Born at Montreal in 1962, Marie-Claude Asselin was the Canadian Freestyle Champion from 1977 to 1983. She was the North American Freestyle Champion in 1980. She also won the World Champion Aerials from 1981 to 1983. She was World Combined Champion in 1981 and in 1982. In 1981, she was named Canadian Francophone Athlete of […]
Georges Vigeant was born in 1926. He became a certified instructor from the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA) in 1959. He was a CSIA level IV instructor in 1960. He was a national examiner for CSIA between 1960 and 1980. He was a member of the Canadian Interski Demonstration Team in 1965 and in 1968. […]
The Penguin Ski Club was the 1st women’s ski club in Canada. It was founded in 1932 by a select small group of enthusiastic young ladies to advance the standard of skiing proficiency amongst women. Established in Saint-Sauveur, the Club created the Junior Development program and the Ski Jay Ski School was formed, which expanded […]
Alex Kerr-Gillespie was born in Montréal in 1919 and moved after in the Laurentians with his family. Along with his brothers and sisters, he was going to school. That trail was later known as the “Gillespie Trail”. In 1936, he finished first in the Junior Tachereau at Mont-Tremblant. In 1940, he is the Provincial cross-country […]
John Clifford was born in Ottawa in 1923. He has been a builder of skiing throughout Canada. In 1948, he developed the North side slopes and installed the first North side chair at Mont-Tremblant. In 1949, he was the top Canadian at the Mont-Tremblant Canadian Championships. He installed the Laurentians first snowmaking systems at Mont-Gabriel […]
Fernand Lessard was born in 1924. He as the Junior Championship of the Université de Montréal in 1941. He won the Taschereau at Mont-Tremblant in 1942. He won the double slalom and the downhill at Saint-Sauveur in 1944. He was nicknamed the “Flying Frenchman” at the Giant Slalom of Mont-Gabriel. He won the Downhill Red Bird […]
Peter Kirby was a ski and a bobsleigh champion. He was the canadian junior alpine champion in 1951. He was a member of the Alternative Olympic Team in 1952. He won the Québec Division Downhill Championship in 1953. He was a member of the FIS Team in 1954. He was the captain of the Dartmouth […]
Born in 1918, Peggy Johannsen was the daughter of the famous Jackrabbit Johannsen. She won many competitions during her ski carreer. She won the downhill of Red Birds Ski Club at Saint-Sauveur in 1933. She won the downhill of the Club Ski-To in 1935. She also won the combined Championship of the Penguins at Saint-Sauveur […]
Sons of John Basler, a Swiss immigrant settled in Morin-Heights in 1919, Georges « Bunny » Basler and Albert Basler builted the first rope tow at Morin-Heights and the first hotel for skiers in the Laurentians. Bunny and Albert won several ski competitions in the Laurentians. After the Second World War, Albert manages the family motel business […]
Sons of John Basler, a Swiss immigrant settled in Morin-Heights in 1919, George « Bunny » Basler and Albert Basler builted the first rope tow at Morin-Heights and the first hotel for skiers in the Laurentians. Bunny and Albert won several ski competitions in the Laurentians. After the Second World War, Albert manages the family […]
