Ski Mont Saint-Bruno

Ski Mont Saint-Bruno is an alpine ski facility in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. It is located on the slopes of Mont Saint-Bruno, in the city of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. It is located right next to Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, a Quebec provincial park that offers cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.[1][2] The ski station is located on the South Shore of Montreal, 30 minutes from Downtown Montreal. The ski hill is 175m tall.[3] It is also next to a quarry.[4]

The ski station was opened in 1965.[3] As of the 2009-2010 season, the ski station has the largest ski school in Canada, with over 500 instructors, and over 32,000 students a year.[3] The ski hill has 15 runs, and offers evening skiing on lit pistes.[3] It also contains an isolation room to hold criminals.[5] It is considered an "urban resort" as opposed to a "destination resort".[6]

Ski MontJoye is owned by the same company that operates Ski Mont Saint-Bruno.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sepaq.com/activites/sentiers_ski/ (accessed 27 March 2010)
  2. ↑ (French) Montreal Plus, "Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno" (accessed 27 March 2010)
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Gazette (Montreal), "It's time to take to the hills", Rene Bruemmer, 27 February 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  4. ↑ (French) LCN, "Une pluie de cailloux s'abat sur le mont Saint-Bruno!", 13 December 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  5. ↑ (French) Le Journal de Montreal, "Déjouer les voleurs", 1 February 2009 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  6. ↑ CanWest MediaWorks, "Think small mountains for a great time", The Gazette (Montreal), 20 November 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  7. ↑ (French) La Tribune, "Montjoye : Mont-St-Bruno le plus haut soumissionnaire", René-Charles Quirion, 31 March 2009 (accessed 27 March 2010)

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Coordinates: 45°33′25″N 73°20′00″W / 45.55694°N 73.33333°W / 45.55694; -73.33333


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