Mont-Vidéo & la Forêt récréative de Val-d’Or

Online registrations for the Leucan Ski Challenge at Mont-Vidéo and the Forêt récréative de Val-d’Or are now closed. Walk-in registrations for Mont-Vidéo are accepted until Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. and those for the Forêt récréative de Val-d’Or are accepted until Sunday, March 13 at 8 a.m., as long as your team brings minimum $500 in donation. Thank you and enjoy the Leucan Ski Challenge!

What is the Leucan Ski Challenge? It’s hours of ski or snowboarding and several activities, but more specifically it’s a gesture of solidarity towards cancer-stricken children and their families. It’s also a fun, participative and family-oriented opened to people of all ages.

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Mont-Vidéo
43, chemin Mont-Vidéo
Barraute, QC J0Y 1A0

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Kim Desrochers
Email: kim.desrochers@leucan.qc.ca
Phone: 1 877 238-4333 | 819 825-5200

Regional office
Email: abitibi@leucan.qc.ca
Phone: 819 825-5200

News

11 March 2022

A snowstorm won’t stop the Leucan ski Challenge!

The Leucan ski Challenge will take place on March 11, 12 and 13th despite the upcoming snowstorm.

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The Leucan Ski Challenge in Abitbi-Témiscamingue has a participatory component for a team of one to four participants and a corporate component for a team of four to eight participants.
The Challenge in Abitibi-Témiscamingue allows you to participate in one or two days of challenges organized in two centers in the region: Mont-Vidéo and the Recreational Forest of Val d´Or.
To participate, each participant must have paid the registration fee, which are of $20 for those who are 16 years old and over and $ 10 for those under 16.
The Leucan Ski Challenge team undertakes to comply with the health measures issued by the Government of Quebec and the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ). In the event that the mountain is closed for the Leucan Ski Challenge 2022, a sporting challenge or a virtual alternative will be offered to participants.
To participate in the event, people under the age of 16 must have the disclaimer signed by a parent or legal guardian. This must be given to Leucan before the event (by mail, fax or email) or at the reception of the Leucan Ski Challenge, otherwise they will not be able to participate.
The participant agrees to follow the health instructions for safe skiing at the Mont-Vidéo (https://montvideo.ca/ ), as well as at the Recreational Forest (https://foretrecreative.com/).
The vaccination passport is required for all participants over 13 years old in accordance with the instructions of Public Health. All registered participants will be required to present their vaccination passport as well as a valid ID when checking in on the morning of the event.
No excessive consumption, no bet between teams and no race between participants will be accepted.
Participants must provide their own equipment. It is possible to communicate with the centers in order to reserve rental equipment.
No team member can be substituted after the official start on the day of the Challenge.
Participants must use the chairlifts or queues identified for the Leucan Ski Challenge. In the event of a chairlift’s breakage, preventing the participants to complete the descent on time, points will still be awarded.
The start of the first descent of the Leucan Ski Challenge at the Mont-Vidéo must be done according to the instructions of the ski patrollers. A route between the plateau and the chairlifts will be shown to you and you will have to follow it in order to ensure the safety of all skiers.
The Leucan Ski Challenge will take place on the date determined with Leucan’s project manager, even in the event of rain, as long as the conditions are deemed satisfactory and safe by the resort’s management. In case of cancellation, the Challenge will not be rescheduled.
Donations received and money returned after 10 a.m. on the day of the event will not count towards the grand prizes.
Teams that include a Leucan employee are not eligible to win prizes.
A team could lose a prize if a donation cheque is returned to Leucan due to lack of funds. To retain their title, members of the team will have to recoup the amount or pay it back themselves.
If a winning team includes a member under 16 years of age, the prize will be awarded to that participant’s parent or legal guardian.
The Mont-Vidéo and the Val-d’or Recreational forest has the right to withdraw the ticket from any participant who breaches the mountain's security code.

Participatory component

Each team must have raised a minimum of $ 500 in donations, which must be returned no later than Saturday, March 12, 2022, 10 a.m. This amount gives access to one of the two days of activities, to the team's choices.
In order to have access to the two days of activities, each team must raise $ 750 in donations, which must be returned by March 10, 2022.
Mont-Vidéo’s challenge (Saturday March 12): Participants must make a descent on time throughout the event.
Val d´Or Recreational Forest Challenge (Sunday March 13): Participants must do one of the three circuits (skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or fat bike) on time throughout the event.

Corporate component

The teams of the corporate component must be composed of four to eight members. Each team must have raised a minimum of $ 1,500 in donations, which must be returned by Saturday, March 12, 2022, 10 a.m. This amount gives access to one of the two days of activities, to the team's choices.
In order to have access to the two days of activities, corporate teams must have raised a minimum of $ 1,750 in donations, which must be returned no later than March 10, 2022.
Each participant will have to make a minimum of one descent per hour and participate in team building activities.