The Laurentians (Laurentides), north of Montreal, are the city’s winter playground: ski hills, tubing parks, cozy villages and Mont-Tremblant. Here’s your guide to Christmas in the Laurentians.
Mont-Tremblant
The region’s star: a pedestrian village with holiday lights and activities, and one of eastern Canada’s biggest ski mountains, about 1.5 to 2 hours from Montreal. Christmas in Mont-Tremblant
Saint-Sauveur
About an hour from Montreal, Saint-Sauveur has the closest ski hills to the city, plus a lively main street with boutiques, cafés and restaurants that’s charming in the snow.
Tubing and sledding
- Glissades des Pays-d’en-Haut (Piedmont): a big tubing park about an hour from Montreal, lit up after dark
- Mont Avila: tubing slopes at a ski hill just over an hour away
Christmas markets and trees
- Marché de Noël de Mirabel: November 21 to December 13, 2026. Christmas markets near Montreal
- Arbres de Noël Hadley (Lachute): cut your own tree about an hour from Montreal. Where to buy a Christmas tree
Winter activities
- Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the regional parks
- Mont-Tremblant National Park
- Nordic spas, perfect after a day on the slopes
Getting there
Take Highway 15 North. Winter tires are mandatory from December 1 to March 15, and traffic is heavy on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons during the holidays.
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