L’Émérentienne

According to the archives, this name was used to designate the Grand-Fonds sector , once known as Sainte-Émérentienne de Grand-Fonds.

La Chouenneuse

If you hear someone shouting across the slopes, it may be someone from Charlevoix as it’s a typical regional expression meaning “to say anything”. Even today, what do we sometimes do in the chairlift? We chouenne!

La Pit-Chevaux

To build pyres in the mountains, ancestors used horses to help them bring wood down incredibly steep paths. Although horses had great difficulty descending, loggers were a tenacious bunch and continued to use this trail which is today better known as the Pit-Horses Trail. The wood that was salvaged from the mountain was stored at the location of the current main chalet, at the base of the mountain. In summer, the Pit-Horses were also used to reach the mountain summit to pick the abundant blueberries that resulted from a mountain top fire.

La Ti-Bé

Patrick Maltais was a famous lumberjack living in the Grand-Fonds sector, but was better known to all by his nickname Father Ti-Bé. His great grandson, Joseph Maltais, is currently a ski station patroller – and is just as appreciated as Ti-Bé was.

La Petoche

Mr. Petoche was a forest worker and laborer also known around the village as Mr.Tremblay. Moreover, his house, ‘La Maison Petoche’, still stands and you can see it on your right as you approach the mountain.

La Florence

Florence was a colorful and eccentric character known for frequently playing the violin in the middle of the street and could be heard singing all over the village. While young boys took pleasure in teasing her, she was a much loved personality – just ask the villagers of Grand-Fonds, many of them still remember her!

La Nagano

At the 1997 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, a skating duo from Baie-Saint-Paul won the gold medal. Marie-Claude Savard-Gagnon and Luc Bradet then qualified to take part in the Nagano Olympic Games in 1998 so this trail was named in their honor.

La Paddy ascent path

Yves Bergeron, known as Paddy to his friends, is one of Mont Grand-Fonds’ biggest skiers and well known personalities. Passionate about off-piste skiing, in 2012 he led a group that began clearing a path that would become the starting point for the Lynx slope. Thank you Yves for literally carving a path for others to follow.

Twice the fun: The Massif de Charlevoix and Mont Grand-Fonds finally demystified!