Guy Baervoets was on of the best Canadien ski instructor from the Laurentians who participed at many Interski around the world. Well-known like one of the best skier of his time, he started his career at Gray Rocks with the famous Réal Charette and eventually he became vice-director of Whistler’s Ski School in B.C. He […]
Resident of Val David in the Laurentians, Gilles Parent was the founder of the Association des stations de ski de fond du Québec . He is, rare fear for a Canadian, certified mountain guide in Swiss, Europe. He wrote and produced two tv shows about skiing and Alps Mountains: La grande aventure du ski and Les […]
During his long career, Lloyd Langlois the Magog native greatly contributed to popularizing this spectacular sport around the world. He participated in over 100 meets in more than 10 countries. His two Olympic medals were in Calgary (1988) and Lillehammer (1994). Twice World Champion (1986 and 1989) and five times Canadian National Champion he cumulated […]
A Laurentian family dedicated to skiing, Aubrey and Joan led the way to developing elite ski racing as a way of life for many Laurentian ski families. Both were “compulsive volunteers on the ski-racing circuit, working for over 40 years in the Laurentians and raising a family of skiers. This “total involvement eventually evolved towards […]
Born in Switzerland, Paul d’Allmen moved to Canada in 1910. At the time and soon discovers skiing and the Laurentians. In 1915, he joins the war where he will suffer several injuries including a rather serious one to the legs. He is left with a serious handicap which limits his mobility. Nonetheless in 1931, he […]
Born in Toronto in 1958, Greg Koegl moved to Montreal from Toronto in 1982 to pursue business studies at McGill University. He served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Ski Marathon from 2005 to 2011 and as President between 2007 and 2011. Now a permanent bib Gold Coureur des Bois cross-country skier (obtained […]
Claude Girard was president of the Quebec Ski Federation for 5 year in the 70s. It was during his mandate that the idea of an Elite ski team for Quebec was conceived. That team has since become known as the Quebec Ski Team. It had and continues to have great success. Shortly after the creation […]
Joe and Mary Ryan’s contribution to the world of skinng was the development of Mont-Tremblant in the Laurentians. Joseph « Joe » Ryan buy the mountain from Quebec in 1937. In 1939, he opened his resort. All this was done in a remarkably short period of time and the resort quickly establishing a world-wide reputation […]
Instructor, builder, cross-country skier, physical education teacher, Marc Desjardins devoted an incalculated number of hours to extra-curricular activities and to Quebec Winter Games. More than 30 years ago he created in Saint-Jérôme an important cross-country ski club called Les Fondeurs for young people. He remains an excellent role model for potential cross-country skiers, for anyone […]
Alain Cousineau is one of several Laurentian athletes who have left their mark on skiing not only in their region of origin but also on the national and international levels. In the early 70s he is invited to join the Laurentian Zone Team, progresses rapidly to the Quebec Team then to the Canadian Team where […]
