New Tremblant TIMBER Sector
Sept. 2026 Press Release/Development News !
The First New Sector Opening At Tremblant
Since The Soleil Sector Itself, In 1999!
Topic Under Construction Including Multiple Official
Press Release Excerpts With Locational/Contextual
Annotations Attached Below.
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Please Note 9.10.26 Update Attached Below.
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Please Note 9.16.26 Update Attached Below.
We have been allowed permissions to publish sharable
social media construction observations from the Soleil
and Timber sectors that are from recent August weeks.
They are posted below as “Reply”, i.e, page 2, of this topic.
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Additional Editorial Text To Follow.
(Please Note: For all attachments:
a) T360 Annotations Added For Locational/Contextual Reference.
b) Click “Open In New Window”, and/or Zoom-in For Additional Detail.)
Here is the Official Press Release, formatted as a one-page .jpg
image for convenient display.
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Below is the primary Press Release mapping for the new
Timber Detachable High Speed Quad, expanded for detail.
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Beyond The Press Release:
The Official Press Release includes a geo-animated overview
of the new Timber Sector, however the animation moves quite
quickly through its rotational arch so we have included some
annotated excerpts below for locational context and static study/review.
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With the focus of the new Green Beginner zone at the Soleil
base, we think it might, maybe, could be, possibly, reasonable
to suspect and speculate that the main descent from the new
Timber High Speed Detachable Quad, the one the trail map
simulation(jpg. file “b”, 2nd above), shows curving around from
the top of the Timber peak, to enter Algonquin just at the upper
Algonquin plateau, may be an ultra-Green, gentle descent for
the benefit of never-ever learners just graduating from the new
base learning zone.
(Editors 9.16.26 Insert Update: Based on construction observations
posted below, the “Green” status of the Timber Sector peak descent
to Algonquin appears to be confirmed.)
Part of the historical challenge in getting Beginner folks onto the
super user-friendly gentle Algonquin slopes has been the often
difficult to navigate portions of Trail # 40, Franc Sud, which as
a main access corridor to the entire Soleil Sector, has 2 distinct
steeper bits, and can be prone moguls and icy bits from all the
traffic it has to handle.
For decades there are those who have wished for a more expansive
never-ever learning zone, as well as a better, more gentle connection
to Algonquin, so we think this may be a solution that could deliver on
all those desires.
(For those who think or work in Foot measurements...
from the dimensions below, an 1800 Metre run is
5905.5 feet, and an 423 Metre rise is 1400 feet.)
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As far as the other new trails that are in development
off the Timber peak, specifically on the Soleil side, we
think they may be primarily Green/Blue rated in keeping
with overall Soleil themes but we would not be surprised
to see both challenging Black and additional very easy
Greens to complement overall skill levels that gives
more of “Something For Everyone” vibes.
The fun parts are both going to be in the anticipation
and the Opening Day explorations, but for now, all
we’ve got is the anticipation until the chain saws fire
up and explorers start reporting where the timber is falling.
We are not privy to the construction schedule, but it
could be as soon as immediate for any level of detailed
survey/trail marking and just as soon for bush clearing.
The lift install is most likely a project that will start in
April of 2027 and if it is similar to the Lowell Thomas
high speed quad, 7 months, through to Opening Day,
November 20something, 2027, that should be ample time.
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If we had to make a guess at a candidate for at least one
Black Expert run, it might, maybe, would be the run under
the new Timber Quad, that terminates at # 41, Toboggan.
That leaves us with what some may consider one of the most
important total Mountain utility benefits which is the new trail
announcement for a run off the backside of the Timber Peak,
going to the Versant Nord/North Side trail network where as far
as we can see, it is set to join the run-out corridor from Trail # 55,
Jacey-Jay Anderson, down around, maybe just below, the Trail
# 58, Boiling Kettle, as you can see from this annotated diagram
below.
This is a huge asset to overall efficient travel around the Mountain,
not only as a second/alternate path to Nord/North facilities, but as one
that completely by-passes Summit traffic and the need to climb up
from the Soleil Quad off-load, to get to Nord/North lifts and terrain.
We think it is most likely that this new trail to the Nord/North would
be an easy Blue skill level in order to facilitate the greatest degree of
user skill levels for Mountain sector-interconnective utility , however
we do not know that for sure, and we are not currently aware of Official
skill level trail ratings for the new terrain planned. We’ll try to find out as
much as we can as soon as we can.
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It should be noted that even as this is written, there appears to be
an existing effort to increase access and utility within the Summit
entry levels to Versant Soleil as significant construction has been
observed in the upper Tiaga zone, down and around, right, to the
entrance plateau of Trail # 95, Algonquin. Over recent seasons, there
has been quite a bit of local speculation that there could be a far more
gentle and gradually pitched pathway to the top of Algonquin by this
route that would by-pass the current challenge of # 40, Franc Sud and
that has been backed up with some Social Media posts with construction
pic’s in these areas. We will attempt to get more Official information, but
it seems clear that there is a very big effort underway to enhance Beginner
skill level access to the excellence of Algonquin for those just starting
out, and if true, one that will rival Nansen as one of the finest entry level
learning zones in all of North America.
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Please Note 9.10.26 Update Attached Below.
This shareable social media article, dated September 9, 2026,
has been brought to our attention and it is a very meaningful
addition because it references some of the history of this
development as well as elaborating on the current skill levels
and acreage specifications planned for the new terrain.
We have condensed it into a one-page .jpg format with
the primary/essential references to Tremblant within the
Alterra/Ikon relationship, for easy/compact viewing.
Please Note: This press release also included the 2026
Timber schematic labeled ending “News.b.jpg”, above.
- Sharable Social Media Post Courtesy Powder Mag., Ian Greenwood Staff Writer, plus all notated within.
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Philosophically speaking, the sport needs excellence in Beginner
learning terrain in order to generate future populations that are
capable of sustaining economic viability. An investment of this
nature and scope therefore has hugely positive implications as
what will be for many people, their very first skiing experience.
There is only ever one “First Day On Skis”, a “moment” of favourable
impression and decision when the initial experience can be pivotal in
determining whether or not the never-ever newbie will be back for
a life-changing commitment, or not. On that level, this project is
critically important and a completely justifiable extension of the
welcoming, hospitable, accommodating/easy environment Tremblant
has fostered for Beginners of all ages, since 1939.
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