Sommet Saint-Sauveur () (previously Mont Saint-Sauveur), commonly Saint-Sauveur, is a
ski mountain and resort located in
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec
Saint-Sauveur () is a town and municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is in the administrative region of Laurentides in the Laurentian mountains, located about 60 kilometres north of Montreal.
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, 45 minutes north of
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...
, Canada, in the
Laurentian mountains
The Laurentian Mountains ( French: ''Laurentides'') are a mountain range in southern Quebec, Canada, north of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River, rising to a highest point of at Mont Raoul Blanchard, northeast of Quebec City in the Laurentid ...
.
History
Considered the home of Quebec's ski industry, it was here that in 1934, an American named Fred Pabst installed the first ski lift on Hill 70 which rapidly became one of the most popular ski destinations in eastern
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
. Eleven years later, a group of businessmen joined with Victor Nymark to form UPHILL LTD. to further develop the site. In 1948, a T-bar, imported from Austria, was installed on Hill 71. Ski lifts on Hills 67 to 72 were installed throughout the following years.
At that time, the site was divided into different lots with different owners. It was not until 1970 that efforts were started to unite the different lots under a common organization under the direction of Jacques G. Hébert. Jacques succeeded in convincing the owners to sell part of their interests to the ski centre. The gradual acquiring of the different lots was finally achieved and in just a few years, the company changed from being a renter to being an owner. Thus, in 1972, Mont Saint-Sauveur resort was born.
During the summer, the park operates as an aquatic theme park.
Description
Sommet Saint-Sauveur is known for its world class night skiing and Quebec's longest ski season, with more than 160 days of operation.
The mountain
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See also
* MSSI-Mont Saint-Sauveur International
* List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in Canada.
Alberta
* WinSport's Canada Olympic Park (1988 Winter Olympics sliding and jumping events)
*Canmore Nordic Centre (1988 Winter Olympics Nordic and biathlon events)
* Canyon Ski Area - Red Deer
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References
https://www.sommets.com/
External links
Sommet Saint-Sauveur official website
{{Ski areas and resorts in Quebec
Ski areas and resorts in Quebec
Geography of Laurentides
Tourist attractions in Laurentides