The first ski lift began ferrying people up Mont-Tremblant in 1939. The resort reached star status in the 1960s, with a spike in the 1980s, before a European-style pedestrian village was added in the 1990s. Now, the region lures two million visitors each year, the ski resort rated one of the best in eastern North America.
One central gondola runs like clockwork, with the support of several high-speed chair lifts leading to 102 ski trails on four different slopes. Most of the single black-diamond and blue runs are groomed, but there is plenty of terrain left over for the off-trail glade skiers, even the amateur ones. The green runs are not overly cluttered with kids taking lessons, and you can ski down both the south and north sides of the mountain. This is great because you can follow the sun: It rises over the north side, moving to the south side after lunch. Beware – the crowd follows suit.
