A Mother’s Pride: The Story of Françoise Hétu and her Son, Charles Reid

A Mother’s Pride: The Story of Françoise Hétu and her Son, Charles ReidIt’s Sunday, January 19th, and a constant snow is falling on the town of Stoneham, Quebec. Françoise Hétu and husband, Alain, are anxiously waiting on the side of a ski trail reserved for the World Cup Slopestyle competition in snowboarding.As Françoise and Alain nervously pace, you can feel the tension in the air:…

Enjoy 15 minutes more to ski!

Days are getting longer... As of February 1 to February 9, lifts Cabriolet, Gondola, TGV, Soleil, Duncan and Portes Du Soleil will remain open 15 minutes more on weekends, until 3:45pm.From February 15 until the end of the season, these lifts will be open another 15 minutes longer to give you more to ski, up to 4pm every day.

Weather roller coaster

The Holiday Season was launched with temperatures worthy of the far north. Cold weather is positive for skiers! At such cold temperatures, the thin layer of water created by friction under the skis and allowing them to glide is no longer doing its job. Skis dig deeper in the snow and turns are much easier to undertake. Cold temperatures also bring those beautiful blue and cloudless skies that…

Be a part of the Tremblant story

Include the hashtag #tremblant in your publications on social networks and enter Tremblant’s history!All publications that will include the hashtag #tremblant will appear on our new website’s showcase page created for our 75th anniversary and in one of our Facebook page’s tab.Also, when you share your photos and videos on social networks using the hashtag #tremblant, they could be picked…

The Bison, our new snow groomer

Tremblant has been following the evolution of grooming equipment technology for the past 75 years to constantly improve the quality of our snow. Our latest acquisition, a new Prinoth groomer, brings the total number of groomers working the trails to 11! This model is particularly interesting for its central cabin, providing the operator with better visibility, and for the agility of the front…

From Tremblant to Sochi

From February 7 to 23, 2014, local athletes will face the world at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Five Tremblant ambassadors will represent Canada: Ariane Lavigne, Brittany Phelan, Charles Reid, Erik Guay and Jasey-Jay Anderson.Follow them live! Here is Radio-Canada’s broadcasting schedule (Eastern time):Charles Reid: Charles is a member of the national slopestyle snowboard team. He…

The 645 metre vertical we refer to is accurate

Following the report aired this past January 14 on La Facture, we would very much like to point out that the 645 metre vertical we refer to is accurate, and that two scenarios serve to confirm these calculations. This figure represents the difference in altitudes between the summit of the mountain and the end of the Voyageur trail - that allows our guests to ski to the bottom of the pedestrian…

Introducing the 75 feet pipe by Alexis Godbout!

As part of our 75th anniversary, this is the latest addition to our Adrénaline Park on the South Side.Designed by one of Tremblant Ambassadors : Alexis Godbout Longest pipe/rail on the mountain, 75 feet long 6 inches pipe Made in Canada by Coastal Jib 2 pieces module (2 pipes of 37.5 feet)

Information on snow conditions for Tuesday January 7th

Following the fluctuation in weather patterns on Monday, here are a few important things to know about this day of transition:The Edge and Soleil sides will be closed First tracks are cancelled Ski conditions are marginal Many trails will be in progressive opening Snow Parks also in progressive openingTonight’s (Monday) Sliding Evenings Presented by Coca-Cola is cancelled.…

Edge Opening Tomorrow!

Here's a few images taken Thursday at The Edge (supervised by the Ski Patrol).See you tomorrow :)

Snowmaking Plan

For a second year in a row, Mother Nature brought us perfect temperatures for snowmaking, allowing us to enter Tremblant’s 75th season with a run from top to bottom on the South Side. With 4 runs open on the first day, we managed, three weeks later, to have at least five times that number of runs opened to skiers. As we wrote these lines, we were still in the top ski areas in North America in…