Monts Chic-Chocs Les Chic-Chocs sont situés au nord de la Gaspésie et suivent le fleuve Saint-Laurent de manière parallèle à une distance allant de 20 à 40 km à l'intérieur des terres. Il s'agit d'une bande étroite d'une longueur de 95 km par une largeur de 10 km. Ce sont des monts très érodés avec des sommets plats et des flancs escarpés. Plus de 25 sommets dépassent les 1 000 mètres, le plus haut étant le mont Jacques-Cartier à 1 270 mètres. On trouve des Caribous des bois sur les plateaux de la région. _____________________________________________________ Mounts Chic-Chocs The Chic-Chocs run parallel to the St. Lawrence River and are located some 20 to 40 kilometers inland. They are a narrow band of mountains approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) long and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide. The Chic-Chocs are heavily eroded, with rounded, flattened tops and steep sides. Over 32 mountains in the range have peaks higher than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft); the highest is Mount Jacques-Cartier at 1,268 metres (4,160 ft). Caribou can be found in the plateaus of this region. Although visited by just a few tourists, Chic-Choc Mountains became much more popular in the late 1990s as backcountry skiing gained popularity in Eastern Canada. Some of the most popular backcountry skiing areas in the region include Mont Hogs Back, Mont Albert, Champ Mars, Mont Logan, and Mines Madeleine. The original guidebook for skiing in the Chic-Chocs was released in French by Avalanche Québec. In 2017, Ari Schneider wrote and published the first English guidebook for skiing in the Gaspésie. Schneider's book was a much shorter introduction to skiing in the region than the original French guide, so Avalanche Québec released a full English version of their guidebook the following year.