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{{Short description|Former Mont-Tremblant ski resort, 1906–2009}}
{{distinguish|Greystones|Graystones|Greystone (disambiguation){{!}}Greystone|Graystone (disambiguation){{!}}Graystone}}
{{hatnote|For the former farm in [[Richmond, Vermont]], see [[Gray Rocks (Richmond, Vermont)]].}}
{{Infobox ski area
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|location= [[Mont-Tremblant, Quebec]]
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|number_trails= 22
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|liftsystem= (closed) 4 chairlifts (1 quad (removed), 3 double)
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'''Gray Rocks''' was a year-round privately owned resort in the [[Laurentian Mountains]] of Quebec, Canada, first developed as a ski destination on Sugarloaf Hill ({{langx|fr|Le Pain de Sucre}}). The ski hill had 22 downhill trails: four easy, ten intermediate, eight expert (of which two were "double diamond"). Also available was a snowboarding park and instruction from the Snow Eagle Ski School.
First opened in 1906, the hotel closed during the [[Great Recession]] of 2009; 70 percent of the main building was destroyed by a suspicious fire on the evening of 25 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gray-rocks-inn-ravaged-by-fire-1.2850688| title = Gray Rocks Inn ravaged by fire |date=November 26, 2014|publisher=CBC News|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
==History==
Gray Rocks was established in 1905 by George Wheeler, originally of New Hampshire. His granddaughter, [[Lucille Wheeler]], won the bronze medal for [[alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
In 1948, Réal Charette, a former World War II winter warfare instructor, became the first Canadian to be appointed a director of a ski school in Canada,<ref>[http://www.skimuseum.ca/bios/Charette_Real.pdf Réal Charette bio] at Skimuseum.ca</ref> the Snow Eagle Ski School at Gray Rocks.
In warmer seasons, activities included golf with two courses, as well as boating on adjoining Lac Ouimet, swimming (in pool or lake), tennis, horseback riding, bicycling, and hiking. The resort facilities included a 105-room hotel, 56 condominium units, French cuisine restaurant, and spa.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
At the end of March 2009, Gray Rocks was closed as both a hotel and ski resort. Of the two golf courses, {{lang|fr|La Belle}} closed in 2020 after 100 years in operation; the second, {{lang|fr|La Bête}}, was taken over by [[Clublink]].<ref>{{cite web |title=La Bête de Mont Tremblant |url=https://labete.clublink.ca/ |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref> Several owners of the condos previously associated with Gray Rocks created a vacation home rental operation, Lac Ouimet Rentals, that now operates under the name {{lang|fr|Village des Soleils}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villagedessoleils.com/en/ |title=Village des Soleils |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of golf courses in Quebec]]
==References==
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{{Ski areas and resorts in Quebec}}
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[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Quebec]]
[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in Quebec]]
[[Category:Geography of Laurentides]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Laurentides]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Laurentides]]