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MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE FLEET
OF NORTH AMERICA’S
BIGGEST NIGHT SKIING RESORT
Camso recently sat down with Claude Thibodeau, who has been the maintenance supervisor
for Bromont, montagne d’expériences’ fleet of snow grooming, mountain maintenance and ski
patrol machines for the past 10 years. The mountain, which offers the largest lit ski area in North
America, manages multiple challenges in order to be able to offer skiers and snowboarders top
notch conditions day and night.
Camso: What are the biggest challenges for the machines
you’re using on the trails?
Claude Thibodeau: “In the winter, it goes without saying that
steep snow terrain represents an important challenge for our
fleet. Add to that multiple shifts per day – machines are working
nearly 24 hours a day to guarantee the best snow conditions.
The resort is open to the general public from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30
p.m., but our maintenance teams are also on the slopes from
11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. This means our machines need to be up
and running as staff must safely access all areas with conditions
that can be harsh and that require more technical driving, where
some vehicles can’t make it. If it weren’t for the track systems, our
ATVs and UTVs could not make it to some parts of the mountain
either. In the fall and spring, conditions are also extremely mud-dy
because of melting snow and rain, making the trails nearly
impossible to access on wheels. The tracks offer a four season
solution to get where we need to go, when we need to get there.”
Claude Thibodeau
Maintenance supervisor,
Bromont, montagne d’expériences
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