Trav's short answer
Tremblant is investing C$42.5 million in Timber Summit, one of the resort's biggest announced ski-terrain developments in years.By winter 2027/28, the new sector is planned to add eight trails across 62 acres plus a new high-speed quad. Before that, a separate 1.1-acre beginner learning area at Versant Soleil is due to open for the 2026/27 season.
The Timber Summit project
Tremblant is expanding Versant Soleil with an entirely new ski sector
Tremblant says the development will add 62 acres of skiable terrain and eight new trails, served by a high-speed quad chairlift. The main Timber Summit sector is scheduled to welcome skiers and snowboarders from the 2027/28 winter season.
Why this matters: this is not simply a replacement lift or piste refresh. Tremblant is creating a new ski sector, increasing lift capacity and adding terrain aimed overwhelmingly at beginner and intermediate skiers.
Tremblant expansion at a glance
Announced 1 September 2026Exchange rates move throughout the day, so these figures are a guide rather than a fixed project valuation in other currencies.
Eight new trails
What will the new Timber Summit ski terrain be like?
The strongest clue is the trail mix. Tremblant says 95% of Timber Summit's new terrain will be for beginner or intermediate skiers, making the development especially relevant to families, progressing skiers and visitors who prefer cruising terrain over steep expert-only pistes.
More detailed local reporting breaks the planned mix down as 35% beginner, 60% intermediate and 5% expert. Seven of the trails are expected to feed towards Versant Soleil and one towards Versant Nord, while snowmaking is planned across the new sector.
95% beginner or intermediate
The expansion is being built around accessible terrain rather than concentrating on advanced-only skiing, which should broaden its usefulness across a typical holiday group.
428m towards Versant Soleil
Local reporting says the new sector will offer a 428-metre vertical drop towards Versant Soleil, giving the development substantially more scope than a small learning zone or connector piste.
New high-speed lift
Timber Express will be a new high-speed four-person chairlift
The Timber Summit terrain will be served by a high-speed detachable quad. Tremblant's official announcement highlights the resulting 10% increase in hourly skier lift capacity across the mountain.
Local station CIME reports that the lift, named Timber Express, is planned to be around 1,800 metres long, with 125 chairs and capacity for approximately 2,400 skiers per hour. That extra uplift is important because the development is also intended to support continued growth around Versant Soleil.
That is the resort's announced target rather than an opening date for a specific day. Construction, commissioning and mountain conditions can still affect major lift projects, so travellers planning around the new area should re-check Tremblant's updates nearer the 2027/28 season.
Something arrives sooner
A new beginner learning area opens at Versant Soleil in 2026/27
Skiers do not have to wait until 2027/28 to see the first part of the investment. Tremblant says a new 1.1-acre learning area will open at the base of Versant Soleil for the 2026/27 winter.
The purpose-built beginner zone will sit beside the Casino Express Gondola and use a covered magic carpet. Tremblant says it is designed for first-time skiers and Snow School programmes, helping beginners progress from their first turns on gentle terrain.
Tremblant says the learning area will operate on weekends and during peak periods, so visitors should check operating days before assuming it will be available every day of the season.
What the expansion changes
Timber Summit should make Tremblant bigger, easier to explore and better suited to mixed-ability groups
For holiday skiers, the most important part of the announcement is not simply the C$42.5 million price tag. It is the combination of more skiable acreage, more lift capacity and a terrain mix heavily weighted towards green and blue runs.
That should give visitors more options to move around the mountain without forcing less-confident skiers onto difficult terrain. It also adds capacity around Versant Soleil at a time when Tremblant is preparing for further development there, including the confirmed arrival of Club Med Tremblant.
More progression-friendly skiing
The beginner area arrives first, followed by a Timber Summit trail network where 95% of terrain is planned for beginner and intermediate ability levels.
More capacity at Versant Soleil
The high-speed quad and extra terrain are designed to spread skiers across a larger area while supporting continued development on this side of the mountain.
Eight trails, 62 acres and a new high-speed quad are planned for 2027/28, while the 2026/27 beginner zone means skiers should begin seeing the Versant Soleil investment on the mountain a season earlier.
Trav's final summary
Tremblant is getting a major new ski sector for winter 2027/28
The C$42.5 million Timber Summit development will expand the ski area above Versant Soleil with eight trails, 62 skiable acres and a new high-speed four-person chairlift.
- C$42.5 million: the total announced investment in the Timber Summit expansion and associated Versant Soleil development.
- 8 trails / 62 acres: 95% of the new terrain is planned for beginner and intermediate skiers, with full opening targeted for 2027/28.
- More lift capacity: the new high-speed quad is expected to increase Tremblant's hourly skier capacity by 10%.