My six year old grand-daughter and I went for the day... she loved the junior circuits! The tucked away nature-pretty ski hill scenery/ environment is relaxing, fresh and truly enjoyable. The outdoor pool was great, very clean. I definitely recommend bringing a lunch, good shoes, swim suit, towel, friends and familys; enjoy the circuits, the zip lining, the walking trails, outdoor pool.. there is a volleyball net and plenty of room for family soccer. Overall, a great place to spend the day or a few hours. The staff is very helpful, friendly and accommodating; be sure to say hello especially to Brenda, Katie, Marie-Eve, Anne, Alexandre.... all helped make our day a memorable one! Once back from vacation we will post a few pics... and I'm sure my grand-daughter will be back for more fun!
My son and I went zip lining this summer and had a great time. The staff were friendly and were sure to give the instructions in english as well as french. This was the first time that I had ever tried zip lining and it was a blast. I would try it again in the future.
My three twenty something kids and I decided to give this a try while visiting in the area, and lets just say I'm over the 50 something! I have gone zip lining in Costa Rica, Honduras and Mont Tremblant so I'm not new to the activity. I figured compared to some of those how hard can this be? We originally went over around 11 and discovered we couldn't get on until 1:30, not a problem since we were staying close by so we bought our tickets went back to our place for a swim and back to Acro Nature. Lovely chair ride to the top were you are given the instructions for the course. A guide does not go with you so you have to learn how to hook/unhook the safely lines and hook onto the zip line. Therefore, this part is not for young children there in another area for the younger set. The course is divided up into 4 sections.After the instructions off our group went, there were probably about 20 of us in total. The first level is not that difficult, wires to walk across, boards that wobble all over to traverse and zip lines. OK completed section 1 and on to section 2. Here is were it gets tricky. There are 2 ways to go either the "regular" way or "ultimate" way. Well since my kids were going ultimate and I had done this before I was going with them. The guide at the bottom said "are you sure?" Of course I was sure, I'm in good shape and always up for a challenge. Only two guys ahead of us went for the ultimate and then off we went. After a couple of "games" as they call them, swinging over to a rope net, climbing up that, balancing across some boards, you still have a chance to go the "regular" way, but no off we all went to the ultimate. Here is were you hang and put your feet in stirrups to get across to the next tree (when was the last time I did the splits?? Oh,that would be on acro nature). Next you have to swing from one swinging board to the next and haul yourself up each time. Ok, by now my arms are screaming at me, What Are You Doing?? but I am not giving up. I can here by daughter in the lead saying "I don't want to keep going" and then they all yell back, "How are you doing Mom" I can't stop now or I'll be hanging there, I have to keep moving before my arms stop working. Finally I haul myself up only to be faced with jumping on a skateboard and sailing across the tree tops before I have to drop myself into a bunch a tubes and shinny my way across to safety. It may seem unbelievable but I managed to get myself across all of these "games" as they are called. After this you still have to complete sections 3 and 4 but they are a piece of cake compared to the ultimate in section 2. My arms are shaking from this unusual activity that I have now exposed them to but I'm still able to connect all necessary safety harnesses and about 3 1/2 hours after we started we all safely arrive at the base.Would I do this again, in a heart beat, would I do the "ultimate" not a chance for this 50 something mother that was a thrill to finish. Oh, and all my bruises have nicely vanished my arms have stopped shaking and I have only good memories from completing the ultimate acro nature.
High Rope and Zipline courses are much cheaper in Canada than they are on the USA so we really wanted to do one. We knew going in that our youngest daughter might not be tall enough and prepared her for that likelihood. They did check her, and while she couldn't do the big course, they suggested that my wife and her take the chair lift to the top to watch my oldest daughter and I get started since the main course takes longer. They enjoyed a hike back down and the junior course.The course is well maintained, and a very good safety introduction at the beginning. The others in the group starting at the same time speak French and we only speak English, but the safety introduction was given in both languages.After showing that you understand all the safety rules, you are allowed to go down the course at your own pace. My daughter and I quickly felt like we were no longer part of a big group.There are several workers stained throughout the course so that someone is always in shouting distance if you need help.We would definitely return here if we were in the area again.
We all had been to these tree top climbing and zip line places in France and England, but we really enjoyed the activity on the "ski-slope". I overcame my fear of zip lines -- lucky as there are 21 to enjoy, including a 350 metres line which was amazing. Beautiful scenery, a great variety of "games" taking you from tree to tree, loads of fun for all abilities and ages, and good value for money.From the time you arrive, the staff are friendly, helpful and encouraging. The safety equipment is excellent (they check the course daily), the instruction is bi-lingual and very thorough. Mixed abilities all go out together, but you soon space yourselves so you are all alone in the canopy. My 9 year old was tall enough to do the adult course, but by the last zone, his batteries died, concentration went and suddenly his glove was tangled mid-way along the zip-line. The "rescue team" were great, no-fuss, and he was sorted in minutes. My 16 year old was long-gone by then.These zip lines use pulleys and you control your speed - for me, this is much better than the lines which take you just to the ground, full speed, no control. They told us the record for time for doing the course was 6.5 hours! You should allow a couple of hours. I heard someone say that one of the crew did it in 16 minutes!! Its great fun and a perfect excuse to jump in the hot tub or sauna at a spa afterwards.
You cannot book your time in advance, it's first come first served. Horrible concept! We got there and was told it would be 20 minutes until we go next. That's fine, but it turned into 1h30 of waiting! Finally, right before we were to get strapped up, a group of at least 25 people came hurdling in! Instead of being a group of 5 people that were waiting, we'd be more than 30! I was surprised that they weren't told to wait like we were! Totally unprofessional so we decided to opt out. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting to receive my refund!!!
We went zip lining here and it was great. You will spend almost 3 hours there,but we had a blast. My 9 year old daughter did it and she loved it. Highly recommended.
I have done the xip lines at Ski Morin Heights and also at Tremblant! Ski Morin Heights were 100% better! The journey gets progressively more intense, starts off easier, and not as high in the trees and as you work your way to the end it is adrenaline rush all the way! Best time of the year is now as the colors are so beautiful!
I am a gran-ma that had fun with my grand children 14, 11 , and 8. the instruction were good enough for all of us .
Ma fille de 10 ans m'a demandé de faire cette activité. Je m'attendais à un truc pour enfant mais j'en ai eu pour mon argent. Les parcours sont variés et les tyroliennes époustouflantes! À faire, surtout si le temps est gris.