Member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team from 1985 to 1992, Alain Villiard became one of the finest slalom skiers to come out of the Laurentians. He was Canadian slalom champion four times; North American champion; 14th at the Olympics in Calgary, in 1988. His best placing on the World Cup was 8th in Slovenia; […]

The Martian Ski Club was started in the Saint-Sauveur area in the late 50s by a group of young men who shared a love of skiing mixed with the good times. The Martians had a reputation as one of the zaniest and yet one of the keenest clubs in the Laurentians. On the serious side, […]

Annie started skiing at 2 years old at Vallée Bleue. She started competing at 9 as a member of the Laurentian Zone Team where she stayed until she turned 15. At 16, she joined the Quebec team. At 17, she climbed most of the podiums of the provincial circuit and made a name for herself […]

The Richard Lemieux Foundation was incorporated on August 25th 1982 and received its registration as a Charitable Organization 5 years later in 1987. The Foundation has a broad mandate to help integrate persons with a disability into society. It has however focused on skiing as a perfect, exciting, fun and therapeutic activity for anyone with […]

Myriam Bedard is the first Canadian to have medaled in the Olympics in the sport of biathlon. She won a bronze medal in Albertville in 1992. Then in 1994, two gold medals, one in the 7.5 km, the other in the 15 km biathlon events, an extraordinary feat achieved in Lillehammer, Norway, a country where […]

Members of the Canadian Ski Patrol began supplementing the work of first aid posts at Laurentian ski hills shortly after the founding of the CSPS in 1941. Members of the Laurentian Zone were the originators of the first ski patrollers’ manual, and initiated the self developed and operated Canadian Ski Patrol System’s training courses. Laurentian […]

Per Hall arrived in Canada in 1940. Interested in skiing Per and his wife began skiing in the Laurentians where they saw the resort potential of skiing and began looking for an appropriate site. He found the Up-Hill Ltd. Their search brought them to Hills 70 and 71 in Saint-Sauveur where some primitive installations were […]

Captain for l’Équipe du Québec, Luc Dubois is forced to abandon national and international competition after a serious injury in 1964. He was a member of the University circuit in ski jumping, cross-country and downhill skiing between 1968 and 1970. He was a director for the National Ski Team between 1973 and 1976. He was […]

Inducted posthumously, Chip Drury was an athlete, a trainer and a man of exceptional qualities. He rapidly made a name for himself at the Lower Canada College where he dominated all three disciplines in ski, downhill, slalom and cross-country. From 1965 to 1970, he was a member of the National Ski Team . In 1970, […]

While working in Whistler, British Colombia, Michel Daigle registered himself, for fun, to a ski jump competition (distance) to which were registered some of the best jumpers at the time. To his amazement, he won the event! From 1973 to 1975, he won numerous competitions including three Canadian championships, three Provincial championships and a USA […]