Station touristique Stoneham
The station touristique Stoneham ( English Stoneham Mountain Resort ) is a winter sports area in the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Laurentine Mountains on the territory of the parish of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury , about 30 km north of the city of Québec .
The area extends over four peaks up to a height of 593 m, with the maximum height difference being 345 m. Four chair lifts and three ski lifts open up 42 slopes with a total length of 32 km. Of these, 19 slopes (15.6 km) are illuminated in the evening. There are also three fun parks and a halfpipe standardized according to FIS regulations for snowboarding competitions. The season lasts from late November to early April.
Since the 2007/08 season, Stoneham has been an integral part of the Snowboard World Cup and the Freestyle Skiing World Cup every year, and the 2013 Snowboard World Championships also took place here . In December 1993, Stoneham hosted a slalom race of the Alpine Ski World Cup , which was won by Alberto Tomba .
Web links
- Stoneham website (French, English)
Coordinates: 47 ° 1 ′ 37.2 ″ N , 71 ° 22 ′ 57 ″ W.