Snowboarding Zone - Quebec City Region, QC:
Riders Guide – The Quebec City region is the center of a province which is set completely aside from the rest of North America. It is the only place on the continent where the majority of people are Francophones, so you are more likely to feel as if you're in the French Alps than in North America. The Quebec City Region is the home to some world-class resorts: Le Massif has a total of 5 lifts, comprising of 3 high-speed quads and 2 surface lifts that take you up to 43 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of 14,200 feet atop 240 inches of neige. Their trails are rated 24% for Beginners, 36% for Intermediates, 27% for Advanced and a magnifique 13% pour le Expert. OK, let's stick to English... Mont-Sainte-Anne has a total of 13 lifts, comprising of 1 high speed gondola system for 8 sitting passengers; 3 quad chairlifts of 1 high speed detachable with bubble covers, 1 detachable, and 1 fixed; 1 triple chairlift; 2 double chairlift; 6 surface lifts of 3 t-bars, 2 j-bars and 1 magic carpet; that take you up to 65 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of over 7,000 feet atop 165 inches of powder. Their trails are rated 25% for Beginners, 45% for Intermediates, 20% for Advanced, and a really hot 10% for the Experts. Stoneham has a total of 9 lifts, comprising of 1 high speed quad, 2 quads, 1 double, and 4 surface lifts that take you up to 32 trails where you can snowboard on their longest run of 10,050 feet atop 145 inches of powder. Their trails are rated 20% for Beginners, 23% for Intermediates, 40% for Advanced and to get your heart really beating faster, a really hot 17% for Experts.
Parks and Pipes - There are plenty of natural features at these amazing resorts and Stoneham is the site of the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup, so you can be sure of amazing halfpipes, tons of action, snowboard cross, and much more!
Out of Bounds – If you've never been to Europe, get ready for massive culture shock. Quebec City is unlike any other North American city you can imagine, This is a city that loves its winters, and celebrates them with one of the biggest winter festivals in the world which includes huge indoor and outdoor parties, ice palaces, sculptures, ice baths, dog sled races, and snowmobile races.
Hangout & Hookup – When night falls on Quebec City the action really lights up. To quench your thirst, head to the several great bars such as Le Fou Bar where the students hang out on rue St-Jean, or go down the hill to Le Boudoir, on rue de l'Eglise, which also doubles as a red hot club at night. Jules et Jim on 1060 avenue Cartier is an established local favorite, along with L'Inox, a great brew-pub on 37 rue St-André and if you're really thirsty, Le Pub Saint-Alexandre will serve you any of 200 beers. The club scene really shines in Old Quebec, so make sure to check out the hottest dance floors at Le Kashmir, at 1018 rue St-Jean; Temps Partiel, at 698 rue D'Aiguillon; Maurice, 575 Grande Allée Est; or Chez Dagobert, right across the street. At 1175 avenue Cartier, Le Turf has Irish atmosphere and a busy dance floor.
