tom says: January 17, 2020 at 9:27 am outer limits Killington. Le Massif de Charlevoix is the lowest elevation (118 ft at the base) of any ski resort on our list, located in Eastern Quebec on the St. Lawrence River right about where the river turns into salt water in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Le Massif de Charlevoix, Petite-Riviere-Saint-Francois Picture: Triple Diamond - Check out Tripadvisor members' 621 candid photos and videos of Le Massif de Charlevoix In fact, Massif has two of the longest expert trails in the Eastern North America they are the FIS downhill track and triple black diamond rated La Charlevoix which measures 6863 ft. (1.29 miles) and La 42 which measures 5627 ft. (1.06 miles). Le Massif, Quebec.

There are even at least two other resorts that have assigned runs the triple diamond designation — Black Hole at Smuggler’s Notch and La Charlevoix at Le Massif. The mountain, also has every type of … Le Massif was fun, but we were sorry the triple diamond wasn’t open. Le Massif De Charlevoix features summit to base skiing and snowboarding on the main area of the mountain with magnificent views of the St Lawrence River below. Out of the 3 Quebec resorts on our list, we think […] Following the government’s announcement of March 15, 2020, our ski resort is closed for an indefinite period. How’s the Triple Black diamond? I am at Le Massif the last week of Jan. 2020. They were building huge jumps for this skier-cross type of race on a trail called La Richard. Le Massif in Quebec has a triple black diamond, so there’s at least one other in the east. The mountain, owned by Cirque du Soleil co-founder, Daniel Gauthier, is the only one I’ve ever visited that boasts a triple black diamond run. Reply. On the way there we saw plowed snow on the side of the highway that was as tall as the roofs of the houses! Bohemia, Michigan, use triple black diamonds. ... Map of Le Massif – with the only triple black run I’ve ever seen.

Le Massif is the highest vertical East of the Canadian Rockies and 55% of our slopes are difficult to very difficult, so it's a great challenge for all skiers. ... Mont à Ligori is a special balised backcountry slope in the mountain: it starts at the top (black spruce forest) and when you down at mi mountain, it is a nice yellow birch forest til the end (lot of spaces). Reply. In fact, Massif has two of the longest expert trails in the Eastern North America they are the FIS downhill track and triple black diamond rated La Charlevoix which measures 6863 ft. (1.29 miles) and La 42 which measures 5627 ft. (1.06 miles). The mountain, also has every … Really looking forward to it, never been before. We just missed the Massif Open Rossignol race, held two days after our visit. For a challenge, check out La Charlevoix, a Triple Black Diamond trail that is definitely a thigh burner. Other resorts, such as Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, Le Massif, Quebec, and Mt. A big thank you to Le Massif for looking after us so well last week.

Massif_de_Charlevoix, General Manager at Le Massif de Charlevoix, responded to this review Responded January 8, 2015 Hi, We are happy you had a nice experience with us and that you liked it. We recommend that you follow the developments on the … A triple black diamond trail, this is the steepest run at Le Masiff (with a pitch of 64 per cent), and widely regarded as one of the most difficult ski runs in the world. For those who prefer to take it up several notches, here is a list of Canada's most difficult and dangerous downhill ski runs. Many resorts throughout Colorado use a double diamond with an "EX" in the center to mark a run with extreme terrain, even more difficult than a double diamond. But none has as much as Big Sky, about 8 percent of the resort’s 300 named runs.