Ernie McCulloch was considered the best skier of the second part of the century. He earned one distinction after another, being the only skier to make a « Grand Slam » of the four major competitions in North America. Was inducted into both the U.S. and the Canadian Ski Halls of Fame and also in the Hall […]
Gault Kerr-Gillespie was a brilliant and courageous cross-country skier, winner, in the 30s and 40s, of many championships of the Laurentian Ski Zone. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic Team in 1936 but did not participate in the German Olympic that were cancelled because of World War II. That same year, he won 5 […]
Born in the 1917, Théodule, nicknamed “Titi”, Huot, an experienced and fearless skier, developed with perfection, his famous “somersault jump”. He became professional skier after graduating with honor from the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA) and became a dynamic promoter of skiing in the Laurentians and in Québec. Théodule Huot*
A resident of Saint-Sauveur since 1964. Where she began her professional career, Linda Crutchfield has been inducted into 7 Halls of Fame in 3 sports: downhill skiing, water skiing and luge. Her athletic career spans 17 years and 3 national teams; downhill skiing (1959-1965), water skiing (1965-1975), and luge (1967-1969). She competed in 5 Olympic […]
Roger Trottier was born in 1917 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentians. He was a member of the Saint-Sauveur Sports Club, class A and a champion of all combined Quebec-Kandahar at Mont-Tremblant in 1930. He was an instructor and a director of ski schools from 1930 to 1954, both in the Laurentians and abroad. He was […]
Patricia Paré, named “Pat Paré” was born in Montréal, Québec in 1918. She was a member of the first women ski club in Canada : the Penguin Ski Club. She won the downhill at the Dominion Ladies’ Championship in 1937. She was the first woman to win the downhill at the Quebec-Kandahar race in 1940. In […]
Upon his arrival in the Laurentians, in 1928, Victor Nymark specialized in log cabin housing construction. He devoted his spare time to skiing, participating in cross-country races and classifying himself among the first ranks. He participated in the organization of ski activities in Saint-Sauveur and the neighbouring area: opening of the Nymark Lodge, making skis, […]
Born in Saint-Jovite on august 31st, 1918, Charles Duncan won his 1st championship at the age of 15. Belongs to the first team of instructors of the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA) has he was instructor and then director of the ski school at Mont-Tremblant in the north of Laurentians. After his return from the […]
Born on May 27th, 1913 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Québec, Gérald Chevalier was a level A competitive skier from 1929 to 1939. He won his first cross-country at the Shawbridge-Saint-Jérôme race in 1929. He won the New Year Championship twice, in 1936 and in 1938. Aloso, he won the first Taschereau in Mont-Tremblant in 1936 and he […]
Born on January 30rd, 1914, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec, Rolland Belhumeur founded a ski school for the 10 to 16 years of age in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec in 1940. He was a senior ski instructor (grade IV) of the Canadian Ski Instructors’s Alliance (CSIA) and a director of ski schools between 1930 and 1962. He was involved […]
