{"id":350,"date":"2024-04-04T15:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/backcountry-skiing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:18:33","slug":"backcountry-skiing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/en\/backcountry-skiing\/","title":{"rendered":"Backcountry skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"350\" class=\"elementor elementor-350 elementor-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99be1fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99be1fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c67e9f e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c67e9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/LOGO-Ski-Mont-Hereford.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7eb16 e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf7eb16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad32f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad32f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BACKCOUNTRY SKIING AT MOUNT HEREFORD:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39fea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b39fea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An epic backcountry experience!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9759045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9759045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a371bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a371bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mount Hereford, 875 meters high, offers two skiable mountainsides for backcountry skiing: the Trois Dames mountainside and the Piments mountainside.<\/p>\n<p>You can start your ascent from the For\u00eat Hereford hiking trails parking lot at 557 Chemin de Coaticook.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78061a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d78061a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9310e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd9310e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969f7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"969f7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de la Montagne et de l\u2019Escalade (FQME)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cadb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cadb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to enjoy our glades: it is mandatory to pay your access fee and to be a member of the FQME<\/p>\n<p>Your membership to the FQME can be daily or annual. This includes accident-disability insurance. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a09f7a e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a09f7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c47ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1c47ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-FQME-1024x331.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/logo-FQME-1024x331.png 1024w, 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FQME<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75de1a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75de1a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5adc70 e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5adc70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc8771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc8771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Versant des Trois Dames<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0095bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0095bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accessible from the summit of Mont Herford, the Trois Dames mountainside offers 250 meters of vertical drop for intermediate-expert skiers. The 360-degree view is splendid; on a clear day, you can see Mount Orford, Mount Sutton, Mount Megantic, Jay Peak and even Mount Washington. The Trois Dames mountainside can be accessed via the Neil-Tillotson trail, also used by snowshoers. The 6-kilometer ascent is one-way for skiers and takes about 1.5 hours.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb41299 e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb41299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca303a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bca303a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6a4d5 e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d6a4d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbef74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fbef74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/piment.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/piment.webp 600w, https:\/\/circuitsfrontieres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/piment-219x300.webp 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e599fba e-con-full padding0 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e599fba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-090bb1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"090bb1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Versant des Piments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102d64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"102d64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 200-meter-high Piments mountainside is accessible from the parking lot. You&#8217;ll reach the ski area after a 30-minute ascent. You can make the descent repeatedly using the ascent trail to the east of the ski area. The beauty of this mountainside lies in its width. In fact, you can ski at different inclines in a magnificent maple grove over 600 meters wide. There are two options for getting back to the parking lot: finish on the lower trail, or head back up to the ascent trail and glide back to the parking lot.     <\/p>\n<p>Want more? After descending the Trois Dames slope, you can reach the Piments slope by following the access path on a 3-kilometer plateau. A total descent of 450 meters of altitude difference awaits you!  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61b4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61b4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The descent starts are identified by several ribbons on the same tree. There are six descents (lines of cleared backcountry) on the Piments mountainside:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Naga (Ghost peper)<\/li>\n<li>Habenero<\/li>\n<li>Tabasco (Piments Forts sign)<\/li>\n<li>Angry Popcorn<\/li>\n<li>Cayenne<\/li>\n<li>Paprika (Piments Doux sign)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It is also possible to ski between these lines, but the terrain will be less clear.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c4569 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99c4569\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d2ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82d2ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IMPORTANT INFORMATION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7865f1 liste-longue elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7865f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Ski Mont Hereford offers backcountry skiing in natural, undeveloped glades;<\/li>\n<li>To enjoy our glades: it is mandatory to pay your access fee and to be a member of the FQME<\/li>\n<li>No trail conditions are published for skiable areas;<\/li>\n<li>A &#8220;solid&#8221; snow cover of at least 50 cm is recommended;<\/li>\n<li>Despite a snow cover of 50 cm, some ground obstacles may be present. Ski with care!<\/li>\n<li>Websites such as windy.com can help you find out about snow cover in your area;<\/li>\n<li>Each user is responsible for analyzing the weather and planning his or her activity according to ability;<\/li>\n<li>Backcountry skiing involves many risks and is for experienced, independent skiers;<\/li>\n<li>Ski areas are remote, unpatrolled and cell phone reception is unreliable;<\/li>\n<li>Ski in groups of 3, with a satellite beacon, or notify someone close to you of your whereabouts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0ce2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a0ce2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKCOUNTRY SKIING AT MOUNT HEREFORD: An epic backcountry experience! Mount Hereford, 875 meters high, offers two skiable mountainsides for backcountry skiing: the Trois Dames mountainside and the Piments mountainside. You can start your ascent from the For\u00eat Hereford hiking trails parking lot at 557 Chemin de Coaticook. 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