Builder, alpine skiing. Originally from Great Britain, Beryl made an important contribution to the notoriety of the Laurentians and of Mont-Tremblant by creating Ski the Gap, a ski school for young British people who desired to become ski instructors during their pivotal year between high school and university. Created in 1994, Ski the Gap is […]
Athlete, downhill skiing. A native of St-Jérôme, Marc Perreault had ski on his mind for all his life, first as a competitor and member of the Canadian Team in the early 70s and then as a freelance competitor in countless professional competitions and finally as an amateur on the Circuit des Maîtres until the age […]
Builder, Nordic skiing. This resident of Morin-Heights, an engineer by training, has dedicated most of his life to cross-country skiing, as a designer and manufacturer of skis for over 10 years at the Norski and Karhu companies. He also gave his time as a volunteer to supervise, design and develop the Morin-Heights network of ski […]
Competitor, downhill skiing. This athlete from the Mont-Tremblant region has been one of the greatest skiers in Canadian history. Super-G World Champion in 2017, his record in the World Cup includes 25 podiums and 5 victories. One of the great Canadian athletes from the Laurentians. Erik Guay
Builder, downhill skiing. Serge has had a long and important career in ski resort management. In the 1970s, he was one of the artisans behind the revival of Mont Saint-Sauveur (now Les Sommets) with the Hebert and Dufour families, just to name a few. A visionary, he bought in 1988 the Mont St-Bruno located in […]
Builder, downhill skiing. This ski enthusiast has touched innumerable areas of skiing. He started as a patrolman at Mont-Tremblant, he was one of the first Canadians to spend his summers in Chile to work in the biggest ski resort at the time. He eventually created “Les Importations Edger”, a ski equipment distributor that helped many […]
Instructor and builder, Stan Segal founded and operated one of the most important itinerant ski schools for young people called the “Snowlarks”. More than 500 youths were enrolled for classes each weekend. Stan Segal
Doctor in history, Michel Allard contributed greatly to the permanent exhibition of the Laurentian Ski Museum. Professor and speaker, he has signed several articles and a book, including “Le Coeur des Laurentides” on the history of the Laurentians and the importance of skiing in its development. Michel Allard
The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the first plastic ski boot invented in the United States. This boot was developed by Lange Canada, under the supervision of David Jacobs in Saint-Jérôme in the Laurentians. Lange Canada
Athlete (Freestyle skiing/Slopestyle). This Laurentian athlete was one of the first freestyle skiers along with Vincent Dorion, J.P. Auclair and Jean-Francois Cusson to break from traditional freestyle and form a new branch which allowed freedom to develop more exciting new tricks and jumps. Free skiing (Slopestyle) was introduced to the Olympics in Sotchi in 2014. […]
