The Versant Sud is the side of Mont-Tremblant that faces the resort village. This side of the mountain is served by the Gondola, taking skiers from base to summit, and by the Flying Mile chairlift which serves the bottom half of the mountain and the TGV chairlift which serves the top half of the mountain. Most often you will find the lineups lighter by using the two chairlifts, and as a result, I very rarely use the gondola.
When skiing on the Versant Sud, I most often ski the top half of the mountain, only skiing below the TGV chairlift when returning to the village at the end of the day, or when conditions or visibility on the upper mountain is poor. The exception is when conditions are good on a couple of the runs off the Flying Mile chair.
The Belvédère trail is a short connector trail to transfer from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift to the bottom of the TGV chairlift. If you feel this trail is too steep, you can follow Standard instead to reach the TGV chair.
Video Date: March 18, 2019
Conditions: Thin snow layer over ice
The Standard trail is a short connector trail to transfer from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift to the bottom of the TGV chairlift. This trail is much gentler than the steeper and more direct Belvédère trail, and is the easiest way down from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: January 21, 2021
Conditions: Fresh snow layer over hard packed machine-groomed base
The Flying Mile trail is rated as an expert trail, and is accessible only from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift. I don’t ski many double-black runs anymore, but on a rare day where this trail is groomed, I find it a good option if looking for something straight and steep.
To reach the base, the double-black version of the Flying Mile trail changes to an intermediate run of the same name, before finishing with Johannsen to the base area.
Video Date: January 18, 2023
Conditions: Hard packed but freshly groomed
The Ligne de Pente trail is rated as a difficult trail, and is accessible only from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift. This trail is a great option for an advanced run, that isn’t overly difficult, for those days when visibility at the top of the mountain is poor. However, if lift lines out of the village are long, it may be preferrable to ski a different part of the mountain.
To reach the base, the trail merges with the Flying Mile run. While Flying Mile is known as a very steep expert run, the bottom half is actually rated intermediate, which is where you will merge. The trail then finishes with Johannsen to the base area.
Video Date: January 21, 2021
Conditions: Thin fresh snow layer over hard packed machine-groomed base
Video Date: January 17, 2023
Conditions: Recently groomed
The Curé Deslauriers trail is rated as intermediate, and is accessible only from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift. This trail is a nice option for an intermediate run, for those days when visibility at the top of the mountain is poor. However, if lift lines out of the village are long, it may be preferrable to ski a different part of the mountain. This run is a snow park containing jumps and other features, however, it can be skied like any other intermediate run by steering around the park features.
To reach the base, the trail merges with the Flying Mile run. While Flying Mile is known as a very steep expert run, the bottom half is actually rated intermediate, which is where you will merge. The trail then finishes with Johannsen to the base area.
Video Date: January 21, 2021
Conditions: Thin fresh snow layer over hard packed machine-groomed base
Video Date: January 17, 2023
Conditions: Recently groomed
The Curé Deslauriers trail is rated as intermediate, and is accessible only from the top of the Flying Mile chairlift. This trail is a nice option for an intermediate run, for those days when visibility at the top of the mountain is poor. However, if lift lines out of the village are long, it may be preferrable to ski a different part of the mountain. This run is a snow park containing jumps and other features, however, it can be skied like any other intermediate run by steering around the park features.
This video is similar to the last, except instead of diverting to Flying Mile at the trail junction, it continues to the bottom section of Curé Deslauriers, where it connects to Johannsen for the final run to the base area.
Video Date: January 21, 2021
Conditions: Thin fresh snow layer over hard packed machine-groomed base
The McCulloch trail is rated as difficult, runs from the summit of the mountain, and is accessed from an area between the top of the Soleil chairlift and the Grand Manitou. It can also be accessed via a short, narrow and steep trail named Dunzee next to the top of the TGV chairlift. The McCulloch trail ends at the Charron trail, near the base of the TGV chairlift.
Video Date: March 18, 2019
Conditions: Thin snow layer over ice
The McCulloch trail is a really nice black run, as mentioned in the previous video featuring this run. It finishes at the base of the TGV chair, but unfortunately, it’s a bit of a pain to access the start of it from the top of the TGV chair, as it involves a hike across the summit, past the Gondola and Grand Manitou, to get around to the start. For that reason, I often ski it after coming off of the Duncan or Soleil lifts. However, the Dunzee trail is a short, but narrow and steep trail, that allows access to the top of McCulloch without the hike across the summit.
Be aware that Dunzee is not groomed often, and is normally covered in moguls, and due to it being narrow and concentrating all skiers in the same place, it can get scraped and icy. I normally only take this access on a rare day it’s been groomed.
Video Date: January 19, 2023
Conditions: Hard machine made snow, freshly groomed
The Taschereau trail is rated as difficult, runs from the summit of the mountain, and is accessed from an area between the top of the Soleil chairlift and the Grand Manitou. This trail ends at the Charron trail, which takes skiers back to the TGV chairlift.
