Harry Wheeler was one of the first to climb Mont-Tremblant on skis on March 10th, 1916. He competed in the 1932 Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y. and finished with honor in the sled-dog racing event. Also, He was a successful winter and summer operator in the Laurentians, in The Gray Rocks Inn, in Saint-Jovite. Harry […]
Born in Morin-Heights in 1936, Corrine Whitehouse was a member of the Canadian team that raced at Lake Placid for the Kate Smith Trophy. Amongst other victories, she won the Taschereau downhill in 1953 at Mont-Tremblant. In 1958, she became the first woman to receive a senior rating (Level IV) with the Canadian Ski Instructors’ […]
Born in Westmount in 1911, Frank Scofield, together with Jackrabbit Johannsen, organised the first cross-country race in the Laurentiens. In 1939, he became director of Chantecler Ski School and ran both the ski school and the ski shop. He was the first Canadian to make ski movies in Europe, United States and Canada which were […]
Raymond Lanctôt was known as an exceptional level IV ski instructor. He became a respected level IV examiner for the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance. As a former director and president of the C.S.I.A., he was named a life member of this association. He was a ski instructor at Mont-Tremblant and Mont-Plante for several years. He […]
Louis Cochand, son of Émile Cochand Senior, took part in many ski races throughout Quebec between 1925 and 1935. He participated with success in 5 Quebec-Kandahar races between 1936 and 1941. In 1937, he won the Dominion Ski Championships in Banff. He raced in Switzerland, France, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria, winning many championships in 1938 […]
Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1927, Marvin “Mickey” Stein was a remarkable skier. In his younger days, he participated actively with the Laurentian Ski Patrol. In 1959, he was the founder and the director of the Mont-Habitant (Saint-Sauveur, Quebec) ski resort. He is the one who introduced night skiing in the Laurentians, at Mont-Habitant. Also, […]
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 […]
