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Eastern Townships vs. Quebec City ???
It's the end of summer and time to start planning the first ski trip of the season. The last two years I've gone to Tremblant in early December for a long weekend. This year I'm mulling over doing something different, i.e. the Eastern Townships' resorts - Bromont, Sutton, Owl's Head , Orford Or maybe the resorts around Quebec City - Massif, Sainte-Anne, Stoneham. Pointers, advice, reviews (good or bad), comments are all greatly appreciated. My tastes is skiing are pretty simple: a couple of decent blue cruisers, short lift lines, and reasonably uncrowded slopes are all I'm really looking for. Sunshine and fresh corduroy are bonuses, but I know you can't order that in advance. Since I'm not rich and I ski a lot, price is definitely a factor. Every dollar I save is a dollar I can use to ski another day. -- //-Walt // // Watch this space... |
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mark marpet wrote:
I highly recommend the Eastern Townships. Owls Head is where I spend most of my time, but I've also been at Bromont and Orford. I liked Owl's Head so much that I bought a town house there. That's putting your money where your mouth is. I've been to Mount St. Anne and didn't much like it: far too much ersatz Austrian-Village flavor. As for Massif, I have heard from many, many folks that it's GREAT, as long as you catch the snow right. It's best, I hear, later in the season. Is Le Massif the one you can see the ocean from? Dave |
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I highly recommend the Eastern Townships. Owls Head is where I spend most
of my time, but I've also been at Bromont and Orford. I liked Owl's Head so much that I bought a town house there. That's putting your money where your mouth is. I've been to Mount St. Anne and didn't much like it: far too much ersatz Austrian-Village flavor. As for Massif, I have heard from many, many folks that it's GREAT, as long as you catch the snow right. It's best, I hear, later in the season. From: Walt Organization: www.boatnerd.com Newsgroups: rec.skiing.alpine Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:15:42 -0400 Subject: Eastern Townships vs. Quebec City ??? It's the end of summer and time to start planning the first ski trip of the season. The last two years I've gone to Tremblant in early December for a long weekend. This year I'm mulling over doing something different, i.e. the Eastern Townships' resorts - Bromont, Sutton, Owl's Head , Orford Or maybe the resorts around Quebec City - Massif, Sainte-Anne, Stoneham. Pointers, advice, reviews (good or bad), comments are all greatly appreciated. My tastes is skiing are pretty simple: a couple of decent blue cruisers, short lift lines, and reasonably uncrowded slopes are all I'm really looking for. Sunshine and fresh corduroy are bonuses, but I know you can't order that in advance. Since I'm not rich and I ski a lot, price is definitely a factor. Every dollar I save is a dollar I can use to ski another day. -- //-Walt // // Watch this space... |
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Is Le Massif the one you can see the ocean from?
Wouldn't that actually be the St. Lawrence River? Quite wide at that point and in the distance. TCS (The Colorado Skier) Colorado Skiing is temporarily closed |
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Exactly, It's the St. Lawrance River, but at that point, it's wide
enough that you wont see the other side. Feels like the ocean. Panzer "TCS" wrote in message ... Is Le Massif the one you can see the ocean from? Wouldn't that actually be the St. Lawrence River? Quite wide at that point and in the distance. TCS (The Colorado Skier) Colorado Skiing is temporarily closed |
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Walt,
Le Massif is more an Expert mountain (Ste-Anne is more cruiser friendly but harder than Tremblant) versus Tremblant. I have a lot of fun skiing at that resort, a lot a great runs, the most difficult ones are either groomed or with mogul. It's worth it. I would definitely recommend you a trip to Quebec City, try the Ste-Anne / Le Massif package (2 days at each mountain). They call it the "Carte Blanche" : http://www.fun2ski.com/presentation.html David "Walt" wrote in message ... |Panzer| wrote: "TCS" wrote .. Is Le Massif the one you can see the ocean from? Wouldn't that actually be the St. Lawrence River? Quite wide at that point and in the distance. Exactly, It's the St. Lawrance River, but at that point, it's wide enough that you wont see the other side. Feels like the ocean. You should definitely be able to see the other side if the air's clear. (which is probably unlikely in early December..) The river's only about 15 miles across at that point. Anyway, while I like good scenery, I can get that at home (i.e. The Homestead on the shore of Lake Michigan is one of the picturesque places to ski anywhere - too bad the skiing's so mediocre) So, how is Massif to *ski*? I've gotten the impression that it's more of an expert's hill than, say, Tremblant. I've got the same idea about Sainte Anne. Is this right? How about the Eastern Townships? More cruiser-friendly terrain? -Walt |
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After careful reading of the question and the replies, the answer is
simple. 2004 St. Anne 2005 Owl's Head 2006 Le Massif 2007 Sutton 2008.... 2009.... .... Skifully, Joshua Segal |
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"Joshua L. Segal" wrote:
After careful reading of the question and the replies, the answer is simple. 2004 St. Anne 2005 Owl's Head 2006 Le Massif 2007 Sutton 2008.... 2009.... But I'm planning to go in December 2003. Does this mean I have to go back to Tremblant this year? -- //-Walt // // |
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|Panzer| wrote:
Exactly, It's the St. Lawrance River, but at that point, it's wide enough that you wont see the other side. Feels like the ocean. Yeah, I just flew down it yesterday on a plane coming back from Europe, and I thought we were still over the ocean from looking out the window. But checking the position map on the video monitor (I love those things!) I could see that we were actually over the St. Lawrence. Dave |
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Dave Stallard wrote:
|Panzer| wrote: Exactly, It's the St. Lawrance River, but at that point, it's wide enough that you wont see the other side. Feels like the ocean. Yeah, I just flew down it yesterday on a plane coming back from Europe, and I thought we were still over the ocean from looking out the window. But checking the position map on the video monitor (I love those things!) I could see that we were actually over the St. Lawrence. Unless your pilot was really lost, you were probably flying up the river rather than down it on your way back from Europe. The St. Lawrence is quite wide at the mouth near the Gaspe penensula, but by the time you get near the Estern Townships it's only about 20 miles wide. Yes this is very wide for a river. No, it doesn't look like the ocean. -- //-Walt // // |
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