Ski Mont Rigaud

Ski Mont Rigaud

Ski Mont Rigaud is an alpine ski facility on the slopes of Rigaud Mountain, in the municipality of Rigaud, Quebec. It is in the suburbs of Montreal, near the Ontario border, one of two alpine ski hills that still operate in the suburbs of Montreal, the other being Ski Mont Saint Bruno. The hill is located only 30 minutes off Montreal island, about 25 km (16 mi) to the west. It is the only ski hill in westernmost Quebec south of the Ottawa River.[1][2][3] Nearby is the Nordic skiing centre, "The Escapade".[4]

Ski Mont Rigaud bills itself as the "Ski Kindergarten of Quebec" (and in French: "la maternelle du ski au Québec"), and offers ski lessons for alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding. Its facilities include two snowparks, and lit pistes for evening skiing.[2][5] It was founded in 1986.[1][6] The facilities are able to function with 100% artificial snow cover.[1] As of 2007, the hill has one 4 person ski lift and two magic carpets.

In the off-season, the area is open for mountain biking including a mountain bike camp for kids (sprokids). Hiking, running and the FQME maintains rock climbing cliffs beside the Mont Rigaud property.

"High spot for fun" Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), 4 October 2007 (accessed 27 March 2010)</ref>[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c (in French) Le Soleil de Valleyfield, "Plusieurs améliorations apportées au Centre de ski Mont Rigaud" Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Mario Pitre, 25 December 2004 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  2. ^ a b The Gazette (Montreal), "It's time to take to the hills"[permanent dead link‍], Rene Bruemmer, 27 February 2010 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  3. ^ CanWest MediaWorks, "Winter tourism down across Quebec" Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), 13 January 2007 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  4. ^ CanWest MediaWorks, "A gem for cross-country skiers" Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), 1 March 2008 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  5. ^ (in French) Montreal Plus, "Mont Rigaud" (accessed 27 March 2010)
  6. ^ CanWest MediaWorks, "For the second time this winter, skiers at Mont Rigaud had to be rescued yesterday when the chairlift malfunctioned" Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), 5 March 2007 (accessed 27 March 2010)
  7. ^ CBC News, "View from the top", Tim Duboyce, 11 October 2008 (accessed 27 March 2010)

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