A last week-end of skiing at Mont-Sainte-Anne and season wrap-up

Prayers of skiers and snowboarders were heard, since the forecast for the last weekend of activity at Mont-Sainte-Anne is sunny and warm! This will be perfect to end the season on a great note, with incredible snow conditions and Spring Madness festivities. It is now time to look back on this season's results for Stoneham Mountain Resort and Mont-Sainte-Anne, which are more than satisfying and above average.

POSITIVE WRAP-UP FOR BOTH RESORTS

Stoneham Mountain Resort and Mont-Sainte-Anne paint a positive picture of the season, jointly closing up at 6% compared to last year, which had already been an excellent season. Moreover, number of season pass holders has increased at both resorts. 2017 was an exceptional season, being the best of the last 3 years for both mountains: this year's results are hence very satisfying and above average. Same goes for the Mont-Sainte-Anne Cross-country Ski Center, the largest of its kind in Canada, which ends its season with an insubstantial decrease of 3%. Cross-country skiing has definitely been on the rise for the past years, 2017 being the best season ever for the Center.

Moreover, investments in Stoneham's new lift, as well as the successful new housing projects close to Mont-Sainte-Anne surely had an impact on the season passes sales, which increased for both resorts this year.

A VERY COLD START

Both resorts had a rough holiday period due to the harsh and cold weather that lasted for several days, which resulted in a drop of skiers coming from Ontario and the United-States. However, great spring break weeks allowed Stoneham and Mont-Sainte-Anne to recover from a less busy Christmas period, with people coming from all over Quebec and Ontario and staying with our lodging partners.

The season ends with surprising snowfalls, allowing exceptional coverage and snow conditions for the last days of spring skiing. Mont-Sainte-Anne has received close to 520 cm of natural snow since the fall, which is above the usual annual snow accumulation, but close to the 2017 total (550 cm).

SPRING MADNESS LAST WEEKEND :

Ice cream counter on the mountain summit, sugar shack in La Pichard, BBQs and sunny terraces

Outdoor live shows with MC12 on Saturday and Cover 2.0 on Sunday, starting at 3pm

Signing session with the Olympic slopestyle ski medalist, Alex Beaulieu-Marchand, on Saturday 11am to 12pm

Mogul sessions with PA Rousseau! Fun, pictures and pro tips in the S and Super S, Saturday and Sunday. Meeting on top of La PA Rousseau at 12:45pm.

COMING SOON

May 4th: opening of Le Grand Vallon Golf

May 19th: opening of the Camping Mont-Sainte-Anne

May 26th: opening of the cross-country mountain biking trails (7 days a week) and hiking trails

June 22nd: opening of DH trails, with the gondola

​Source : Mont-Sainte-Anne

​Photo Credit : Benjamin Gagnon