Beaupré (QC), Canada – Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne launched a new on-mountain activity last Saturday with two dedicated ascent routes for alpine touring and telemark skiers, as well as splitboarders. Alpine touring arrived in the Quebec area over the past few years and is rapidly increasing in popularity. Skiers can now climb to Mont-Sainte-Anne’s summit with skins and skis or a split … Continue reading Mont-Sainte-Anne Sells Uphill Touring Tickets
Beaupré (QC), Canada – A jewel of the Côte-de-Beaupré region northeast of Québec City celebrates a half century of operation this season. Mont-Sainte-Anne, well known to skiers in Québec and across Canada, will host festivities this winter to honor its 50th anniversary. Mont-Sainte-Anne first opened on January 16, 1966 with 10 trails and four lifts, including the first gondola in eastern Canada. On … Continue reading Quebec’s Mont-Sainte-Anne Turns 50
Mont-Tremblant (QC), Canada – A new contract is in place for members of a labor union that represents approximately 1,200 employees of Quebec’s Tremblant Resort, after 95 percent of the employees voted to ratify the agreement reached with the ski area this week. The new contract, which will be in effect through fall 2020, provides wage increases … Continue reading Union Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant (QC), Canada – The organizers of Tremblant’s 24h have announced that the ski and walk marathon’s 15th edition held over the weekend raised a record CAN$2,639,374, surpassing the original target of $2.5 million. A total of 2,359 skiers, runners and walkers, grouped into 273 teams, made the most of mild weather and the festive atmosphere to tackle their … Continue reading 15th Tremblant 24 Raises Over $2.6M for Charity
Montreal (QC), Canada – A massive urban snowboard festival will invade downtown Montreal this Saturday. Taking place on Saint-Denis Street, between Sherbrooke and Ontario, 35 invited guest athletes including Jeremy Cloutier, Zach Aller and Will Lavigne and an open field will compete for their share of Empire City Troopers’ C$15,000 prize purse on Canada’s longest urban snowboard … Continue reading Free Snowboard Festival Set for Downtown Montreal
San Francisco, CA – With snow already blanketing mountaintops across the country, many resorts will be officially open by this week’s Thanksgiving holiday. Online and mobile lift ticket marketplace Liftopia is giving skiers and boarders one more reason to celebrate: this Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday, everyone can register to win Liftopia gift credits, anywhere from $10 up … Continue reading Liftopia Gives Away Lift Ticket Dollars to All
Québec (QC), Canada – The first edition of the free Salon du ski et des sports d’hiver (Ski and Winter Sports Show) is taking place this weekend at the Cruise Terminal of the Port of Quebec. Sports enthusiasts and winter activities will find a host of businesses and specialty shops exhibiting, along with leading brands showcasing new … Continue reading New Ski Show Opens in Quebec City
