Camp Fortune - February 24, 2021
Wow, a sleeper powder day! What a way to end a workday. The snow started coming down heavy in Gatineau around noon and didn't stop. By the time I got to the…
Camp Fortune - February 5, 2021
Have they cut down all the bush near the road? The view is a lot better. Friday morning at Camp Fortune was a great way to end the week. The…
Mont Orford - January 27, 2021
Well, my Day 2 of this extraordinary ski season is in the books. An outing to Mont Orford today was absolutely needed as it had been over a month since…
Sommet Saint-Sauveur - January 1, 2021
Finally, 2021 has arrived! After having spent NYE enjoying a three-course fondue and celebratory drinks, I spent most of the day relaxing at home with plans to catch the last…
Mont Orford - December 24, 2020
Well my 2020-21 ski season has begun....finally! The weather recently in the Townships has not been the best, and upcoming weather reports aren't any better. So off to Mont Orford…
Camp Fortune - December 20, 2020
I rolled into Camp Fortune around 8:45am on a snowy Sunday. This was my first day of the season and probably my latest start in years. Warm weather in November,…
Sommet Saint-Sauveur - October 31, 2020 Opening!
Skison 2020 got its official start on Friday, October 30, 2020 with Sommet Saint-Sauveur's soft launch opening, and while I was not quick enough on the draw to participate, I…
Mont Tremblant - March 8, 2020
Sunday and the last day of March Break in Quebec. The time change was painful but the mountain was perfect with all 102 trails open. Temperatures in the morning were…
Station Touristique Stoneham - March 3, 2020
Today while visiting my sister in Tewkesbury just north of Quebec City, I took some time to go to Stoneham to ski some laps for the morning. We had received…
Mont Gleason - March 1, 2020
It is the start of the March Break week in Quebec, and to kick it off a visit to Mont Gleason was in order. I had been in touch a…
Camp Fortune - February 27, 2020
Well, we didn't quite get the snowmageddon that was hyped but the skiing at Camp Fortune was great regardless. 10cms of wet snow had fallen overnight and it would snow…
Vallée du Parc - February 17, 2020
With the forecast of a sunny day today, it was off to discover a new area, and that choice was Vallee du Parc in Shawinigan, just north of Trois Rivieres.…
Mont Ste Marie - January 26, 2020
What a difference a couple of weeks and a couple of big snowfalls make. Mont Ste Marie was in peak "Winter Wonderland" mode on Sunday. Over 10cms had fallen overnight…
Mont Sutton - January 21, 2020
What a difference a couple of weeks make. The week before, warm and rainy, enough to make everything in town brown again, icy and sloppy in the mountains, then a…
Camp Fortune - January 19, 2020
17cms of blower came in sideways Saturday night. The result was fantastic skiing Sunday at Camp Fortune. We managed to dig out and make it to the Skyline before 9am.…
Bromont - January 18, 2020
This Saturday was the fourth in the series of eight Nuit Blanches at Bromont, where you can ski from 8AM til 2AM. We were also graced with a forecast for…
Val Saint-Côme - January 12, 2020
I had thought that Friday evening would be my last decent ski session for some time - I headed to Saint-Sauveur to catch the last few hours of the day…
Mont Tremblant - January 4, 2020
Soft turns and fog was name of the game on Friday. We rolled into Tremblant around 9am after a easy two hour drive from Ottawa. The place was busy with…
Camp Fortune - January 1, 2020
The new year at Camp Fortune rolled in with 25cms of snow over 24hrs. Fortune must have groomed after the snowfall as everything was perfect corduroy. Skyline is open with…
Owl's Head - December 26, 2019
With the forecast for the next couple of days not being the best it could be, I decided to take advantage of a sunny day to head down to Owl's…