Bromont, montagne d'expériences is an

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located in

Bromont, Quebec Bromont () is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, ...

on the slopes of

Mont Brome Mont Brome (aka ''Bromont'', ''Bromount'', ''Mount Brome'') is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec. Its summit stands above sea level. It is near the town of Bromont, Quebec. The ski resort Ski Bromont lies on its slopes. Geology M ...

, Mont Spruce, and Pic du Chevreuil. As of the 2009-2010 season, it was the largest centre in North America for illuminated alpine skiing. It is one of the four major ski centres in the

Eastern Townships The Eastern Townships (, ) is a historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby, Quebec, Granby in ...

east of

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, the other three being Ski

Mont Sutton Mont Sutton is a four-season attraction, well known for hiking, skiing in winter, and also offering a range of summer activities: mountain biking, disc golf, chairlift ride, giant zipline and a zipline coaster. It's located in Sutton, Quebec, Can ...

, Ski Mont Orford, and Owl's Head. It is about 45 minutes from Montreal.New York Daily News
"SNOW CANADA: IT HAS THE WHITE STUFF In Quebec, Eastern Townships offer skiing, fine dining and antiquing in picturesque area"
Richard Weir, ''11 December 2002'' (accessed 27 March 2010) Mount Brome is 2000 feet high, and the resort has a vertical drop of 1300 feet.The Gazette
"Township Autoroute opens hills to our local ski enthusiasts"
Carl Edgar Law, ''7 December 1974'' (accessed 27 March 2010) The resort has 9 chair lifts. The ski resort opened in 1964, for the 1964-1965 ski season, with the opening of the new Eastern Townships Autoroute,

Quebec Autoroute 10 Autoroute 10 (A-10) is an Autoroute of Quebec in Canada that links greater Montreal to key population centres in Montérégie and Estrie, including Brossard, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Granby, Sherbrooke and Saint-Georges (possible). The A ...

. It was created in the same year that the City of Bromont was created, out of Brome County. A second chalet was established at the top of the mountain in 1978. Le Nationale
"Du nouveau cet hiver d la station de ski Bromont"
''25 July 1978'' (accessed 27 March 2010) The City of Montreal has invested in the resort. The Canadian government has also invested in the resort. Its investment, for a World Cup event, created permanent facilities for the Bromont Ski School. Bromont became the largest night skiing venue in eastern North America in 2006 when it upped its lighted ski runs to 50. At one time, the resort was part of the ''Ski East'' promotional group, along with the resorts of

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(Vermont), Ski Mont Orford, Ski

, Owl's Head, Ski Mt. Echo. At one time, the resort has staged events for the alpine

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. The resort has hosted the

Bromont Cup Bromont () is a city in southern Quebec, Canada, at the base of Mont Brome; it is in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The Bromont area and its resort, Ski Bromont, is well known as a tourist destination for its downhill skiing, ...

, an alpine event that has been part of the

Pontiac Cup Pontiac most often refers to: *Pontiac (Odawa leader) ( – 1769), Native American war chief *Pontiac (automobile), a former General Motors brand Pontiac may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada *Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apost ...

, a national ski championship in Canada, that was based on the international championship, in the 1960s. It has also hosted an alpine

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event."Bromont gets grant for Cup"
''16 January 1986'' (accessed 27 March 2010) Also hosted has been a freestyle

event. Amongst other things outside of ski season available at the resort, is an aquatic park, with water slides. In 2018, Bromont replaced a 1985-built high speed quadruple Poma chairlift by Canada's second

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composed of six place chairs and eight passenger cabins, at a cost of roughly 10.1 M$, part of Bromont's 111 M$ Projet Altitude plan.

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References

{{Ski areas and resorts in Quebec Ski areas and resorts in Quebec 1964 establishments in Quebec Tourist attractions in Montérégie Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality