Mélanie Turgeon, born in Quebec City, is a prominent Canadian alpine ski racer who specialized in downhill events. As a member of Canada’s National Alpine Ski Team, Turgeon had a remarkable career marked by numerous successes on the international stage. Her most notable achievement came in 2003 when she became World Champion in the downhill […]
The Firth twins, Sharon and Shirley, are celebrated cross-country skiers from the Northwest Territories. They were the first Indigenous women to represent Canada at the Olympics. Their remarkable careers spanned four Olympic Games from 1972 to 1984, during which they brought attention to Indigenous athletes on the international stage. The twins also excelled in national […]
The Dufour-Lapointe sisters, Justine, Chloé and Maxime, have left a significant mark on the history of mogul skiing in Canada with their exceptional performances and strong family spirit. Justine, the youngest, won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and a silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Chloé secured a silver medal at […]
Athlete, downhill skiing. A native of St-Jérôme, Marc Perreault had ski on his mind for all his life, first as a competitor and member of the Canadian Team in the early 70s and then as a freelance competitor in countless professional competitions and finally as an amateur on the Circuit des Maîtres until the age […]
Builder, Nordic skiing. This resident of Morin-Heights, an engineer by training, has dedicated most of his life to cross-country skiing, as a designer and manufacturer of skis for over 10 years at the Norski and Karhu companies. He also gave his time as a volunteer to supervise, design and develop the Morin-Heights network of ski […]
Competitor, downhill skiing. This athlete from the Mont-Tremblant region has been one of the greatest skiers in Canadian history. Super-G World Champion in 2017, his record in the World Cup includes 25 podiums and 5 victories. One of the great Canadian athletes from the Laurentians. Erik Guay
Athlete, instructor and builder in alpine skiing, Jean Carpentier (1940-) began skiing in early in the 50’. In 1958-59, he began working as ski patroller at Mont Tremblant. He was also a very competitive skier in the Laurentian Zone, as well in the other parts of Quebec where he regularly figured well skiing with the […]
One of the true pioneers of early (modern) skiing, Viateur Cousineau was both a ski teacher and a competitor. This native of Sainte-Adele became the 1940 Canadian all-around ski champion which involved slalom, downhill, jumping and cross-country. Winner of the Quebecc-Kandahar and nicknamed “l’intrépide he first drew attention in 1938 when he skied 225 miles […]
Tom “the Atom Bomb Barbeau was, in the early 50’s, a very active racer who climbed the podium several times at the Canadian Championships. Injuries kept him away from the Olympics. Jolly, loved by everyone, Barbeau believed that everybody should love skiing! It became his motto as a ski instructor for 25 years. Inventor of […]
Born in Switzerland, Josianne Legault immigrated to Canada in 1968. Having been a member of the Swiss National Alpine Ski Team, she began a skiing career in Canada. Legault, a Level 4 Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance instructor and Level 3 coach from Canadian Ski Coaches Federation, became, in 1972, a ski school director at Hills […]
