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So, anyone been to Quebec for skiing?
I'm going over there in a couple of weeks not specifically for skiing but would like to get away a couple of evenings for something and maybe a full weekend.
Obviously, Tremblant is the major ski resort in the area but there are plenty of smaller ones - any recommendations?
I don't think there's much vertical action but should be plenty of powder...
Obv, Jay Peak is close by as well.
Also, I wouldn't mind trying out a bit of cross country skiing at some point as well - any thoughts?
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GordonFreeman, dress warm, choose your days. Expect East Coast rather than Rockies type snow - and watch JB007s snow reports - or perhaps PM him?
I've skied hills around Quebec City but not Montreal which is I guess where you are going.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Yeah, I heard it was cold, like -30 odd 
When you say pick your days, you mean pick the warmer ones?
East coast snow? Most of my skiing has been Alp type hardpack and cruddy stuff.
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Sounds like you know more than most of us here.
I can't exacxtly "recommend" any of the small resort as I had no personal experience in skiing them. But mountain biking up that way, I do know there're quite a few smallers ones you can check out. Bromont at Eastern township jumps out. It's only 1 hr from Montreal, and the my friends there seem to like it a lot.
X-c skiing is pratically everywhere. Even in parks within the city. The most extensive are up at the Laurentien mountain, an hr north of the city.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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When you say pick your days, you mean pick the warmer ones?
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Pick your days -- do xc skiing on extreme cold/windy day! 
The one exception is big snow fall is often followed by high wind. So if you want powder, you'll need to be able to brace the extreme cold and high wind. Just dress accordingly.
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GordonFreeman, If you get any time in the Quebec City area (as opposed to Montreal) it's well worth visiting Le Massif, about 1 hours's drive NE from Quebec City. It's a bit of an upside down resort, the car parking area is reached from a connecting road off of the main road which brings you to the top of the mountain. The pistes have great views over the frozen St Lawrence River, it looks as if they go almost to the water's edge  (they don't quite)!
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Can't say I was too impressed with Tremblant but Mont St Anne is supposed to be quite good. Just don't expect the Alps!
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GordonFreeman, I mean do as the locals might - go out on powder days or days above -15 if skiing is not your primary reason to be there.
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What's the actual skiing like? Very kind of intermediate kingdom or are there some black runs about? Off piste in Canada is patrolled like in the States I guess?
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GordonFreeman, not skied Tremblant - pm JB007 - he knows and says he is keen to help and advise snowheads - see his thread in snow-reports
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Off piste in Canada is patrolled like in the States I guess?
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Yes.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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We lived in Ontario and skiied quite a few different small ski hills, although only Tremblant in Quebec. Most don't have a great deal of vertical drop and their grading pretty much equates to french except that single black diamond = red and double black diamond = black. Tends to be much busier at weekends. Don't be put-off by the cold as it normally doesn't feel anything like as cold as the thermometer would suggest (apart from nasal hairs freezing that is ). You also have other delights such as freezing rain which can turn a reasonable snow slope to an icy nightmare within a couple of hours.
Don't know what your French (Canadian) is like but I didn't have any problems in Tremblant, the guys I worked with said that the nearer you got to Quebec City the worse it was.
Have fun.
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We lived in Ontario and skiied quite a few different small ski hills, although only Tremblant in Quebec. Most don't have a great deal of vertical drop and their grading pretty much equates to french except that single black diamond = red and double black diamond = black. Tends to be much busier at weekends. Don't be put-off by the cold as it normally doesn't feel anything like as cold as the thermometer would suggest (apart from nasal hairs freezing that is ). You also have other delights such as freezing rain which can turn a reasonable snow slope to an icy nightmare within a couple of hours.
Don't know what your French (Canadian) is like but I didn't have any problems in Tremblant, the guys I worked with said that the nearer you got to Quebec City the worse it was.
Have fun.
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You know it makes sense.
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Gonna check out St Bruno for some night skiing as it's close by to Montreal but it looks like a &%£$ easy bunch of slopes
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