August 19, 2026 - (Montebello, Que.) For over 60 years, the Canadian Ski Marathon has been something different — not a race, but a personal challenge and a shared experience that is best described as Quebec’s Nordic Adventure.

New this year are one-day and two-day experiences for a simplified format to how you choose your Marathon experience. Whether you’re joining for a single day or taking on the full two-day experience, your challenge is defined by the distance you choose, from 15 km to 60 km or more. It’s no longer about navigating categories; it’s about choosing your distance. “I’m doing the 60 km!” “I’m doing the 45!” etc.

RETURNING! Les Coureurs des bois: The legendary journey continues…
• 80 km per day – (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

NEW! Les Marathoniens: The two-day experience
• 60 km per day
• 45 km per day
• 30 km per day
• 15 km per day

NEW! Les Aventuriers: The Saturday | one-day experience
• 60 km
• 45 km
• 30 km
• 15 km

NEW! A reimagined Saturday — Super Saturday!
Saturday is being reimagined as a central moment of the CSM experience.  Built around a start-and-finish format, with participants returning to the same location (Golf Héritage). Marathoniens and Aventuriers benefit from a more accessible and intuitive experience, with high-quality trails extending into the Kenauk Nature territory, while Coureurs des bois continue to ski the full Tremblant-to-Golf Héritage route. A more vibrant start and finish, stronger on-site energy, and more opportunities to ski and celebrate with friends, groups, or colleagues combine to make Saturday a complete experience in itself.

NEW!  Sunday — the shared journey
Sunday becomes the unifying moment of the CSM. Coureurs des bois and Marathoniens start at Golf Héritage and make their way to Montebello, creating a shared progression across the landscape and concluding Quebec’s Nordic Adventure. No matter the distance, everyone moves in the same direction, toward the same finish line. The experience converges into something collective — a true journey, where individual challenges become part of a larger, shared story.

Les Coureurs des bois – the iconic journey!
Gold, Silver, Bronze – 80km per day
For those seeking the original Marathon experience, the Coureurs des bois remain unchanged. Still 80 km per day, still point-to-point, still from Village de Mont Tremblant to Montebello — this is the Marathon in its purest form. A true journey across the landscape, where endurance, commitment, and tradition come together.

The legend continues.

More ways to be part of the Marathon
This evolution opens the door to more ways to experience the Marathon. Whether you’re discovering it for the first time, looking for a one-day adventure, or returning to take on a different challenge, the format is designed to meet you where you are. The result is a more accessible, more flexible experience, one that stays true to the spirit of the Marathon while inviting more people to be part of it.

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