Jap Canada’s Le Massif de Charlevoix might be becoming a member of the Ikon Cross for the primary time for the 2025-26 season, in accordance with a press launch put out by Ikon’s proprietor Alterra this week. This Quebec ski resort, which immediately overlooks the St. Lawrence River, will turn into the second provincial ski resort to hitch Ikon following Tremblant. The resort can even be part of the a lot smaller Blue Mountain, Ontario in Ikon’s Jap Canada suite.
Full Ikon Cross holders may have entry to seven days on the mountain, whereas Ikon Base and Base Plus Passholders may have entry to 5 days with vacation blackouts. The resort can even be included on the two, 3, and 4-day Ikon Session Cross merchandise.
The Ikon Cross is a multi-resort ski cross that provides entry to dozens of locations around the globe. You’ll be able to study extra concerning the Ikon Cross suite and the way it stacks as much as the same Epic Cross right here.
Our Take
In Quebec, the Epic and Ikon Passes have traditionally put up affordable fights towards each other, though we’d argue Ikon has at all times had the slight higher hand. Ikon affords limitless entry to Tremblant, which is one in all our highest-rated resorts within the area. Nonetheless, the complete Epic Cross affords restricted entry to Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham, the previous of which is a fairly aggressive regional choice as effectively (Stoneham is a bit smaller and fewer aggressive). That stated, the Epic Native Cross doesn’t embrace entry to both mountain.
However whereas it was already arguably the stronger selection of the 2, the addition of Le Massif scores Ikon an enormous win for East Coast snowboarding and driving. Because of its breathtaking views and well-rounded footprint, Le Massif is our top-ranked ski resort East of the Mississippi. Its presence on the cross is more likely to entice extra of us within the Quebec Metropolis area, who’re lower than an hour away from the resort—and will have beforehand leaned in direction of the complete Epic Cross due to Mont-Saint-Anne’s proximity to that metropolis. It’s additionally totally attainable some Quebec Metropolis residents transfer to Ikon and away from the two-day Mountain Collective Cross, which was beforehand the one multi-resort cross product to incorporate Le Massif.
Nonetheless, some questions stay concerning the impression on crowding at Le Massif. The resort has traditionally been one of many much less crowded East Coast resorts, with carry ticket caps taking part in a job there. Since reservations won’t be required for Ikon Cross holders, some locals could also be left questioning whether or not the resort may see a considerable enhance in site visitors subsequent winter.
That every one being stated, Le Massif is probably going protected considerably from a deluge of recent crowds due to its extremely out-of-the-way location. Whereas it’s fairly near Quebec Metropolis, the resort is annoyingly removed from most different main Northeast metropolitan areas, together with Boston, New York, and to a sure extent, even Montreal. From these cities, Ikon Cross holders have entry to rather more handy mountains that supply experiences which are virtually pretty much as good (or, relying on snow circumstances, even higher).
We’ll be preserving a really shut eye on how the brand new Ikon entry impacts Le Massif—and the remainder of the East Coast—over the upcoming season.
Contemplating a visit to Jap Canada subsequent season? Try our complete Le Massif de Charlevoix and Tremblant mountain evaluations.
