Women’s Giant Slalom Races at Mont Tremblant, QC, Could be at Risk as FIS Postpones Snow Control The two women’s FIS Alpine Giant Slalom races, scheduled for December 7 and 8 at Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, are potentially at risk. The Canadian ski resort has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather that has given the snow-making team limited opportunities for running the snow cannons and creating a safe race course. Tremblant had to postpone its season opening from November 22 […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 27, 2024 0 Comments
Tremblant, QC, Postpones Opening Day Due to Unseasonably Warm Temperatures Tremblant in Quebec, Canada, has announced a slight delay to the start of its 2024-25 ski season. Originally slated to kick off on November 22, the resort has postponed opening day to November 28 due to unseasonably warm temperatures hampering snowmaking efforts. “Although everything indicated normal progression towards a season opening scheduled for November 22, temperatures over the past few […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 13, 2024 0 Comments
Italy’s Federica Brignone Makes it 2 for 2 at the FIS World Cup Giant Slalom in Tremblant, QC On Sunday, December 3, 2023, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, hosted the second of two Giant Slalom events for the FIS World Cup circuit. Conditions were mixed on Sunday, with good visibility but some wind on run 1 and fog, and snowfall on run 2. Giant Slalom races consist of two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 skiers […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 3, 2023 0 Comments
Fatal Gondola Crash at Canadian Ski Resort Leaves 1 Dead and Another Critically Injured In a tragic incident at Mont-Tremblant, QC, resort on Sunday, one person lost their life, and another was critically injured after being thrown from a sightseeing gondola. Quebec provincial police reported that the accident occurred just before noon when a piece of construction equipment collided with the gondola, located approximately 65 miles (105km) northwest of Montreal. Related: Gondola Cabin Plummets […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2023 2 Comments
FIS Alpine World Cup 23/24 Season Shaping Up The International Ski & Snowboard Federation ‘FIS’ held its spring time meeting last week for the first time since 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings were canceled for the last three years. This year’s meetings were held from May 3-5, 2023, in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, where they also hed been held in 2019. The meetings are attended by FIS […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 8, 2023 0 Comments
Canada Will Host Women’s FIS Alpine World Cup Event Next Season In Tremblant, QC The national Canadian governing body for alpine, para and ski cross, ‘Alpine Canada Alpin’, or short ACA, and Station Mont Tremblant announced this week that the Canadian resort will host two early season women’s Giant-Slalom events from 23/24. This adds another exciting technical race to the women’s tech program for next year. The event is set to be held December […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 21, 2022 0 Comments
Quebec Ski Tiers: A Model for Other Provinces & States? The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for the ski industry that resorts across the world have been trying to tackle. Finding a system that works for both skiers and riders and that allows for the success of ski resort while at the same time prioritizing the safety of all has been a delicate balance that many resorts have found […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
Road Trip for Families with the Ikon Pass [sponsored by Ikon Pass] Ikon Pass – Road Trips for Families The family that skis together, stays together – or so the saying goes. The formula for a successful road trip with children is keeping the drive times to a minimum, including loads of kid-friendly activities once the lifts stop turning for the day, and sufficient on-mountain terrain to keep […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 9, 2018 0 Comments
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