XCountry ski club based in the Montreal area, Quebec
Tom V notes from St Bruno At St Bruno, we were 9 BTers. Peter and Sophie set out earlier than the rest having waited for a significant time for the rest. The rest of us waited for others who arrived… Read moreSt Bruno Jan 19 2020
Snow conditions were winter like and, unlike earlier in the week, the weather was balmy at -4 degrees when we arrived for our 10 am start. There were 15 or 16 people out. Gai Luron was not fully opened so… Read moreGai Luron Saturday 24 November 2018
CSJ report by Keith This report is short So was the walk In summer CSJ trails may be closed With no ski tracks to lead the way It’s easy to be led astray Unless Ron M leads the way Still… Read moreCap St Jacques 2018 09 30
Last Saturday evening we held the “End of Season” Party. But it is hard to predict when the x-c ski season will actually end. As we made our way to Sushi St Jean, it certainly did not feel like the… Read moreEOS Party — 34 Feasters Celebrated the End(?) of the Season
The conditions were splendid at Mount Royal on Sat morning for building up an appetite. It was a bit cold — around -15 C — which may have dissuaded some people from coming out. But it was sunny and the… Read moreHappy Skiers and Eaters at the Ski and Pot Luck
It was a record turnout at the annual Opening Meeting last Fri Oct 28. We had 54 people who stopped by to register as members and watch the 45-minute presentation about the club and the upcoming season. But they also… Read more2016 10 28 Opening Meeting — 54 at Beaconsfield Yacht Club
The season really does seem to be drawing to an early close. After a late start, and some uncooperative weather during much of the last month, the local parks (e.g. CSJ, BDL, Mt Royal) ended their trail grooming activities the… Read more2016 03 12 EOS Party at La Perle
Dalia’s tale. Dan and I didn’t join the ski clinic on Saturday, although we got there just in time. Here is our story. We got to Morin Heights around 9:30 am and decided to get a head start on the… Read more“Lessons learnt” tales from the ski clinic
The weather conditions for this year’s ski clinic were the best we have had in years! It was a cool -15 C in the morning, but by the time we started the clinic at 1 pm it was -9… Read more27 BTers at the Morin Heights Ski Clinc
After one of the warmest and greenest Decembers on record, we made a very abrupt and very complete transition to winter on Dec 29 when we got a dump of 39 cm of snow! After not being able to ski… Read moreBTNSC Holiday Skiing (& Eating) Round Up — Dec 30 to Jan 3