QC Ski Trip - Mont Saint Anne

Sunday 2010-02-14 was a travel day. Kate and I hopped in Sally, and away we went - off to Quebec City for a weeks skiing. The drive went smoothly, and we make the trip in about 9 hours - good weather, good traffic, and not many stops.

Just past Montreal, we went past Monte Saint-Hiliare, which is a neat looking mountain in the middle of a plain. Besides, that not much to report about the drive.

We checked in to the hotel I had booked in QC, had a quiet evening, and we were up and at this morning and off to Mont Saint Anne! We were on the mountain about 0915, which is a good early start for us. Based on the weather forecast, we had been expecting fairly warm, and maybe a bit mushy! But - what we got was pretty much perfect - I would say about -10° C, and nice and crisp!

From 2010 Winter

So, off we went. We started on the south chair, and had a really great morning. All blue, and really nice. Then, over on to the north side for a few runs. Some nice terrain, but it was icy - so we really did not stay there for long. Then back to the south side, and over to the gondola at the west end of the south side. Some nice stuff over there, and we skied that for a fairly long time - in particular, we really liked Le Gross Vallon - a really nice blue 2327 meters long, with 625 meters of vertical
As we started to get tired in the mid-afternoon, we moved back to the south-east end where we had started, and did one last tough run right down the chair line on La Tourmente, then switched out to some of the easy green and blue off of that chair.
Last run of the day was about 1430. Kate ended up on her butt a couple of times, and I was also fading. So, we called it a day and headed for the barn! That was a great mountain. I expect we will need to get back before the end of the week!
Lots more photos at:

2010 Winter