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Mont-Tremblant, Quebec is a village in the Laurentian mountains approximately 130 kilometres north of Montreal. A city of the same name was formed in 2000. Mont-Tremblant is most famous for the Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort, which is 13 kilometres from the village proper, and right at the foot of a mountain called Mont Tremblant, which means "trembling mountain" in French.

Mont-Tremblant has a race track called Circuit Mont-Tremblant. It once hosted IndyCar, Formula One, Can-Am, Trans-Am competitions and currently hosts the Grand-Am Cup.

The surrounding area also features hiking, cycling, canoing, golfing, and a host of other outdoor activities.

Since the summer of 2006, Mont-Tremblant has its own senior amateur Football, the Mystral. It also has a Midget hockey team, Les Diables (Devils).

Mont Tremblant Resort is a large year round resort about one and a half hours north of Montreal. It is best known as a ski destination, but also features a lake suitable for swimming, and a golf course in the summer months. The name of the mountain, Mont Tremblant, means "trembling mountain" in French. The summit is at an elevation of 875 m (3,150 feet), which makes it the tallest peak in the Laurentians.

Mont Tremblant Resort:
Location: Quebec, Canada
Nearest city: Montreal
Top elevation: 875 m
Base elevation: 230 m
Skiable area: 2.53 km²
Runs: 94
Longest run: 6 km (Nansen)
Lift system: 1 gondola, 10 chairlifts,
1 magic carpet
Snowfall: 382 cm/year

As of 2005, Mont-Tremblant has been recognized by Ski Magazine as the #1 Ski Resort in Eastern North America for 8 consecutive years. The main ski resort offers over 600 acres (2.4 km²) of ski and snowboarding trails in 4 distinct areas: North Side (Versant Nord), South Side (Versant Sud), Sunny Side (Versant Soleil) and The Edge (Versant Edge).

As of the 2005 Winter season, the resort had 94 marked downhill trails, the longest being 6 km (3.73 miles). Of these, 16 were designated Easy, 31 Intermediate, 37 Difficult, and 10 Expert Only.

The resort features 13 ski lifts, including 2 gondolas, 5 detachable chairlifts, 3 regular chairlifts and 3 Magic carpets. The total lift capacity is up to 27,230 skiers per hour.

The pedestrian village developed by Intrawest has made Tremblant unique amongst ski resorts in Eastern Canada, due to its pedestrian-only layout, exquisite shopping, nightlife, après-ski scene and slope side accommodations.

A visitor staying in the village can feasibly leave their car parked for the duration of their stay.

There is an open gondola-type lift called The Cabriolet which connects the upper and lower parts of the pedestrian village. From the top of this lift the main gondola is available to take skiers to the summit of the mountain.

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