L’Hybride – Mont Orford, QC

This combination lift was one of the first of its kind in North America.
After every three chairs, there is an eight passenger gondola.
The lift services the main peak of this three mountain ski area.
Extended Uni-G terminal with two loading areas.
The lower terminal and tower 1.
This lift operates in both winter and summer.
View of the base area.
Riding out of the base village.
There are many combo towers on this big lift.
This lift was one of the first in North America with this European lifting frame design.
Wide gauge tower.
Nearing the summit.
View back down the line.
The last four towers.
Big breakover.
Drive terminal side view.
The top terminal seen from a viewing platform.
A chair climbing through the final towers.
View from the summit.
Chair unloading area.
Gondola unloading area.
The terminal is just below the true summit.
The upper part of the line is extremely steep.
View down the line.
An empty cabin on the line.
Upper part of the line.
The first combo tower of three.
The parallel Rapido triple loads higher up than the chondola.
Looking up the line.
Bottom terminal and parking area.
This is Mont Orford, the namesake of the ski area.
Uni-G bottom terminal.
Chair loading area with gates.
A CWA Omega III cabin.
Combination assemblies.
Nearing the summit.
View back down.
Tower 14.
The top part of the lift line is expert terrain.
View down from one of the final towers.
Arriving at the drive terminal.
Custom guidage for gondola cabins.
Outdoor parking for all carriers.
Lift overview.
Doppelmayr Worldbook entry.

One thought on “L’Hybride – Mont Orford, QC”

  1. ZL December 16, 2023 / 9:25 pm

    Mont-Orford’s great, highly recommended, but DO NOT under any circumstances ride the chairlift portion of the chondola if you can help it – Orford experiences horrific winds and low temperatures, the thing’s super high off the ground…

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