Mont-Sainte-Anne's New Black Forests

Who said that the Black Forest was a smooth and delicious chocolate cake, topped with delectable cherries and covered with soft Chantilly cream? Don’t be fooled this winter. Instead of eating this calorific cake, devoted skiers and riders will spend their energy surplus by going down the three brand new trails of the Forêt Noire (Black Forest), a new mega size glade area on the south side of Mont-Sainte-Anne.

The Ultimate Experience
These 20 acres of black and double black diamond glades promise extreme exhilaration. “They will push back the limits of the mountain,” forecasts Yves Juneau, Mont-Sainte-Anne’s Regional Director of Sales and Marketing. The Black Forest will consolidate the fame of Mont-Sainte-Anne as being the mountain with the highest degrees of difficulties in the East. “Advanced skiers will there find the shoe that fits them.”

Just as with the famous Black Forest of southern Germany, woodland through majestic mountains, Mont-Sainte-Anne’s Black Forest will also have its mystic side. Those who decide to enter the new extreme zone will agree to take up quite a challenge and not without risks. Advanced skiers and riders will experience thrilling runs, filled with multiple emotions. Obviously, the resort also wants to be reassuring towards its daring guests. The new zone has been developed with the highest respect for mountain safety.

A Triple Challenge
The new zone will be comprised of three runs, spread over a width of 250 meters (813 feet), at the top of the southwestern edge of the mountain, between the beginning of La Crête and the Bellevue curve. With an average length of 760 meters (2,470 feet), the three new runs will bring skiers and riders to a junction at the bottom of La Crête and L’Espoir.

“Triumph,” a double black diamond trail, will certainly be the most difficult run of the zone. Skiers will have a triumphant feeling at the bottom, having overcome its frightening woodland over its 300 meters (975 feet) of vertical drop. “Munster,” inspired by the name of the famous German cathedral in the Black Forest, as well as “Schnell,” a German word which evokes speed, will both become black diamond trails, offering intrepid challenges to experts. Stay tuned for the unveiling of Mont-Sainte-Anne’s own Black Forest legend.

Article courtesy of Mont-Sainte-Anne.

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