Stoneham (QC), Canada (Sunday, January 25, 2004) - In honor of the resort's 40th anniversary, the 32 trails of Stoneham mountain Resort have been baptised with names instead of their long-standing numbers. Many Stoneham fans have participated in the trail naming contest to add their personal touch to their favorite resort. Souvenirs, anecdotes and tributes to the mountain pioneers have resulted in 32 original trail names.

Trail 1 becomes : Walter Moisan as a tribute to the resort founder
Trail 1A : Le Nid du Hibou
Trail 2 : Les Pionniers
Trail 3 : Le Harfang-des-neiges
Trail 4 : La Blondeau in respect to the owner from 1979 to 1998
Trail 4A : La Bossue
Trail 4B : La Rock and Roll
Trail 5 : La Toosey-Chandler
Trail 6 : La Randonnée
Trail 7 : La Fabuleuse
Trail 7 B (blue) : Les Merisiers
Trail 7B (black) : Le Yéti
Trail 8 : Le Petit Champlain
Trail 8A : La Casimir
Trail 9 : Les Cantons
Trail 9B : Le St-Adolphe
Trail 9C : La Tewkesbury
Trail 9D : La Jacques Cartier
Trail 10 : Le Parc 418
Trail 18 : La Traverse
Trail 18A : Le Short Cut
Trail 19 (green) : La Laurentienne
Trail 19 (black) : La Sapinière
Trail 41 (blue) : La Grande Virée
Trail 41 (black) : La Chûte
Trail 42 : La Bossanova
Trail 43 : Le Détour
Trail 45 : La Panoramique
Trail 46 : La Bomba
Trail 47 : Le Zipper
Trail 48 : Le Kamikaze
Trail 49 : Le Monstre

Stoneham mountain Resort will be celebrating this season with the 40th year theme filled with special discounts, musical groups from the 60’s to present day, numerous 40th anniversary prizes, friendly competitions, and of course, après-ski parties.