Jacques Hébert

In 1969, a group of young skiers led by Jacques Hébert and Guy Piché bought 40 per cent of Up-Hill's shares. And in 1973 Victor Nymark sold them Hills 70, 71 and 72. Later during the summer, Jacques Hébert and his associates bought Hill 68. Hill 67 became a road that now has condos on it.

Thanks to Jacques Hébert's efforts, the various properties were united under a single entity. He convinced the owners to sell a part of their interests to the ski centre to be managed by a newly formed group including Hébert, Paquette, Lévesque, Lavoie, Couture, Dufour et Piché. By gradually purchasing parcels of land, the company went from being a tenant to an owner - and the harmonious development of the centre was underway.

The new company was called Mont Saint-Sauveur International and went on to become one of the most prosperous ski areas in the Laurentians.

Other key events followed. In 1976, we saw the first night skiing. In 1978, a fire destroyed the Nymark Lodge. A water park opened in 1986. In 1997, the ski areas of Mont Saint-Sauveur, Mont Avila, Ski Morin-Heights, Ski Mont Gabriel and Mont Olympia were grouped under the banner "Stations de la Vallée de Saint-Sauveur inc". Snowboard runs and parks - now widely known and home to several Canadian championships - attract new clientele and have added plenty of excitement to the centre.