Snowboarding in Mont Tremblant, Canada

In late November I traveled to Quebec, Canada for the Middleware 2012 conference and a few days snowboarding in Tremblant. 

After a good flight with Air Canada, I took the Galland bus to Tremblant village, where I had a private room in the HI Youth Hostel. The staff were very friendly and the rooms were pretty good. There was also a good bar, where I tried my favorite Canadian beer 'La Fin Du La Monde'.

Youth Hostel in Tremblant Village

I woke up early and jet-lagged the next day at 5AM, so I decided to go for a walk. I saw some deer, but wasn't quick enough to get a photo and also the sunrise over the frozen village lake. It was -17 when I arrived in Tremblant, but my room was nice and warm and there was fresh snow, so it didn't matter.

Sunrise Over the Frozen Lake

After taking the free bus for the five minute ride from the village  to the resort, I went up the mountain on the first gondola of the morning. Conditions were excellent all day, with a few inches of fresh powder on a deep man-made base.

Snowmaking running on Full

20 runs were open supported by 4 lifts, not bad for the 1st of December! I had a lot of fun cruising down the mountain.

View from the Summit

Riding the Chair Lift

If you are visiting Tremblant I would highly recommend that you try a local delicacy at Smoke's Poutinerie, near the Gondola. The beer is also pretty good at La Diable, and is all brewed on-site. Unfortunately my second day was a wash-out (literally) as the snow turned to wind and rain. I braved the conditions until lunch and then retreated to my room.

Rainy Conditions on the Summit

On Monday, I caught the Galland bus back down to Montreal and by lunch-time I was at the conference.