I do uphill skiing.
Downhill skiing
is for nerd amateurs.
Judah Friedlander
Mont Tremblant Village
It will probably take another lifetime for me to attempt skiing, but when that day comes, I know exactly where the experience is fun for the whole family in the Northeast. Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Canada has 96 trails from Green to Black Diamond where you have the option of watching your ski bunnies from your warm and toasty hotel room.
Save yourself the trouble of parking the car and schlepping everyone’s skis by staying at one of the ski-in ski-out hotels in Tremblant’s quaint pedestrian village. If not, between the bunny hill and gondola is a kiosk known as the Tremblant Ski Valet where you can keep your skis and poles at the base of the mountain.
The best hotels with the ski-in/ski-out advantage are:
Fairmont Mont Tremblant. Sits overlooking all the action on Place St-Bernard, a hop to the best coffee shop in the village, Au Grain de Cafe, Centre Aventure (where you pick up your lift tickets and rentals), the tour-booking office, the gondola that takes you to the summit, a chair lift, and the bunny hill that’s converted for night tubing most nights from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The hotel has its own, free valet service on the terrace level where your skis were taken in, dried daily and packed up in your ski bag the day you check out.
Sommet Des Neiges. You’ll get very spoiled by the convenience of having your ski lockers right next to the gondola! All rooms are one bedroom suites with your own washer/dryer and kitchenette. Right below the window of your mountain view room is the bunny slope where there’s all day entertainment watching adorable ski “midgets” (3 to 12 year olds) and their ever patient instructors who help prop them up when they lay helpless toppled over. The $13 overnight parking fee must the best deal in the entire town.
Restaurant options within Tremblant’s village:
La Savoie Restaurant has excellent fondues and wine.
The Creperie (La Maison De La Crepe) has sweet and savory selections–delicious for most though not intended to be held up to the French standard.
The Pizzateria has a fun vibe, with a lovely terrace in summer.
Le Forge Bar et Grill for apres-ski pub far has delicious burgers and grilled salmon on a plank.
If you don’t mind a short drive:
La Petit Cachee (considered a must when in Tremblant) looks like a quaint ski lodge with fine dining and a kids’ menu. Try the grilled salmon with foie gras or their famous Normand’s braised ribs.
Seb L’Artisan for the more serious foodie–it even has its own published cookbook.
Le Cheval de Jade another very well-rated restaurant in a homey atmosphere.
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xoxox
Gondola and bunny hill right outside your Sommet Des Neiges window
Spoiled for choice with 96 Trails!
Top of Mont Tremblant
Cafe at the top of the mountain
Northern View from the top of the world
Looking out at the Fairmont Hotel across the slope
xoxox
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