Glades

The Best Glades

Year after year Mont SUTTON receives many awards and much praise for its unique glades concept... At SUTTON, people love the terrain diversity, the omnipresence of nature, the many junctions and the abondant snow.

The Abc of SUTTON's Glades :

A. We design trails that marry with the mountain's relief and we use everything nature can give us.

B. We plant trees (up to a thousand each year) to make trails more intimate while respecting the difficulty level of each sector (easy to extreme).

C. We offer a playground where the snow sports lover « builds » his own descent on always snowy trails for a even longer season, and protected from the wind at all times... In short, we do everything we can so that each descent makes you want to do it again, and again, and again...

Find the small firs on the map!

Ski the glades. Save the woods.

In order to preserve the unique concept of glade skiing at Mont SUTTON, an awareness plan has been developed.

Make the most of this unique concept of glade skiing while respecting the signage on the mountain and contribute to preserve every trails and junctions as they were initially designed with respect of nature and delights of skiing in mind. Respecting the signage means:

  • preserving the zones between the trails, the nature and the heritage;
  • protecting skiers on trails;
  • ensuring your own safety by staying on the skiable area.

The forest is an important part of the unique ski experience that you appreciate at SUTTON. Not respecting the signage could cause tree illnesses, harm the new growths, erosion and the wind blow on trails. Thank you for staying on-track!

 

Glade skiing:
This type of skiing is practiced on partially deforested marked and maintained trails, groomed or ungroomed.

Tree skiing :
This type of skiing is practiced on marked trails, on territory that is practically unsoiled and left ungroomed, which consists of skiing in a densely wooded area while negotiating sharp turns.

Out of bounds:
A zone out of bound is a terrain that has not been cleared and marked as a distinct ski trail, including the wooded zones between the trails. Out of bound skiing is not permitted at Mont SUTTON.