One of the biggest terrain expansions underway at an Eastern North American ski resort is beginning to take shape at Quebec’s Tremblant.
The roughly $31 million USD Timber Summit project will add an entirely new ski sector featuring 62 acres of skiable terrain, eight trails, full snowmaking coverage, and a new high-speed quad chairlift when it opens for the 2027–28 ski season.
Tremblant says it will be the resort’s most significant terrain expansion since Versant Soleil opened in the early 2000s.
“We can finally confirm it… The future of skiing in Tremblant is taking shape with the Timber Summit, a brand new sector that will enhance the mountain experience starting from the 2027/28 winter season.” -Treblant
Seven of the eight new trails will descend toward Versant Soleil, while another will connect Timber Summit with Tremblant’s North Side.
The terrain will overwhelmingly target the kind of skiers who make up a large portion of Tremblant’s customer base. Approximately 35% of the new terrain will be rated beginner, 60% intermediate, and 5% expert, meaning 95% of Timber Summit will consist of green and blue terrain.
The new trails will offer a vertical drop of roughly 1,404 feet, toward Versant Soleil.
Getting skiers up that terrain will be the job of the new Timber Express.
The detachable high-speed quad will stretch approximately 5,906 feet, with 1,388 feet of vertical rise. Its 125 chairs will be capable of carrying 2,400 skiers per hour.
Tremblant says the lift will use technology comparable to its existing Lowell Thomas Express.
Combined with the new terrain, the project is expected to increase Tremblant’s total hourly lift capacity by approximately 10%.
“Timber Summit represents much more than an expansion of our ski terrain,” Patrice Malo, President and Chief Operating Officer of Station Mont Tremblant, said when the project was announced. “It reflects our commitment to continually elevating the Tremblant experience and creating new opportunities for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities, today’s families, and generations to come.”
Skiers won’t have to wait until 2027–28 to see the first part of the larger Versant Soleil project.
For the upcoming 2026–27 season, Tremblant is opening a new 1.1-acre beginner learning area at the base of Versant Soleil next to the Casino Express Gondola.
The dedicated learning terrain will have an average slope of approximately 13 degrees, full snowmaking coverage, and a covered magic carpet. It will operate on weekends and during peak periods.
The much larger change arrives the following winter.
Timber Summit will effectively create another terrain pod at the top of the mountain while strengthening Versant Soleil as a major gateway into Tremblant.
The location is significant for another reason.
Versant Soleil is also the future home of Club Med Tremblant, which is expected to open in December 2028. The all-inclusive resort will be Club Med’s second Canadian property and is expected to further increase traffic on that side of the mountain.
Timber Summit has been years in the making.
Plans for an expansion into the area were first unveiled in 2020, but the project has evolved substantially since then. Tremblant says the current roughly $31 million USD plan reflects a larger long-term vision for the mountain than what was initially proposed.
Work is now underway, with the beginner area scheduled to debut this winter and the main event following one season later.
When Timber Summit opens for 2027–28, Tremblant skiers will have eight new trails, more than 1,400 vertical feet of new terrain, another high-speed lift, and a whole new reason to spend some time on the Soleil side of the mountain.
