Man Pulls Snowboarding Stunt on Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada In a video posted to Instagram on Monday, March 1st, Jérôme Arbour is seen attempting to snowboard down the side of the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada. View this post on Instagram A post shared by #FNoMTL (@fucknomtl) When speaking with CTV News Montreal, Cedric Cédric Essiminy, spokesperson for the Olympic stadium, said that: “You know, I can’t […] Liam Abbott | March 4, 2021 0 Comments
Montreal’s Metro Accessible Urban Ski Slope Closing For Good? Pente a Neige is a popular, yet experimental, urban ski slope located just southwest of downtown Montreal in the borough known as Sud-Ouest. Experimental is the keyword, as Global News Canada reports Pente a Neige was just notified by the borough to remove all ski lift equipment from Ignace-Bourget Park where the grassy knoll turned winter ski slope is located. […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Skier Killed by Avalanche in Gaspésie, Canada One skier was killed and another suffered minor injuries after both were caught in an avalanche in Quebec’s Chic-Chos mountain range on Wednesday, Feb. 19. CBC News reports that the skiers were part of a group of four skiers out for a ski in the Mines Madeleine area in Gaspésie provincial park when avalanche was triggered, killing one skier and […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 20, 2020 2 Comments
Event Company Plans on Reopening Montreal’s Mount Royal to Skiers after 40-Years Montreal’s Mount Royal hasn’t been open to skiers for almost 40-years, but one event company is hoping to change that. They want to bring back downhill skiing, and even World Cup events, to the landmark mountain despite protests from a heritage group that says the move would reduce accessibility. Mount Royal was home to the sport until 1979 but was stopped because […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 12, 2018 0 Comments