Fall in mont-tremblant, Canada
It’s this time of year again when Mother Nature puts on her best display for a final farewell before winter hits. Autumn is certainly the most beautiful season of the year, but also the shortest: hold onto it while you can, because it comes and goes at full speed! To take full advantage of the wonders of this season, there’s no need to go far: Mont-Tremblant, less than two hours from Montreal, has something to please everyone.
TRIP PROFILE: QUIET
10.00: A trip in the forest
It's the fresh air that smells of pine, the sound of leaves crackling under your feet, the sun still warm but not stifling, the song of a bird, but especially the flamboyant colors: the forest is never more magical than in autumn.
The National Park of Mont-Tremblant offers 82 km of hiking trails for all levels, just to take one last breath of fresh air before winter!
13.00: Le Sandwicherie
Hot soup, a good sandwich made with local ingredients and a comforting coffee: this is what
Le Sandwicherie will offer after your morning hike. It's simple, it's good, and the HI card entitles you to a discount of 10%. Need we say more?
14.30: The pleasures of the bath
Submersing yourself in nature doesn’t mean you have to go get lost in the woods. You can also indulge yourself with an afternoon at the
Scandinave Spa for an experience of ultimate relaxation: baths, saunas, and massages in the countryside, on the edge of la rivière du Diable (The Devil’s River).
HI-Mont-Tremblant offers
packages at low prices!
16.30: The Laurentides put on a show
The ski season has not yet started, but the ski lifts at Mont-Tremblant are already operational. Let yourself be carried atop one of the highest mountains of the Laurentides to enjoy the 360 degree view of the multicolored mountains at sunset, drink in hand of course.
21.00 A peaceful evening at the hostel
Finish the evening with a beer at the bar of HI-Mont-Tremblant, or singing around the crackling fire. Before going to bed, don’t forget to take in the magical carpet of stars!
TRIP PROFILE: ADRENALINE JUNKIE
10.00: A trip in the forest
Start your day at
the National Park of Mont-Tremblant. If hiking isn’t enough excitement for you, you need to experience Via ferrata: a course midway between climbing and hiking, built on the side of a cliff 200 meters above sea level, and constantly over la rivière du Diable on a network of bridges!
13.00: The Poutinerie
Climbing works up a big appetite, so it’s without guilt that you can eat the poutine of your choice at
Smoke's Poutinerie. You'll need strength for the rest of the day, and with the 10% discount offered with the HI membership, you can allow yourself the extra bacon.
14.30: Bathing? No, thank you.
Back to Mont Tremblant National Park to explore its six rivers and 400 lakes by canoe, kayak or rabaska! Avoid capsizing, the water is freezing at this time of the year. You would definitely regret not going to the Scandinavian baths.
18.00: The Laurentides from the air
Even when you take a break, you don’t do things by halves, and to see the sunset across fall colors, it's helicopter you want to admire it by, nothing less. HI card gives you 10% off on flights of 10, 20 or 30 minutes at
Heli-Tremblant: an experience you’ll remember for a long time!
21.00.: Attempt the Devil
Finish the evening at
La Diable Microbrewery to taste (or send you) the best beers brewed in the area! After the day you’ve just had, will you have the energy to keep it up until the end? Maybe the 15% off beer with an HI membership will help convince you to keep going.
HI - MONT-TREMBLANT
If you don’t want to pay a fortune for a comfortable accommodation (especially after you've paid for the helicopter ...), the team at HI-Mont-Tremblant awaits you with open arms! And the next morning, whether you’ve had a quiet or adrenaline filled day, you’ll enjoy your eggs & bacon at
Chez Lorraine, a staple of the town for over 40 years!
Pssst ... in October and November 2014, the hostel has a special fall promo : stay 2 nights and get the 3rd one for free!
More info here!