Video Date: March 18, 2019
Conditions: Thin snow layer over ice
The Kandahar trail is rated as difficult, runs from the summit of the mountain, and is accessed from an area between the top of the Soleil chairlift and the Grand Manitou. Much like McCulloch and Taschereau, this trail ends at the Charron trail, which takes skiers back to the TGV chairlift. It is probably the most difficult of the three black diamond trails in this section of the mountain.
Video Date: January 24, 2020
Conditions: Groomed and packed
The Erik Guay trail is rated as difficult, runs from the summit of the mountain, and is best accessed from the TGV chairlift. When unloading from the TGV, turn immediately left, and follow a narrow trail passing above the busier trail leading to the easy runs on the Versant Sud. Follow this trail to the end, passing a couple of expert trail entrances on the left along the way. This trail ends at the TGV chairlift.
Video Date: January 19, 2021
Conditions: Thin fresh snow layer over hard machine-groomed base
Video Date: March 21, 2019
Beauvallon Haut is a nice, wide intermediate run, which runs from the summit of the mountain, and is best accessed from the TGV chairlift. When unloading from the TGV, turn left, and follow the main trail leading to the easy runs on the Versant Sud. The start of Beauvallon Haut will appear on your left at an open area from which many trails branch out in several directions. This trail ends at the TGV chairlift.
Video Date: March 18, 2019
Conditions: Thin snow layer over ice
Alpine is a nice run, which runs from the summit of the mountain, and is best accessed from the TGV chairlift. It runs parallel to the much wider Beauvallon Haut, and ends in the same place. When unloading from the TGV, turn left, and follow the main trail leading to the easy runs on the Versant Sud. The start of Alpine will appear on your left at an open area from which many trails branch out in several directions. This trail ends at the TGV chairlift.
Video Date: January 24, 2020
Conditions: Groomed and packed
The Desserres trail is a gentle intermediate run, beginning near the base of the TGV chairlift, and is a popular route back to the main village. The Desserres trail will eventually turn to the right, passing beneath the gondola, where it will end at the Johannsen trail. From here, it is a short and straight run down to the village. This trail gets a lot of skier traffic, and by the end of the day, can get bumpy and icy. Beginner skiers may instead follow the Roy Scott trail to the base if they are uncomfortable finishing with Johannsen. This trail ends between the bases of the gondola and the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: March 21, 2019
The Bière en Bas trail is an easy run, beginning near the base of the TGV chairlift, and is a popular route back to the main village. The Bière en Bas trail will eventually turn to the right, where it will end at the Johannsen trail, which is a busy intermediate trail. From here, it is a short and straight run down to the village. This trail gets a lot of skier traffic, and by the end of the day, can get bumpy and icy. Beginner skiers may instead follow the Roy Scott trail to the base if they are uncomfortable finishing with Johannsen. This trail ends between the bases of the gondola and the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: January 24, 2020
Conditions: Groomed and packed
This combination of trails is an easy way for beginners to reach the village, starting from the bottom of the TGV chairlift. The Beauvallon Bas trail will end at a point where several trails converge, just above the village. Traversing across the larger runs that proceed straight to the village, you will see the signs for “Easiest Route” marking the entrance to the Roy Scott trail, which is the only green run to the bottom from this point. This trail ends between the bases of the gondola and the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: January 21, 2021
Conditions: Mix of soft snow and broken ice chunks on top of hard machine-groomed base
This combination of trails is an easy way for beginners to reach the village, starting from the bottom of the TGV chairlift. The Bière en Bas trail will end at a point where several trails converge, just above the village. Traversing across the larger runs that proceed straight to the village, you will see the signs for “Easiest Route” marking the entrance to the Roy Scott trail, which is the only green run to the bottom from this point. This trail ends between the bases of the gondola and the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: January 19, 2021
Conditions: Broken ice chunks from grooming artifical snow on top of hard machine-groomed base
The Nansen trails are the easiest runs down the Versant Sud. Follow the main trail leading west off the summit, and the start will appear straight ahead of you at an open area from which many trails branch out in several directions. There will be a large sign marking Nansen as the “Easiest Route” down the Versant Sud.
While there are ways to cut over to the TGV chairlift from this trail, they do involve some flat sections, and the main trail is a long one that runs from the summit to the base. Intermediate and advanced skiers may find this trail to be a waste of their time. However, if you are staying at the Fairmont Tremblant hotel, this trail takes you right by the ski-out entrance to the hotel, so it makes a convenient final trail of the day. If you continue skiing past the Fairmont hotel, the Nansen Bas trail finishes at the base of the Flying Mile chairlift.
Video Date: March 18, 2019
The Tam-Tam trail is part of the “Kid’s Zone” at Tremblant, and is a gentle but narrow run through the forest. The trail is a side-trip off of the Nansen Bas trail, and rejoins the Nansen Bas trail a bit further down.
Video Date: March 23, 2019