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One barrel of oil currently costs about $50. One barrel of maple syrup, on the other hand, sells for about $1,200.

The land of Mont Tremblant and Mont Sainte Anne is also home to a maple syrup cartel that controls the price of one of their biggest exports, maple syrup. VICE brings us an inside look into the workings of Quebec’s maple syrup Cartel.

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...