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Mont Saint-Sauveur

Ski mountain and resort in Quebec

45°53′08″N 74°09′04″W / 45.88556°N 74.15111°W / 45.88556; -74.15111Vertical213 m (698 ft)Top elevation416 m (1,365 ft)Base elevation203 m (666 ft)Skiable area142 acres (0.57 km²)Trails40 total
23% Easy
23% Intermediate
43% Difficult
13% Extremely difficultLongest run1.5 km (0.93 mi)Lift system8 total
1 detachable six pack
3 detachable quads
2 quadruple chair
1 double chair
1 magic carpetLift capacity15,604 skiers/hrSnowfall460 cm/yearSnowmaking100%Night skiing27 out of 38 trailsWebsiteSommet Saint-Sauveur

Sommet Saint-Sauveur (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ sɛ̃ sovœʁ]) (previously Mont Saint-Sauveur), commonly Saint-Sauveur, is a ski mountain and resort located in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, 45 minutes north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian mountains.

History

Considered the home of Quebec's ski industry, it was here that in 1934, an American named Fred Pabst installed the first ski lift on Hill 70 which rapidly became one of the most popular ski destinations in eastern North America. Eleven years later, a group of businessmen joined with Victor Nymark to form UPHILL LTD. to further develop the site. In 1948, a T-bar, imported from Austria, was installed on Hill 71. Ski lifts on Hills 67 to 72 were installed throughout the following years.

At that time, the site was divided into different lots with different owners. It was not until 1970 that efforts were started to unite the different lots under a common organization under the direction of Jacques G. Hébert. Jacques succeeded in convincing the owners to sell part of their interests to the ski centre. The gradual acquiring of the different lots was finally achieved and in just a few years, the company changed from being a renter to being an owner. Thus, in 1972, Mont Saint-Sauveur resort was born.^[1]

During the summer, the park operates as an aquatic theme park.

Sommet Saint-Sauveur is home to Canada's first high-speed six pack chairlift with heated seats. In a $4.7 million investment,^[2] in 2019, the « Sommet Express » lift replaced a 1985-built high-speed quadruple lift.

Description

Sommet Saint-Sauveur is known for its world class night skiing and Quebec's longest ski season, with more than 160 days of operation.^[3]

Sommet Saint-Sauveur's snow school program is Quebec's most decorated ski school, « Having won numerous prestigious awards in the ski industry »[1].

References

^ "We are les Sommets".
^ L, Peter; sman (2018-03-07). "Heated Six-Person Chairlift Coming to Saint-Sauveur in 2019". Lift Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
^ The mountain