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MOUNTAINLIFEBLUEMOUNTAINS
SUMMER2016
words :: Dan Rubinstein
I am standing just below the summit of
Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant, atop a two-storey
wooden tower, staring at a vertiginous sea of
green trees and rolling hills. My daughter and
I are wearing harnesses attached to pulleys,
which are connected to the first of five zip lines
that will take us to the bottom of the mountain
at speeds approaching 70 kilometres an hour.
Guides with Ziptrek Ecotours have checked our
gear to ensure that everything is cinched. All we
have to do is descend a pair of metal steps and
let gravity rocket us into the void below. Which,
consideringmy fear of heights, andmy fear of
fast, is not so simple.
Mont-Tremblant, about two hours northeast
of Ottawa by car, is regularly ranked as the
top downhill ski destination in eastern North
America. The 875-metre peak is surrounded by
LAURENTIANPLAYGROUND
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Oneofmany lookouts inParc national duMont-Tremblant. SÉPAQ
