Ski Bromont is an alpine

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

 ski resort

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

 located in Bromont, Quebec

Bromont, Quebec

Bromont is a city in southwestern Quebec in Canada, 75 kilometres east of Montreal on Autoroute 10, bordering the Eastern Townships at the base of Mount Brome . The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 6,049....

 on the slopes of Mont Brome

Mont Brome

Mont Brome is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec. Its summit stands above sea level. It is near the town of Bromont, Quebec. The ski resort Ski Bromont lies on its slopes.-Geology:...

, Mont Spruce and Pic du Chevreuil. As of the 2009-2010 season, it was the largest centre in North America for illuminated alpine skiing. It is one of the four major ski centres in the Eastern Townships

Eastern Townships

The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...

 east of Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, the other three being Ski Mont Sutton, Ski Mont Orford and Owl's Head

Owl's Head (Quebec)

Owl's head is a ski area in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, east of Montreal. The hill was developed by Fred Korman, and opened in 1965 with 3 lifts and 6 runs....

. It is about 45 minutes from Montreal.

Bromont is on the edge of the orographic snowbelt created by the Appalachians south of the St-Lawrence Valley. Mount Brome is 2000 feet high, and the resort has a vertical drop of 1300 feet. The resort has 9 chair lifts.

The ski resort opened in 1964, for the 1964-1965 ski season, with the opening of the new Townships Autoroute, Quebec Autoroute 10

Quebec Autoroute 10

Autoroute 10 is an Autoroute in southern Quebec, Canada...

. It was created in the same year that the City of Bromont was created, out of Brome County. A second chalet was established at the top of the mountain in 1978. The City of Montreal has invested into the resort. The Canadian government has also invested into the resort. Its investment, for a World Cup event, created permanent facilities for the Bromont Ski School. Bromont became the largest night skiing venue in eastern North America in 2006, when it upped its lighted ski runs to 50.

At one time, the resort was part of the Ski East promotional group, along with the resorts of Jay Peak Resort (Vermont), Ski Mont Orford, Ski Mount Sutton, Owl's Head

Owl's Head (Quebec)

Owl's head is a ski area in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, east of Montreal. The hill was developed by Fred Korman, and opened in 1965 with 3 lifts and 6 runs....

, Ski Mt. Echo.

At one time, the resort has staged events for the alpine Eastern Canada Cup. The resort has hosted the Bromont Cup, an alpine event that has been part of the Pontiac Cup, a national ski championship in Canada, that was based on the international championship, in the 1960's. It has also hosted an alpine World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

 event. Also hosted has been a freestyle World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

event.

Amongst other things outside of ski season available at the resort, is an aquatic park, with water slides.

Mountain's Profile

	Base	Summit	Vertical Drop	Trails	Night Skiing	Glades
Mont Soleil	180m	305m	125m	7	8	3
Versant du Village	180m	565m	385m	38	33	7
Versant du Lac	255m	565m	310m	17	21	9
Versant des Épinettes	255m	495m	240m	16	6	6
Versant du Midi	300m	495m	195m	7		1
Versant de la Côte Ouest	300m	500m	200m	14		8
Versant des Cantons	202m	483m	281m	14	17	8