Frontier Adventure Racing Inc., Canada's premier adventure racing company, announced today that Tremblant, the number one ski resort in North America, will host the 3rd Raid the North race of the 2001 season. Located 150km northwest of Montreal, Tremblant is situated next to Mont-Tremblant Provincial Park. Scheduled for July 7-8, this 36-hour, non-stop race will take teams of four through a 150km course of canoeing, trekking, mountain biking and rappelling.

"We are very excited to be working with such a world-class resort. Tremblant offers the best of both worlds, a spectacular wilderness park, and a village with all the amenities an event such as this requires," said David Zietsma, president of Frontier Adventure Racing Inc. "With over 25,000 visitors every weekend, Tremblant is also well known for staging exciting festival activities in the village, so we are expecting quite a weekend for everyone involved."

Raid the North - Tremblant will be one of five, 36-hour races across Canada that serve as qualifiers for the Raid the North national championship race at the end of the season. The top-5 finishing teams will earn a spot in the national championship race, while the winners will receive free entry to that race, plus $1,500 CDN cash. Raid the North – Tremblant sold out in the first few minutes of registration, totalling 50 teams of four, from across Canada and the US.

"Tremblant is very proud to host this year's Raid the North Quebec race. Being so close to Mont-Tremblant Provincial Park, Tremblant has all the elements required to host an adventure race, including an abundance of rivers, lakes and mountains," said Christian Asselin, public relations and communications coordinator for Tremblant.

Frontier Adventure Racing will also be adding a new feature to their race series this year, a separate three- to six-hour adventure challenge to be run over the same weekend as the 36-hour event. Designed to be a non-competitive way to enjoy adventure sports, this event will be targeted at people in the Mont-Tremblant area and surrounding communities.

"Our goal is to make adventure sports accessible to everyone," said Zietsma. "By hosting an adventure challenge we hope to make Raid the North more of a community event where participants will be able to experience first hand some of the disciplines involved in the longer, more challenging adventure races."

Frontier Adventure Racing will also be looking for a number of local volunteers to assist in the management of this event. More than 70 volunteers will be needed in total for an event of this magnitude. And although, many volunteers travel from out of town to participate, organizers prefer to work with local volunteers who are familiar with the area. For more information about volunteering, please contact Frontier Adventure Racing Inc. at (877)846-8889.

The 2001 Schedule
Raid the North - Bark Lake, ON: April 28-29, 2001
Raid the North – Digby, NS: May 26-27, 2001
Raid the North Extreme, NF: June 18-22, 2001
Raid the North – Tremblant, QC: July 7-8, 2001
Raid the North – Revelstoke, BC: August 18-19, 2001
Raid the North – Elliot Lake, ON: September 8-9, 2001
Series Championship - Tri-Town Area, ON: September 28-30, 2001