Between Rake Strokes - 2024

Come back to this page often to find out more about the work carried out by our trail maintenance team throughout the season!

Tuesday, July 23 – The vacations are here and the network is now 100% open! Over the next two weeks, we’ll be focusing on the maintenance of the network in order to offer you the best downhill conditions.

The team has been hard at work since the start of the season and has already completed several projects that I invite you to come and try out over the vacations if you haven’t already :

• La Veuse (57) has been resurfaced. Come and try out this intermediate-level run with jumps and banked turns!
• The lower part of Kawabunga (56) and La Vabo (60) have also been rebuilt and are now open after being closed all of last season due to the lift replacement work.
• A new beginner’s zone at Versant du Lac has also been opened. Use it to warm up before starting your day!
• The middle section of La Sept (7), one of the mountain’s signature runs, has been completely redone, with a new layout and a new hot wheel . Advanced riders, take note!

The team’s next project is to revamp the layout of La Grande Douce (21) on the Grizzly ski run at Versant des Cantons. La Grande Douce is a popular introduction to downhill riding, and the new route will enhance your experience on this 4.9 km run.

Have a great vacation!

Tuesday, July 9 – After 3 weeks of intensive work, major work on the middle section of La Sept (7) is now complete! A significant line change has been made to bring it up to date, facilitate maintenance and optimize speed management. Incidentally, the famous Hot Wheels had a lifespan of over 10 years… Its structure had to be changed and we took the opportunity to move it further down the trail. Don’t worry, it wasn’t completely removed! 😉

The new section of La Veuse (57) at Versant du Lac, in the Halifax glade, is also complete!

Our team is thrilled to introduce these enhancements and hopes you enjoy them to the fullest. Tag us on your Instagram post with #bromontexperience for a chance to see your photo on the screens at the bottom of the lifts.

YOUTUBE EPISODE – TOUR DE CHAISE

Here’s the first episode of “Tour de chaise” on the mountain with Sébastien D’Amour! He presents his favorite warm-up and double-black trail with analysis. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy!

Tuesday, June 18 – Mountain bike lifts are now open daily starting from Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, and the team is in the final stretch to complete the La Veuse (57) section in the Halifax glades. Once finished, you’ll be able to ride a flowy blue line with a few jumps to warm up before joining Bromance (52), a challenging jump trail.

More good news! We will also be doing work on the middle section of Sept (7) over the coming weeks. This line has often been in poor condition, so we’re giving it a refresh. The structure of the hot wheel was also nearing the end of its life, but the team is on it to build a new one! We’ll keep you posted, as there may eventually be a closure of this section.

Finally, the Next Level (19) had been partially open since the beginning of the season… It is now open top to bottom! The end has been reworked to improve the flow.

Summer has finally arrived – we hope to see you on the trails!

Tuesday, June 11 – There was rain at the end of last week in Bromont, and we were pleased to see that it didn’t leave any traces on the mountain! Therefore, we will be able to open 2 more trails for the weekend. You will be able to ride La Vabo (60) again, an intermediate trail on the Versant du Lac that was mostly closed last summer due to the replacement of the Épinettes chairlift.

The Pikunefouille (25) will also be open, and the good news is that we have completely rebuilt it from A to Z. The team, among other things, worked on a new exit to remove the bottleneck with Next Level (19) and La Vingt (20) in order to improve the flow at the bottom of the trail.

You will also be able to discover the new beginner area on the Versant du Lac, featuring a nice series of rollers, berms, and a learning section for braking.

Finally, we also opened the lower part of Kawabunga (56) last week, a beginner-level trail perfect for warming up.

The weather will be beautiful this weekend in Bromont, come give it a try!

Wednesday, May 22 – We had a great opening weekend, and despite Saturday’s rain, many of you showed up on Sunday and Monday to enjoy! The whole team also went out riding and came back with a lot of feedback, which allows us to make adjustments to the work done in the past month to improve the trails. By Friday, we will also take the time to fix all the sections that were damaged by Saturday’s rain.

We are also getting ready for the first Bike At Night this Thursday. For the occasion, we are hosting a friendly race from the Pittstop series, which will take place at the top of Kawabunga (56), blue section.

Finally, the team and I were really happy to see that Phil Kmetz, a former DH pro, was at Bromont on Saturday and had fun on our trails. Check out the video he posted a few days ago if you still need to be convinced to come ride next weekend!

Wednesday, May 15 – It’s coming soon! Many of you have been asking which trails will be open for the first official weekend of the season. We’ve walked through the entire network with rakes this week and are really pleased with the terrain we’ll be able to open!

You’ll be able to ride a total of 17 trails starting on Friday. The trails that remain closed are mostly in the same area on the Versant du Village side. There’s still snow on the ground, and we’ll need to do some work before they can open.

By Friday, we’ll finish installing the Pittstop container at the bottom of the Versant du Lac and complete work on a section of La Sept (7).

The team is also completing a nice upgrade on Banana Split (51), redoing the entire trail in the middle section through the glades. This section will be even more accessible for those who want to get into mountain biking, as well as easier to maintain and less prone to rapid soil erosion in this area.

So on the Versant du Lac side, you can enjoy:

• Banana Split (51)
• Bromance (52)
• Tuyau (54)
• Kawabunga (56)
• La Veuse (57) – partially open with the upper section
• Celle-là (59)

On the Versant du Village side:

• Amuse-Gueule (4)
• Extra-Légère (5)
• Indécise (6)
• La Sept (7)
• Berminator (9) – partially open with the upper section
• Dinde Sauvage (17)
• La Vingt (20)
• Grande douce (21)
• Bike Park (26)
• Coulée douce (27)
• Monte en bas (28)

The weather finally looks good and it’s going to be warm! Come and enjoy it!

Friday, May 10th – The official opening of the DH season is exactly 6 days away, and I wanted to take a few minutes to share all the work done by the team that has been pulling out all the stops for the past 2 weeks.

They first undertook a massive inspection effort, walking all the trails to catalog the necessary work. Prioritizing the importance of each task, they then cut down broken trees and branches along the trails, and they grabbed their shovels to repair damages caused by snow melt.

We touched on this a bit last week, but preparing bike trails within a ski resort also means that sections of trails need to be rebuilt each year. Think about the bottom of the mountain on the Village Side: the bottom of Grande Douce (21) and Sept (7) need to be redone because the turns and jumps were flattened before the ski season to facilitate grooming. On the Lake Side, we need to put back the Pittstop container and reinstall the structure. These are recurrences to consider in addition to trail maintenance!

So far, we’ve also inspected and repaired bridges and culverts, and we’re trying to rake everywhere. We’ll also blow all the trails to remove any remaining debris, small rocks, and leaves. In short, there’s no shortage of work!

I also wanted to mention that we want to close the trails as little as possible during the season for major work. That’s why we’re now taking the opportunity to work on the Sept (7) and the Banana Split (51). Please be patient 🙂

Otherwise, there’s still some snow on the mountain despite the milder temperatures, so we might need to use the mechanical shovel in certain areas next week!

See you soon!

L’Extra-légère (5), spring 2024

La Sept (7), spring 2024

• Amuse-Gueule (4)
• Extra-légère (5)
• Indécise (6)
• Grande Douce (21)
• Coulée douce (27)
• Monte en bas (28)
• Top Ribambelle (81)

Join us for the first action-packed weekend! See you soon!