Le club Twinski tient son nom des jumelles Rhona et Rhoda Wurtele, championnes canadiennes des années 1940, qui fondèrent le club en 1964. À cette époque, les clubs étaient très populaires auprès des jeunes. Les parents, surtout les mères, conduisaient leurs enfants en ski pour les leçons et passaient ensuite la journée à les attendre. […]
Actif depuis 1968, Guy Thibaudeau est un journaliste sportif dédié au ski. Il a travaillé également en français et en anglais dans les grands médias du Québec. Il est devenu l’une des figures les plus connues au Québec dans son domaine et l’un des seuls à publier ses chroniques dans trois quotidiens montréalais. Il a […]
Au début des années 1950, Gigi Séguin fait belle figure sur la scène locale et nord-américaine. En 1954, elle figure parmi les 10 premières skieuses au monde en slalom, slalom géant et en descente. À titre de membre de l’Équipe nationale de 1955 à 1958, elle participe aux Jeux olympiques de 1956 à Cortina d’Ampezzo, […]
In addition to initiating their six children to skiing and competition in the Laurentians, Marie and Raymond Laframboise were, for over 40 years, builders and volunteers for competition, development, organisation and fundraising at Mont-Gabriel ski club, Ski Québec and Ski Canada. Raymond was at one time president of Laurentian Zone, vice-president of Ski Quebec and […]
Bernard Peissard is well known in ski racing circles. He has coached in Alberta, on the Gatineau Hills North of Ottawa, in the Eastern Townships and the Laurentians. He coached the Quebec ski team and, since 1994, he has been head coach of the Mont-Tremblant Ski Club. Born in Switzerland, Bernard is a remarkably motivating […]
His career started in 1943 when he became the J-Bar operator at Hill 69 in Saint-Sauveur. In 1947, Bob Crichton became director of Up Hill Ltd. Ski pioneer in the Saint-Sauveur Valley until his retirement in 1976, at the age of 70, his priorities were slopes and ski lift development. He installed the first chair […]
Stéphane Rochon started his career at Mont Saint-Sauveur and Mont-Gabriel at the age of 12. Thanks to his ability and his passion, he rapidly became one of the best skiers on the freestyle Canadian Team. Although very agile as a solo competitor, he excelled in the duel events for which he classified second at the […]
Chronicler and sport journalist dedicated to ski, and long term employee of the Journal de Montréal, Mario Brisebois supported the young skiers from Quebec. Brisebois wrote about aspects of skiing from competition to ski centers, winter tourism to the protection of the skier consumer. Mario Brisebois
Murray Yeudall is a man that wore many hats during his career in the ski industry. First director of Mont-Avila Ski School in 1959, a station to which he contributed building, he also distinguished himself in many ski schools in Quebec, Canada and United States. He was very active within the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance, […]
The Martian Ski Club was started in the Saint-Sauveur area in the late 50s by a group of young men who shared a love of skiing mixed with the good times. The Martians had a reputation as one of the zaniest and yet one of the keenest clubs in the Laurentians. On the serious side, […]
