Why did downhill skiing disappear from Mount Royal?

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Throughout astir of the 20th century, you could find downhill skis runs connected and astir Mount Royal, implicit with tow ropes, T-bars and adjacent a 100-foot-long skis jump.

Ainslie MacLellan · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 06, 2025 12:00 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago

A achromatic and achromatic photograph of radical skiing with the This is Montreal logo pasted connected top.

A enactment assistance ferries skiers up a slope connected Mount Royal successful an undated photograph from the 1950s. (City of Montreal archives)

Many Montreal families whitethorn beryllium heading off-island to deed the skis slopes for March interruption this week.

But passim astir of the 20th century, you could find downhill skis runs connected and astir Mount Royal, implicit with tow ropes, T-bars and adjacent a 100-foot-long skis jump.

In this occurrence of This is Montreal, we hear wherefore downhill skiing disappeared from the bosom of Montreal, and wherefore not everyone agrees implicit whether it should travel back.

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Many Montreal families whitethorn beryllium heading off-island to deed the skis slopes for March interruption this week. But passim astir of the 20th century, you could find downhill skis runs connected and astir Mount Royal, implicit with tow ropes, T-bars and adjacent a 100-ft agelong skis jump! We'll perceive wherefore downhill skiing disappeared from the bosom of Montreal, and wherefore not everyone agrees implicit whether it should travel back.

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