Quebec’s Ski Areas Working With Mountain Bike Industry To Mobilizing Around The Issue Of Safety

The craze for mountain biking is felt in the four corners of the province and new enthusiasts of this outdoor activity are growing in number. In this regard, on June 2, several organizations including Vélo Québec, the Association of Quebec Ski Resorts, Quebec Mountain Bike, the Quebec Outdoor Network, Aventure Écotourisme Quebec and the Quebec Regional Parks Association organized a day of exchanges and information with industry players to discuss the best solutions to consider to deal with security issues. In order to make mountain biking safer and to improve the situation with insurers, the mountain biking industry in Quebec has mobilized around standardizing the supervision of centres,

Faced with the current worrying situation, particularly in terms of rising insurance costs, the main players in the mountain biking industry are proud to initiate this shift towards a standardization of the context of mountain biking. Mountain. Faced with the rise in popularity of the activity, the collaboration of the entire community is necessary to ensure the sustainability and safety of mountain biking centres. Thus, enthusiasts of all levels will be better informed and will now be able to practice an outdoor activity with confidence.

Among the solutions presented, note the establishment of a specific Code of Conduct for the practice of mountain biking, strongly inspired by the one used in Western Canada, where there are several leading mountain biking organizations. This Code of Conduct in the mountains will be displayed in mountain biking centers in Quebec, in order to make enthusiasts aware of the good behavior to adopt as well as the risks inherent in the practice of mountain biking.

Summer is upon us and the entire industry is excited to be able to welcome cyclists to more than 130 mountain bike trail networks across the province.