What to do when you’re not skiing or eating? Mont-Tremblant is big on cross-country skiing, of course, but also fat biking and its lazy cousin e-fat biking. The truly adventurous can go ice climbing, while the more contemplative can ice fish.
If you just want to sit in the sauna, head about five kilometres down the road to Scandinave, an outdoor spa that has doubled in size over the past little while. This strictly no-talking sanctuary follows the traditional Nordic thermal cycle: 15 minutes of hot water, a few seconds of cold and 15 minutes of rest. Cold waterfalls and hot pools are supported by little rest areas, indoor and out.
The breathtaking lookout tower of Le Sentier des Cimes Laurentides is a 40-metre treetop observatory overlooking the Laurentian Mountains. About a 20-minute drive south, it yields a true nature bath along a barrier-free wooden walkway – three kilometres round trip.
