Owl's Head
Ski resort · Quebec, Canada
Owl's Head is a ski resort in Quebec (Canada) with 17 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 237 m and 715 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 478 m. Its longest run is Lilly's Leap (1.5 km) and the steepest, Kamikaze, reaches 57% on its toughest stretch.
See Owl's Head on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 17 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 237–715 m
- Vertical drop
- 478 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.0 km
- Red7.0 km
- Black3.6 km
- Expert black1.6 km
The steepest runs at Owl's Head
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Kamikaze Black57% · 30°
- Colorado Expert black57% · 30°
- Grande Allée Expert black57% · 30°
- Korman's Dive Expert black52% · 27°
- Standard Black48% · 26°
The longest runs
- Lilly's Leap Red1.5 km
- Upward Trail Red1.2 km
- Chouette Blue1.1 km
- Kamikaze Black1.1 km
- Centennial Red1.0 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Owl's Head
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 446 m (the resort's mean elevation is 476 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Owl's Head
- Mont Sutton21 km · 38 km of runs
- Jay Peak Resort23 km · 41 km of runs
- Mont Orford28 km · 25 km of runs
- Bromont Montagne d'Expérience36 km · 46 km of runs
- Burke Mountain Resort63 km · 30 km of runs
- Smugglers' Notch Resort67 km · 49 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Owl's Head?
- In Quebec, Canada. The nearest resort is Mont Sutton, 21 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Owl's Head have?
- 17 km: 5.0 km of blue runs, 7.0 km of red runs, 3.6 km of black runs, 1.6 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Owl's Head?
- You can ski between 237 m and 715 m: a vertical drop of 478 m.
- How many lifts does Owl's Head have?
- 6: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Owl's Head?
- Kamikaze (black), at 57% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Owl's Head?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Owl's Head?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.