Mount Orford () is a mountain and ski resort located in the

Mont-Orford National Park Mont-Orford National Park is a national park in Orford, Quebec, Canada that is maintained and protected by the Sépaq, a provincial body. Geography The park is located immediately north of Magog in the Eastern Townships tourist region of the ...

in the

Estrie Estrie () is an List of Quebec regions, administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 pe ...

region of

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. It is northwest of the centre of the city of Magog.

History

In 2006, the provincial government and then-Environment Minister Claude Béchard announced the increase of the size of Orford as a national park. In addition, they would have sold the ski resort and golf course to private interests. Inside the that were to be sold, developers planned to build condominiums, restaurants, boutiques and a hotel. The planned development was to be similar to

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but on a lesser scale, and several other projects had been planned previously. This was successfully opposed by several groups, including environmental. On May 7, 2007, new Environment Minister

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announced that the province would not sell Orford. Following on the heels of strong citizen support Orford Park has since been expanded several times adding over 100 square kilometers of protected area.

Recreation

The ski resort consists of three summits: Mont Giroux, Mont Orford, and Mont Alfred Desrochers. It is the home mountain of Olympic medalist Nicolas Fontaine, for whom there is a track named in his honour. Other infrastructure on the mountain currently include: *Base lodge with bar, cafeteria, and rooftop terraces *Groomed cruising trails as well as moguls/glades *Ski shop, repair shop, and rental center Former infrastructure : *Triple

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summit lodge *Summit snack bar

References

External links

Official website of the park
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Mont Orford Mount Orford () is a mountain and ski resort located in the Mont-Orford National Park in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is northwest of the centre of the city of Magog. History In 2006, the provincial government and then-Environment M ...

Mountains of Quebec under 1000 metres Ski areas and resorts in Quebec Tourist attractions in Estrie

History

Recreation

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