{"id":1978,"date":"2015-01-11T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2015-04-19T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T16:39:50","slug":"day-1-arrival-in-mont-tremblant-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=1978","title":{"rendered":"Day 1 &ndash; Arrival in Mont-Tremblant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we enjoyed ourselves in Mont-Tremblant in past years, we decided to return again this year.\u00a0 The plan was to get in a few good days of skiing, and otherwise just relax and enjoy ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike previous years, we are no longer forced to fly with Porter airlines and fly out of the Toronto City Centre airport on the island.\u00a0 Air Canada has started up seasonal service from Toronto Pearson (YYZ) direct to Mont-Tremblant (YTM), so we jumped at the chance and booked our flights.<\/p>\n<p>Arriving at the airport, we dropped the car at the Terminal 1 valet parking and went to check-in.\u00a0 The check-in process was interesting.\u00a0 We were asked where we were headed, and answered &#8220;Mont-Tremblant&#8221;.\u00a0 The agent then replied, &#8220;but where are you FLYING to?&#8221;.\u00a0 Again, we answered &#8220;Mont-Tremblant&#8221;.\u00a0 After the agent said they don&#8217;t fly there, I had to feed her the flight number.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a new service, so I guess that&#8217;s to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>We got through security and waited in the Maple Leaf Lounge for our flight.\u00a0 When I went to check our flight status on the departures board, I saw another sign that this is a new service for AC.\u00a0 While our flight number was listed, it took me a while to find it, as the destination name was blank.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1979\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/MontTremblant2015\/Jan2015\/20150111_154426.jpg\" alt=\"Departures Board\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, it was time to board our flight, and we arrived at our destination without any problems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1980\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/MontTremblant2015\/Jan2015\/20150111_160529.jpg\" alt=\"20150111_160529\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at the Fairmont Tremblant and checked in to our room in time to enjoy the evenings appetizers in the Gold lounge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1981\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/MontTremblant2015\/Jan2015\/20150111_185344.jpg\" alt=\"20150111_185344\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After relaxing in the lounge, we returned to the room to get unpacked and get to bed. The plan for\u00a0the next day\u00a0was to wake early and get outside for some skiing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we enjoyed ourselves in Mont-Tremblant in past years, we decided to return again this year.\u00a0 The plan was to get in a few good days of skiing, and otherwise just relax and enjoy ourselves. 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