It is best known as a ski destination, but also features Lake Tremblant suitable for swimming and two golf courses in the summer months.

[2] Joseph Bondurant Ryan, an explorer from a wealthy American family from Philadelphia, came to the region prospecting gold in 1938.

After an exhausting trek to the summit, it is said that Joseph Ryan vowed to transform the landscape into a world-class alpine village.

On February 12, 1939, Joseph Ryan opened the Mont Tremblant Lodge, which remains part of the pedestrian village today.

The resort named a triple ski lift, which is located on the north mountainside, and trails after him as well as other early devotees.

[3] Intrawest immediately expanded the pedestrian resort village with architecture reminiscent of traditional Quebec and built new ski lifts, including a gondola.

On March 16, 2009, actress Natasha Richardson sustained a head injury when she fell while taking a beginner skiing lesson at the resort.

For the 2023/24 winter season, the resort is integrating Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) for ski gate access.

Mont Tremblant has a wide variety of hotel and condo accommodations, many of which are situated in the pedestrian village at the foot of the mountain.

These accommodations feature shuttle bus service which provides guests some of the same convenience afforded to people staying in the pedestrian village.

[12] An open-air gondola, or cabriolet lift, is used to transport skiers above the village from the parking lot to the bottom of the mountain.

The network of cross-country ski trails consists of over 100 km of terrain, much of which follows the Devil's river and its adjacent coniferous forest.

The surrounding valleys of the Mont-Tremblant National Park have small lakes, dense boreal forests and thousands of vacation cottages.