What do Valérie Grenier, the brother-sister duo Jared and Hannah Schmidt, and Alexis Guimond have in common? As well as being Tremblant athlete ambassadors and having our mountain as their…

Stress is an inescapable companion of modern life. Demands and responsibilities can quickly pile up, especially during the holiday season. Cortisol, the “stress hormone”, becomes harmful if left unchecked. In…

This is the continuation of the series called the Athletes in Transition Project (ATP). The columns result from my informal discussions with some of our superstar athletes from the Laurentians:…

Phenomenon: a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder. Some people are phenomena due to their temperament or their actions. In every region, there are individuals of varying ages and origins…

This is the first interview in a series called the Athletes in Transition Project (ATP). There will be informal discussions with four superstar athletes from the Laurentians. The idea of…

*Updated December 29* Interrupted for reasons of which we are all aware, the Jackrabbit Classic cross-country skiing event is back, signalling the birth of a tradition. The event, which is…

Quite recently, as I was admiring the village of Saint-Jovite for its charm and its authentic appearance, I reminded myself that there is a couple – two enthusiastic people –…

The Eustace family, of Scottish descent, had lived in Montreal for generations when Eddy was born on December 21, 1933. His father Scott and mother Marie Marguerite Keel – from…

Erik Guay – the most highly decorated alpine skier in Canada’s history – and his wife Karen recently acquired Northland in partnership with two couples, friends of theirs who, like…

Bob Gilmour, crazy about skiing Bob Gilmour was born on January 1, 1935, in Rosemere, Québec. His parents, Kenneth and Elsie, owned a dairy farm where they produced buttermilk. Their…