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Owl's Head ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Owl's Head is a ski area in Potton, Quebec, Canada with 17 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 237 m and 712 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
17 km
Lifts
6
Top elevation
712 m
Vertical drop
475 m
Nearest airport
BTV · 95 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy5.0 km
  • Expert1.6 km
  • Advanced3.6 km
  • Intermediate7.0 km

31 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 5 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Owl's Head is a ski area in Potton, Quebec, Canada. Its 31 mapped downhill runs add up to 17 km, which ranks it #49 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 557 m long.

Slopes at Owl's Head

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 30% advanced or expert, which makes Owl's Head best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 237 m up to 712 m, a vertical drop of 475 m.

Getting to Owl's Head

The nearest airport is Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV), about 95 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 4 min by car; Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (YHU) is 101 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mont Sutton (38.2 km), Mont Orford (24.6 km), Parc national du Mont-Orford and Bromont Montagne d'Expérience (45.7 km), which together add 111 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Owl's Head

  1. 1
    Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport Flag of United StatesBurlington, United States Airports in United States
    BTV95 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport Flag of CanadaMontréal, Canada Airports in Canada
    YHU101 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Plattsburgh International Airport Flag of United StatesPlattsburgh, United States Airports in United States
    PBG104 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Flag of CanadaMontréal, Canada Airports in CanadaTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    YUL121 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Owl's Head have?

17 km of downhill runs (31 runs): 5.0 km easy, 1.6 km expert, 3.6 km advanced, 7.0 km intermediate. It is #49 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Owl's Head?

The lifts and runs reach 712 m (2,336 ft); the lowest point is 237 m, a vertical drop of 475 m.

What is the nearest airport to Owl's Head?

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV), about 95 km away in a straight line; Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (YHU) is 101 km away.

How many ski lifts does Owl's Head have?

6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.