Mount Orford Ski Area encompasses three separate mountains, and 56 runs challenge both snowboarders and skiers. Summertime melts away the thick snowpack to reveal hiking and biking trails, and residents and visitors take advantage of the city's placid Lake Memphremagog. Tales of a resident monster named Memphre living in the lake's waters are temptingly believable, and its two beaches are often dotted with mystery-lovers with camera in hand. In the fall, the Flaming Colours festival celebrates the reds, yellows and oranges of the changing forest, and fine foods and wines are consumed with pleasure at the Orford Grape Festival. A strong arts scene demands the city be discovered, orchard and winery tours tempt the pickiest palates, and antique shops as well as artisan markets are full of undiscovered treasures.