By Matt Abizaid – Contributor

The eastern townships surrounding Lennoxville are full of amazing ski hills waiting for you to visit. From beginner level hills to advanced terrains, the area has you covered!

The most notable hill for most students is Mont Orford, a hill located roughly 30 minutes away from campus. It is a beautiful hill on protected land that has slowly expanded its territory for a national park. With three summits to choose from, Orford offers lots of runs of all levels for skiers to enjoy. Unfortunately, since the hill is on protected land, Orford does not offer night skiing since they are not allowed to use lights at night.

The next hill on the list definitely doesn’t lack night skiing, even offering several nuits-blanches where the hill remains open until midnight. Located about 50 minutes from Bishops, Bromont has restaurants and outlet shopping near the hill. The hill features an impressive park for skiers to hit jumps and attempt tricks. Bromont can often get quite busy, especially on a nuit blanche, so you may find the large portions of slopes are filled with moguls which may not be everyone’s ideal conditions.

Mont Sutton is next on the list, offering an impressive 60 trails for all different levels. With 45 per cent of their trails being forest trails it is important to note that it is a slightly different style than Orford and Bromont where the runs are largely open slopes. The chairlifts are open until 4pm, meaning they don’t offer night skiing. The hill does feature a bar for après ski making it a fun day of skiing. Being the furthest from school, it’s about an hour and fifteen minutes to reach an amazing hill.

The last on the list of major hills in the eastern townships is Owl’s Head, located an hour away from BU. It is a smaller hill compared to some of the others on this list, but offers some of the best views from the hill making for a beautiful experience. Owl’s head closes at 4 pm with no night skiing, making it less desirable despite its great conditions and views.

All four of these hills are worth checking out over your time at Bishop’s whether you’re an experienced skier or only just learning. They all offer beautiful days of skiing within an hour of the school for all to enjoy. Time to hit the slopes BU!