Eastern Canada Summer skiing at Tremblant

[Jilly]

I saw this green "carpet" the other day on the webcams....thought..dry slope?

Looks like it!!

This is the beginner slope behind the Fairmont.

 

[ilovepugs]

ooh what? Any details on opening hours? Would rather go to Tremblant than New Jersey lol

 

[Jilly]

Blue-green with the white tent!! Not sure if you're walking back up or using the Magic Carpet to the left by the rail fence. Might be included in the Ikon Pass....More details to come next week.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I did the outdoor summer skiing thing once at Powder Ridge when they had their setup and wearing long pants and all the ski clothing outside on a september day when it's hot out almost killed me. This looks a whole lot better of a setup than we had in CT but it's the whole full clothing outside thing when it's hot as hell out that loses me. I'm excited to see this develop, it's very exiting for the mountain. Summer stuff at the mountains is always great. Can't wait to hear more information about it.

At this point I'm all about the indoor facility at the Meadowlands. 28 degrees is a fabulous escape from the heat. Now we just need to get one in Boston.

 

[cantunamunch]

Just don't fall and catch your thumb

 

[Jilly]

Just don't fall and catch your thumb

Been there, done that, on snow in the spring. Both thumbs!! Needed 2 hands to change the gear shift.

 

[cantunamunch]

Sorry to hear that. This stuff is even less forgiving than snow.

 

[Jilly]

https://www.tremblant.ca/things-to-do/activities/summer-skiing?fbclid=IwAR2r8jCsYIWuhPCd37Vms6svDMChwwPDfX8WxEuNKcbRfijyep1l8W8L6eM

 

[cantunamunch]

Have you dug up any ancient manky SLs and some race guards yet

 

[Jilly]

I think I'll take my Hero ST Ca's. They are done anyways.

I do have some Rollerblade knee, wrist and elbow pads kicking around somewhere.

Seriously - this is the teaching slope for beginner skiers. The lower slope is the snowboard one. It's a little steeper, but nothing for most of us. It'll just be good to be on the boards for a day and then go paddle.

 

[cantunamunch]

Seriously - this is the teaching slope for beginner skiers. The lower slope is the snowboard one. It's a little steeper, but nothing for most of us.

Eh, it's good for discipline in flattenning the skis; not flat enough and not pointed downhill enough and you won't go anywhere. Most of us get sloppy.

It'll just be good to be on the boards for a day and then go paddle.

Sure. Half a day. Seriously, 3 hours or less is all I ever wanted to stand.

 

[Jilly]

Sure. Half a day. Seriously, 3 hours or less is all I ever wanted to stand.

At $37/hour....might only be 1 hour.

 

[cantunamunch]

At $37/hour....might only be 1 hour.

Yeh, that's ... a bit TremblantDisney priced. I'm sure there are Justifiable Corporate Reasons (there usually are).

Pricing here is US$25 for 2 hours incl. rentals.

https://www.liberty.edu/campusrec/w...es/191/2022/10/Snowflex-Activity-Pricing-.pdf

Expect the boots to feel soft as, and to have sweatboxed feet.

 

[Jilly]

Same price whether you wear your own stuff or not. I thought I should get it free with my Ikon pass....But that would most likely create a zoo. I don't know of another dry slope in Canada. There might be something in Alberta at Canada Olympic Park(?).

 

[Mel]

Same price whether you wear your own stuff or not. I thought I should get it free with my Ikon pass....But that would most likely create a zoo. I don't know of another dry slope in Canada. There might be something in Alberta at Canada Olympic Park(?).

Nope, nothing here at COP. They turn everything into downhill mountain biking in the summer.

I love skiing, and I miss it (a lot!) in the summer, but just can’t imagine this would really scratch the skiing itch for me. And definitely not at that price!

 

[noncrazycanuck]

Those carpets are handy when your downloading late in season after the snow at the base has melted.

No way I'd ever pay to get on one. Lot of road rash potential and overall just unpleasant sliding.

In summer At Whistler they only use them on the ramps for practicing ariels

 

[scott43]

I love hockey. I played in the summer for a number of years. Even at that, with decent summer ice, hockey is a winter sport. I'm happy to do other stuff in the summer and wait for winter again.