Don Dairy débute sa carrière en 1961 avec Mario Podoriesach et Giovanni Gerometta au Lac Beauport où ils ont été certifiés par Fritz Looslie. Moniteur niveau IV Senior, il a passé la plus grande partie de sa carrière de moniteur dans les Laurentides. En plus d’avoir dirigé plusieurs écoles de ski, Dairy a travaillé avec […]
Viateur Cousineau fut l’un des premiers véritables pionniers du ski moderne. Il fut également un compétiteur et un moniteur. Ce natif de Sainte-Adèle fut champion canadien de ski toutes disciplines en 1940, ce qui impliquait le slalom, la descente, le saut et le ski de fond. Gagnant de la Québec-Kandahar en 1936 et surnommé « l’intrépide », […]
Natif de Sainte-Adèle, François Jodoin fut membre de l’Équipe canadienne de ski alpin (slalom géant et slalom), entraîneur à l’international, coureur professionnel et fondateur de la série des « Masters » du Québec qui permet à nombreux skieurs de participer à des compétitions amicales. Sa plus important victoire fut le championnat de slalom des États-Unis […]
Josée Lacasse rapidly climbed through the levels of competition to reach the National Team. Her career highlights include 7 Canadian Championships. She earned a 3rd place finish in slalom in 1988 and a 5th place at the World Cup finals in 1989. 1988 sees the Olympics come to Calgary, she finishes 16th in slalom and […]
In 1965-1966, a group of parents, all skiers and former club directors of l’Alliance des clubs de ski de Montréal were looking for a way to promote ski for families at an accessible rate for as many families as possible. In 1967, l’Alliance Fami-Ski became a non-profit organization, directed by volunteer parents, that incorporated itself […]
Carlyn Kruger-Dodds was chosen, at age 15, for the 1952 Olympic Team but had to decline because of injuries. She did however make the 1956 Canadian Olympic Team for Cortina d’Ampezzo. Carlyn’s greatest skiing achievements include: Canadian amateur Champion in 1951 and 1955, 3 Quebec-Kandahar victories at Mont-Tremblant, two International wins in Lake Placid, fifth […]
In the 60s Bernard Brazeau collected ski artifacts. His collection became more important in 1980 when the idea of a museum took the form of a « Research Group on skiing in the laurentians ». He was joined then by Jacques Beauchamp-Forget, Professor, Historian and member of the « Société d’histoire et de généalogie des Laurentides. Fernand Trottier, […]
Founded in 1944 at first as a social club, the Nordik Ski Club turned quickly towards competition. It became one of the most powerful competition clubs in Canada. With the rising of competition interest in the club, a professional trainer, Fernand Trottier, was hired. He was a wonderful alpine trainer. His talent and patience succeeded […]
Although Phil began skiing in elementary school, it is only at the age of 20 that he gets really interested in the sport. Already considered too old for the National Team he decides to focus on becoming the best possible skier in his age group. It is however his originality and deep implication in the […]
In 1935, at 10 years old, Roger Milette made his own skis in order to ski on Mount-Royal. In 2006, at 81, he was still skiing and competing. In those 71 years, he contributed enormously to the development of the sport in Quebec. At the end of the 40s, skiing was still an elite activity. […]
