Susanne At 3:30 Catherine Lacasse from Intrawest met us for a walk around the pedestrian village and we also got to see some of the older buildings from the 1930s that were built when the ski resort was first developed by American millionaire Joe Ryan. Once arrived at the bottom of the village we took the “cabriolet”, a standup lift that holds 6 people in each open cabin, back up to the top of the village where we had a look at various adventure playgrounds and activity areas. The ride in this open gondola-style lift is an absolute hoot and provides great vistas of Station Mont Tremblant.
Then we took the gondola over to the Soleil side of the mountain where we got to see the casino which features an upscale restaurant, Altitude Seafood and Grill, with a “surf and turf” menu and a gorgeous view of the surrounding mountain panorama. The casino is also the location of free shows on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 pm onwards.
In the evening we enjoyed a fabulous gourmet dinner at the upscale La Forge restaurant, which has two spacious guest areas inside as well as a great downstairs patio and upstairs balcony with fabulous views of Place St-Bernard, the main square of the pedestrian village.
Our group savoured a selection of delicious meet and seafood dishes while the sommelier provided us with expert input on the wine choices. La Forge has been the recipient of the “Carte d’Or” award for offering the best wine list of the Laurentians since 2003 and has also been a distinguished recipient of the “Award of Excellence” from Wine Spectator since 2006.
At 8 pm, a free concert was held on the Place St-Bernard, and from our location on the balcony of La Forge we had a perfect view of the action. The entire square was full of people, and everyone was enjoying the atmosphere. Station Mont Tremblant has an extensive events calendar that offers more than 40 free shows during the entire summer.
By about 10 pm our dinner was winding down and a nice evening was capped off with the Canada Day fireworks which lit up the sky for 15 minutes and provided a perfect end to a beautiful day.
