{"id":1920,"date":"2025-08-25T05:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesroutesblanches.com\/about-us\/the-story\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:58:21","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lesroutesblanches.com\/en\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1920\" class=\"elementor elementor-1920 elementor-89\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ebefd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2ebefd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b4c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2b4c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The heritage of the<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b748623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b748623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nordic cross-country skiing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628aab58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"628aab58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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This route connects accommodations in the southern Laurentians to Mont-Tremblant and made it possible to make true cross-country skiing trips from village to village. Although transformed over the decades, this historic network remains present today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e99028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e99028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aac2fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5aac2fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"timeline\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-item\"><span>1920<\/span> Birth of the trail network<\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-item\"><span>1927<\/span> Inauguration of the skiers' train<\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-item\"><span>1933<\/span> Creation of the Maple Leaf Trail<\/div>\n      <div>Today, Les Routes Blanches perpetuates the legacy<\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4e383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4e383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A legacy that still lives on<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44631dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44631dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearly a century later, <strong>Les Routes Blanches<\/strong> perpetuates this legacy. 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<strong data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"312\">Laurentians<\/strong>. This dynamism, while a testament to the region&#8217;s vitality, has also weakened the historic Nordic ski network.<\/p><p data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"758\">Indeed, a large portion of these trails now cross <strong data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"531\">private property.<\/strong> Their accessibility therefore relies largely on the generosity and goodwill of landowners, who allow skiers to continue to enjoy these unique routes, witnesses to a rich heritage.<\/p><p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1225\">In this context, the <strong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"811\">Routes Blanches <\/strong>project aims not only to maintain and enhance this network, but also to highlight the importance of responsible <strong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"957\">cross-country skiing<\/strong>. We invite our skiers to adopt a respectful attitude, to recognize the essential contribution of the owners and to understand that the sustainability of these trails depends directly on this harmonious cohabitation between users and guardians of the territory.<\/p><p data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1502\">Preserving these paths means preserving a part of the history of the Laurentians. Each route tells the story of a time when Nordic skiing was the heart of the region, and when the links between villages, nature and inhabitants were woven to the rhythm of snowy winters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ce506 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4ce506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"sopair\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6723962 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6723962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c940490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c940490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/lesroutesblanches.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-1-copy.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1907\" alt=\"SOPAIR\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8854ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8854ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We thank the landowners who allow skiers to pass through.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0c28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed0c28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We thank the clubs and volunteers who maintain the trails.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec71256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec71256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We thank the many private and municipal stakeholders who support the initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9380c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d9380c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53357d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53357d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Les Routes Blanches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a3e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3a3e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">a project led by SOPAIR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fb0b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74fb0b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4215e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a4215e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pays-d\u2019en-Haut Outdoor Society (SOPAIR) is the organization behind Les Routes Blanches project. SOPAIR is a conservation organization whose mission is to work on the development, access and sustainability of the trails in the MRC des Pays-d\u2019en-Haut. 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