By kingco on January 25, 2009
Belle Neige has 20 groomed trails, a snowpark and a beginner’s slope. Amongst their marked trails, you must see the famous Plushies Trail, where more than a thousand plushies line this easy run – all the kids will love it. They have 4 lifts with a capacity of more than 4,000 skiers per hour: a [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged Laurentian Mountains, Laurentians, Plushies Trail, Rossignol learning facility, secure snow park, snowbelt, sunshine, The Laurentians
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Mont Tremblant is a resort that you really can’t fully imagine until you’ve actually been. They’ve got it all covered, you name it, you can do it! Tremblant uses a powerful snowmaking system called “an Avalanche” with over 1000 snow guns to complement the already abundant snow provided by Mother Nature. This keeps the conditions [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged four seasons, intrawest, Laurentian Mountains, Laurentians, pedestrian village, the Avalanche snow making machine, The Laurentians, world class resort
By kingco on January 25, 2009
The is the first resort we’ve heard of that is so family centered that it offers free daycare. In the heart of the Laurentian mountains you’ll find 24 trails spread over 300 acres and serviced by 6 lifts. The beautiful scenery is spectacular and the already abundant snowfall is assisted by 90 acres of snowmaking [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged beautiful scenery, Eastern Townships, free daycare, Laurentian Mountains, Laurentians, MSSI, night skiing in the Eastern Townships, Simon River, Ski Morin Heights
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Mont Alta is a small resort but is close to Montreal and a challenging place for those wishing to improve their skiing or snowboarding skills. Located in the Laurentians, right in the midst of the snowbelt, Mont Alta gets a phenomenal amount of snow and is open from December to mid-April without even need to [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged Laurentian Mountains, Mont Alta, snowbelt of the Laurentians, Val-David
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Vallée Bleue is a north-east orientation with plenty of natural snow and artificial snow on 75% of the terrain. There are 19 trails for skiers and snowboarders with the majority being beginner and intermediate. There are some trails for advanced level skiers. There are 3 lifts including a magic carpet. Vallée Bleue is a real [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged Belle Neige, John Lingat, Laurentian Mountains, Laurentians, le Massif, Le Relais, Le Valinouet, Lingat family, Mont Cascades, Mont-Habitant, Owl's Head, Rigaud Vallee du Parc, St-Bruno, Sutton, Val D'Irene, Val St-Come, Vallée Bleue
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Mont Olympia is a fairly large resort and part of the MSSI family of resorts. There are 30 trails spread over 140 acres of skiable terrain and a vertical drop of 200m. There is significant snow making with newly purchased high efficiency snow guns to help to ensure natural base and grooming is good. Night [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged cross-country skiing, Downhill skiing, Laurentian Mountains, Laurentians, Mont Saint-Sauveur International, MSSI, snowboarding, snowshoeing, The Laurentians, tube sliding