Quebec Snowmoblilers Association

The amount of clubs and kilometres of snowmobiler trails by area in 2004-2005: Here is a census of the areas. Abitibi-Temiscamingue with its 3532 kilometres of trails is the area having the greatest number of kilometres. The Chaudière-Appalachian Mountains area with its 39 clubs is the area, which has the greatest number of clubs. A total of 231 clubs and 33 700 kilometres of trails in the province of Quebec: :

Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean	15 clubs and 3329 kilometers
Quebec City Area–Charlevoix	12 clubs and 2 179 kilometers
Abitibi Temiscamingue	11 clubs and 3 532 kilometers
Monteregie	25 clubs and 2 294 kilometers
Beauce Area-Appalachian	39 clubs and 2 783 kilometers
Cote Nord	14 clubs and 2 103 kilometers
Bas-Saint-Laurent	16 clubs and 1 826 kilometers
Laurentides	23 clubs et 2 806 kilometers
Lanaudieres	18 clubs and 2 264 kilometers
Mauricie et Centre du Qc	15 clubs and 3 000 kilometers
Outaouais	8 clubs and 2 730 kilometers
Gaspesie-Iles Madeleines	18 clubs and 2 959 kilometers
Eastern Township	17 clubs and 1 895 kilometers

(source : Transports Quebec, Quebec Federation of snowmobile clubs (FCMQ).)

The rights of access of trails subscribed in 2003-2004 were as follows:

1, 2 et 3 days Weekly Annual Rental Total

13 130 3 863 74 075 2 196 93 264

(source : Quebec Federation of snowmobile clubs (FCMQ).)

The number of rooms, which were accessible by the trails by snowmobile in 2003 was
of 14 710 rooms. The number of nights dedicated to snowmobile was 296 000.

(source : Diagnostic de la motoneige au Quebec, Chaire de Tourisme de L’UQUAM-Juin 2003)

(source : Pannel Kerr Forster, National Snowmobile Tourism Study)

Estimation of the total spending of Quebec resident snowmobile owners in 2002

Excursions Travel

280 941,357$ 133 967,900$

(source : Zins & Beauchesne : Economicals impacts 2001-2002)

Canada statistics, in a treatment carried out for Panel Kerr Forster, estimate at approximately 400000 the number of nights in Quebec ascribable to this activity - for 75% of the visitors, snowmobiling constitutes the principal goal of their voyage.

Quebec is the Canadian province by far that is the most powerful to attract foreign snowmobilers. It collects approximately 58000 tourists visiting on a snowmobile and that come from the other Canadian provinces, that is to say more than 52% of the Canadian market and three times more than Ontario ( Chaire de Tourisme de l'UQAM. «Tourisme hivernal - Motoneige», Diagnostic final préliminaire, 21 mars 2003. - Pannell Kerr Forster Inc. «Étude nationale sur le produit touristique motoneige », 2001. - Print Measurement Bureau, 2002.
- Pannell Kerr Forster Inc. «Etude nationale sur le produit touristique motoneige », 2001.
- Print Measurement Bureau, 2002.
- Beauchesne et Associes. «Retombees touristiques et economiques de la pratique de la motoneige au Quebec», 2002.)

There are approximately 410000 Quebec residents that practice snowmobile at least once per year (table 1). It is a popular activity particularly in the 25-49 years old age group, who compose 54% of snowmobilers. (- Print Measurement Office, 2002)

Distribution of the tourists according to the rights of access sold in 2003-2004

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410000 Quebec resident practices snowmobiling once per year. It is a popular activity particularly in the 25-49 years old age group, who make up 54% of snowmobilers.

Source:PMB 2002

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70% of the European tourists who come to Quebec to snowmobile come from France, 18% from Switzerland and 11% from Belgium.

62% of these European tourists answered that they were on a journey to Quebec specifically to snowmobile.

Source : SOM et Sondage
(La motoneige au Quebec vue par les europeens, 1998)