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. (in French) Montreal Plus, "Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno" (accessed 27 March 2010)
  3. The Gazette (Montreal), "It's time to take to the hills", Rene Bruemmer, 27 February 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  4. (in French) LCN, "Une pluie de cailloux s'abat sur le mont Saint-Bruno!", 13 December 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  5. (in French) Le Journal de Montreal, "Déjouer les voleurs" Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, 1 February 2009 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  6. CanWest MediaWorks, "Think small mountains for a great time" Archived 2012-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), 20 November 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  7. (in 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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