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Active Travel: Skiing in French

October 26, 2006 at 10:58 AM | 0 Comments

Ski (and snowboard!) season is just around the corner and we can't wait to get out and suss down some powder chutes. What's that? You never got around to learning how to carve your way into the hearts of fellow snow bunnies? Sacre bleu! There's only one remedy: get thee to Quebec and Mont Tremblant, a medium-sized mountain a mere hour and a half from Montreal.

Class Time:
Because Tremblant has slopes down two sides of the same peak, you don't run the risk of getting the bunny hill blues, sliding down the same hill all day. Instructors at the Snow School will get you on up on your feet in only a couple hours, or you can spring for the Ski Week--a week-long program with three and a half hours of class a day. It's not as lazy as a week on the beach, but start on a Sunday and it will have you carving up the blue runs by Saturday.

Play Time:
After turning your muscles to jelly on the slopes, you'll want to hit the outdoor hot tub at your hotel, Ermitage du Lac. It's got a swanky boutique feel and they'll ferry your skis or board up to the ski school for you in the morning. With that taken care of, you can hit Tremblant's pedestrian village and get rowdy at Le P'tit Caribou: Ski Canada magazine ranked it best bar in eastern half of the nation.

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