Robbie MacMillan

Review of Mont Sainte Marie Alpine Ski T...

We drove an hour from Ottawa to ski here. Before l...

We drove an hour from Ottawa to ski here. Before leaving our hotel that morning, we checked the ski conditions. Mont Ste-Marie's website said three lifts were open and 11 of the 20 runs were skiable. When we got to the hill, we bought our tickets, and ended up speaking to a Ski Patroller while putting on our boots. He told us only one lift was open, and three runs were skiable, all very icy that day. Had we not spoken to this employee, we would have gone up the lift and had a very boring day doing the same few runs over and over again. We went back to the ticket counter to ask for a refund, which they were able to do as we had just bought our tickets.

If you're looking to go to Mont Ste-Marie, call ahead and speak to someone who will tell you the conditions. Don't get trapped like we did in driving an hour each way to find out the website is inaccurate.