1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45
ed by its own plane _c;ervice,
canoe lashed to the top of the
plane, all a most modern und
convenient saving of time and
distance.
Twenty miles south on the
· Maple Leaf Trail, a steady uphill
pull to 1200 feet, is Ste.
Agathe, the highest point in the
mountains this side of Mont
Trem!blant. This has alway:3
been an important recreation
centre and many well-known
Montreal families have their
winter and summer homes on
Lac des Sables, Lac Manitou, or
Lac Brule, but a few miles away.
The Harrisons have made a
great success of the Laurentide
Inn, completely rebuilt, with
many separate cabins, it is in
winter and summer a comfortable
place to visit. The elevation
of Ste. Agathe guarantees our
most dependable snow conditions,
and the surounding country
lends itself to every variety
of skiing : perfect cross country
trips, miles of trails, downhill
and slalom hills with ski tows,
jumping hill, and a well conducted
ski school. In the village
are many smaller hotels and
boarding houses catering to the
Ski trade.
Five miles south is Val Morin,
and to the west lies our best ski
country, miles of great hills and
valley, lakes and streams; Mont
Fitzgerald, J.C., Locas, and
many other popular ski runs
down great cleared slopes. In
the middle of this skiing paradise
is Sun Valley Farm, on the
fifth Range road, four miles in
from the C.P.R. just off the new
highway, comfortable and modern,
small and friendly, but all
too small for the crowds flocking
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