Bromont, montagne d’expériences is an alpine ski haunt located in Bromont, Quebec on the slopes of Mont Brome, Mont Spruce, and Pic du Chevreuil. As of the 2009-2010 season, it was the largest center in North America for clear alpine ski. [ 4 ] It is one of the four major ski centres in the Eastern Townships east of Montreal, the other three being Ski Mont Sutton, Ski Mont Orford, and Owl ‘s Head. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is about 45 minutes from Montreal. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Bromont is on the edge of the orographic snowbelt created by the Appalachians south of the St-Lawrence Valley. Mount Brome is 2000 feet high, and the recourse has a vertical drop of 1300 feet. [ 7 ] The fall back has 9 chair lifts. [ 2 ] The ski fall back opened in 1964, for the 1964-1965 ski season, with the opening of the new Eastern Townships Autoroute, Quebec Autoroute 10. [ 8 ] It was created in the same year that the City of Bromont was created, out of Brome County. [ 9 ] A second gear chalet was established at the top of the mountain in 1978. [ 10 ] The City of Montreal has invested in the fall back. [ 11 ] The canadian politics has besides invested in the fall back. Its investment, for a World Cup consequence, created permanent facilities for the Bromont Ski School. [ 12 ] Bromont became the largest night skiing venue in easterly North America in 2006 when it upped its unhorse ski runs to 50. [ 13 ] At one fourth dimension, the recourse was separate of the
Ski East promotional group, along with the resorts of Jay Peak Resort ( Vermont ), Ski Mont Orford, Ski Mont Sutton, Owl ‘s Head, Ski Mt. Echo. [ 14 ]
At one time, the recourse has staged events for the alpine Eastern Canada Cup. [ 15 ] The repair has hosted the Bromont Cup, an alpine consequence that has been share of the Pontiac Cup, a national ski championship in Canada, that was based on the international backing, in the 1960s. [ 16 ] It has besides hosted an alpine World Cup event. [ 12 ] [ 17 ] besides hosted has been a freestyle World Cup event. [ 10 ]
Amongst other things outside of ski season available at the haunt, is an aquatic ballpark, with water slides. [ 18 ]
mountain ‘s Profile [edit ]
|
Base
|
Summit
|
Vertical Drop
|
Trails
|
Night Skiing
|
Glades
|
Mont Soleil
|
180m
|
305m
|
125m
|
7
|
8
|
3
|
Versant du Village
|
218m
|
565m
|
385m(347m)
|
38
|
33
|
7
|
Versant du Lac
|
255m
|
565m
|
310m
|
17
|
21
|
9
|
Versant des Épinettes
|
255m
|
495m
|
240m
|
16
|
6
|
6
|
Versant du Midi
|
300m
|
495m
|
195m
|
7
|
|
1
|
Versant de la Côte Ouest
|
300m
|
500m
|
200m
|
14
|
|
8
|
Versant des Cantons
|
202m
|
483m
|
281m
|
14
|
17
|
8
|
References [edit ]