Safety and rules

To get the most out of your day of skiing or snowboarding, you need the right equipment. Comfort and safety are often the main things to look for when buying gear. Here are a few tips to help you make the right choice. For more information about equipment, see the ASSQ website.

Mont-Orford is happy to authorize several sports at the resort. The authorized sports are as follows:

• Skiing, snowboarding, telemark.
• Uphill skiing following hours and designated zones. Details here.
• Night hiking in crampons or snowshoeing, but only from 4:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Details here.
• The snow-scoot, snow-go and snow-skate are not authorized.

The following sports or activities are prohibided at the mountain :

• Any other activity that is not in the list below is prohibited, such as:
• Bicycle ski, snow scooter, off-piste cross-country skiing, surfboard, onefoo miniski, miniski with soft boot, Dual Board, Hok Ski, snow skate (snowfeet), Snowdeck, Sled Dogs, Stoltski, Snowskake, Fatbike , gliding of any kind.

These sports are prohibited either because they are not safe or because they damage the ski trails for skiers, snowboarders or those who practice uphill skiing.

Dogs are prohibited at all time during winter.

Thank you for your respect!

Outside of the resort's opening hours, only uphill skiing is permitted. Mont-Orford is very happy to allow the practice of this popular sport, but would like to recall certain uses and notions of safety.

Outside of the station's opening hours, alpine hiking is permitted from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

We invite you to consult the uphill skiing page for all the necessary information.

Dangerous trails conditions, lack of emergency or ski patrol assistance, equipment and employees at work are all reasons why certain trails are prohibited from skiing, at all times. If a trails or path is closed, it is for good reason!

At all times, it is important to respect the trails that are authorized for climbing and descending during uphill skiing.

When the station is in operation (from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.), the opened and marked trails are allowed for the descent and only the ascending paths or corridors are available for the ascent.

Before and after the resort's opening hours (from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.), only certain trails are permitted, both for the ascent and the descent. To view them, download the map of uphill skiing trails. Some trails are not authorized due to maintenance and grooming work. The grooming operations require the use of a winch, which poses a real danger for the skier who would come into contact with the steel cable. Please note that cables can be up to 1,000 meters long and that they are used EVERYWHERE on the mountain at anytime. Steel cable can be difficult to detect and dangerous.