Shane Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Just received by email a media invitation ... Mont Tremblant Resort invites media representatives to attend a press conference March 12 regarding new major investments. The event is starting at 10am so sometime afterwards we will know what’s coming. I’ll be sure to share here when the press release comes out. The announcement will be webcast live on Facebook here : https://www.facebook.com/tremblant Has anyone heard any rumours? I’m sure a new lift is in the works. Haven’t had any new lifts since the Gondola was installed in 1998 and the Soleil was installed as a result on Versant Soleil. The Destination Soleil gondola does not count as it operates on a limited schedule and doesn't serve any skiing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I would expect more year-round access type projects to attract people in the off season, in addition to hopefully some improvements to the various lifts. Maybe they'll find a way to stick some more hotels and condos in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 $17 million in investments. Replacement of the Lowell Thomas (fixed grip triple) with a detachable Quad, built by Doppelmayr. Expansion of the Grand Manitou, adding 400 more seats, and more windows. (photos show an additional floor will be added). Some new trails (glades) will be added on the North side, bringing the total trail count to 101. Expansion of the tent-style area of the North Side Fourchette du Diable into a permanent addition. 31 new snow guns. New snow groomer. --- Other improvements here and there in the village and on mountain, which include improvements to the washrooms and facilities in the Chalet des Voyageurs, but the above are the major points. ******* You can find all the details on the official release here: https://www.slopeedge.net/content/17-million-dollar-investment-in-station-mont-tremblant-infrastructures Gordo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 "Reinvented foodservice area" in the Le Grand Manitou! More glades will be nice as the Edge is not always open. The plans seem very ambitious. The window to build the new summit lodge is pretty tiny. Like May till October. Good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Tremblant has posted an update to their blog with plenty of pictures showing the progress to date on the removal of the Lowell Thomas triple to make room for its detachable quad replacement. Check it out here. https://blogue.tremblant.ca/lowell-thomas-progression/ interesting uses for some of the old lift’s components. I’ll post new links as new entries are posted by Tremblant. Very excited to see this new lift arrive. With the exception of The Edge the mountain will now be entirely served by detachable high speed lifts. ( Porte du Soleil doesn’t count as it’s mainly an access lift from the parking ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 If you are curious, you can use the handy Tremblant summit webcam to see the latest progress of the summit, the Grand Manitou and the new Lowell Thomas lift. https://www.tremblant.ca/mountain-village/webcams Click and the camera will pan and move around for new views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Here are some pics from the webcam today (for archival purposes). The top of the new Lowell Thomas quad. The Grand Manitou (being renovated and expanded, but not really visible from this shot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 oh wow that all looks so weird without snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Tremblant posted in the last couple days two new updates for the Lowell Thomas Quad and the Grand Manitou renovations (complete with some pictures): https://blogue.tremblant.ca/makeover-for-le-grand-manitou/ https://blogue.tremblant.ca/lowell-thomas-progression/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Here's a video where they go over the changes in more detail. (French only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT3Xjf1d73c And today they posted on Facebook the following video of the current status of the work, complete with Drone imagery. https://www.facebook.com/tremblant/videos/10156988092503115/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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