting in the largest network of night skiing in Canada. The resort is owned by ]Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR) is the largest private ski resort owner/operator in Canada, owning six ski resorts across Canada.
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. In 2017, the Poma double ski lift and Doppelmayr T-Bar were removed. A new ski lift was built to replace them, a Doppelmayr 4-CLF fixed-grip lift with loading conveyor. This is 4,700 feet long with a ride time of 8.5 minutes. It has a maximum capacity of 1900 persons per hour.
Notable events
Since 2007, Stoneham Mountain resort has been the host of the Snowboard FIS
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World Cup Finals, held yearly in March. In January 2013, Stoneham hosted the FIS Snowboarding World Championships
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. In 1993
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, the mountain hosted a slalom
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;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
* Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Super-G ...
event of the alpine skiing
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World Cup
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, won by one of the most dominant alpine ski racers in history, Alberto Tomba
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of Italy
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.
See also
* Mont-Sainte-Anne
Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in Eastern Canada, eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, Quebec, about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain is part of the Laurentian Mountains, Laurentian mountain chain and has a summit elevation o ...
* Le Massif
(, ), known as just Le Massif, is a ski area in Quebec, Canada, northeast of Quebec City and directly overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
Description
ski area is located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Charlevoix, Quebec, a 50-minute dr ...
* List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in Canada.
Alberta
* WinSport's Canada Olympic Park (1988 Winter Olympics sliding and jumping events)
*Canmore Nordic Centre (1988 Winter Olympics Nordic and biathlon events)
* Canyon Ski Area - Red Deer
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References
External links
Official website of Stoneham Mountain Resort
Official website of the Snow Jamboree (FIS Snowboard World Cup Finals)
360° panorama of the Mountain at night
Ski areas and resorts in Quebec
Geography of Capitale-Nationale
Tourist attractions in Capitale-Nationale
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