Founded in 1944 at first as a social club, the Nordik Ski Club turned quickly towards competition. It became one of the most powerful competition clubs in Canada. With the rising of competition interest in the club, a professional trainer, Fernand Trottier, was hired. He was a wonderful alpine trainer. His talent and patience succeeded […]
Michel Duranceau is one of Canada’s most decorated disabled skiers. He won more than 18 medals at the National level, five at the International level, was four times Canadian champion in three different disciplines and participated in the Calgary Olympic Games of 1988. His proudest achievement is a bronze medal at the Paralympics in Innsbruck […]
Although Phil began skiing in elementary school, it is only at the age of 20 that he gets really interested in the sport. Already considered too old for the National Team he decides to focus on becoming the best possible skier in his age group. It is however his originality and deep implication in the […]
Inspired by specialised sport-studies programs in the United States and noticing the number of young racing skiers who quits school, Mario Riel and José Couture, two physical education teachers at A.-N.-Morin initiated, in 1985, a ski program. They installed it progressively and, in 1990, it was finally offered to all 5 levels of secondary school. […]
In 1935, at 10 years old, Roger Milette made his own skis in order to ski on Mount-Royal. In 2006, at 81, he was still skiing and competing. In those 71 years, he contributed enormously to the development of the sport in Quebec. At the end of the 40s, skiing was still an elite activity. […]
Founded in 1923 and familiarly known as the Shawbridge Club, it is the oldest residential ski club in North America and was still active when inducted into the Laurentian Ski Hall of Fame in 2006 with over 160 members in all categories. The World’s first rope-tow was on the big Hill just across from the […]
Mark Labow became a patroller in 1948 and was still active when inducted into the Laurentian Ski Hall of Fame. From recruiting of potential patrollers to training first aid instructors to implementing patrols on the hills, developing accident prevention programs, management and presidency, Mark has done it all. He has travelled the world, from the […]
At the age of 16, Joan Goodwin-Wilson left Ontario for Quebec to obtain the Level 1 Instructor certification from the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA). Enchanted by the Laurentians, she taught for three years at Mont-Tremblant and earned her CSIA certification in 1960, ranking first among women. At the age of 25, in 1962, she […]
Twinski Club takes its name from the famous twins, Rhoda and Rhona Wurtele, Canadian ski champions in the 40s who founded the club in 1964. In those days, ski clubs were very popular among youngsters. Parents, especially mothers, drove their kids to their ski lessons and spent the day waiting for them. From that situation […]
Guy Thibaudeau is a sports journalist who specializes in skiing and other non-motorized winter activities. Since 1968 he has worked equally in both French and English in most of Quebec’s major medias. His mission “to inform on ways to better appreciate winter has brought him to expand his subject matters to include not only alpine […]
