The Canadian Ski Marathon is Evolving for 2027 – New One and Two-Day Expriences and More

release by the Canadian Ski Marathon

June 25, 2026 - For over 60 years, the Canadian Ski Marathon has been something different — not a race, but an adventure.  A personal challenge, and a shared experience. That’s not changing. What is changing is how you experience it… and it’s about to get even better!

Canadian Ski Marathon to offer single day and 2-day events along with distances vs categories. ©

NEW! Your experience, defined by distance
We’ve simplified how you choose your Marathon experience. 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. That’s it. 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. Behind the scenes, the structure remains, but for you, the experience is simple, intuitive, and easy to understand. You choose your distance. You define your challenge.

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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