Mont-Tremblant Resort

American Joseph Bondurant Ryan climbed the mountain in 1938 while prospecting in the area and set about building a resort; the Mont Tremblant Lodge opened on 12 February 1939. Ryan died in 1950 and his wife, Mary, ran the operation until the mid-1960s. A group of Quebec investors led by Andre Charron then bought it, and ownership changed again in 1979 and 1983. Intrawest bought the resort in 1991, expanded the lifts and built the pedestrian village, and Alterra Mountain Company has owned it since 2018.

The base sits at about 230 metres and the summit at 875 metres. Wikipedia lists the true summit, Pic Johannsen, at 932 metres, reached by a black-diamond trail about 2.8 kilometres north of the Edge side. The ski area is spread across four sides: North, South, the sunny Soleil side and the Edge. Sources list about 102 trails, with a range of beginner, intermediate and advanced terrain, plus glades and snow parks; the longest run, Nansen, is about 6 kilometres. Exact trail and lift counts vary between sources, so check the resort for current figures. Average annual snowfall is cited at around 452 centimetres (178 inches), and about 71 per cent of the terrain has snowmaking.

Two 8-person gondolas serve the mountain: the Express (1998) and the Casino Express (2009). An open-air cabriolet opened in 1994 links the upper and lower village. A high-speed quad replaced the Lowell Thomas lift for the 2018-19 season. Lift capacity is reported at roughly 27,000 skiers an hour. Further lift expansion has been announced in recent years; check the operator for what is in service.

Outside winter, the gondola runs for sightseeing and hiking, and the resort area offers golf, lake activities on Lac Tremblant, and mountain biking. The resort hosts an annual Ironman 70.3 triathlon, including the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. A casino sits at the base of the Soleil side, reached by its own gondola. Club Med has announced a ski-in, ski-out resort at Tremblant, with an opening targeted for winter 2028.

The resort is busiest on winter weekends, school holidays and autumn colour weekends. Mid-week is calmer. The lifts, tickets, rentals and summer activities all have their own schedules, so check the resort for current operating details before you plan a day.

Voyzo runs Tremblant outings as private tours with a private vehicle and driver and door-to-door pickup, which suits the roughly two-hour road from Montreal and means no one has to drive back after a long day on the slopes.

The pedestrian village is at the foot of the lifts. Lac Tremblant is right beside it, and Mont-Tremblant National Park, run by Sepaq, covers more than 1,500 square kilometres a short drive north.