Tag: Snow
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Where to ski in Quebec – Ski Saint Bruno.
Where to ski in Quebec? If you live in Montreal and don’t want to drive far, then the answer is – Ski Saint Bruno. Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville is a suburb of Montreal and located a few kilometers to the east. The city is mainly known as a location for Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park and Ski Mont Saint…
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Where to hike with kid near Montreal – Mont Chauve in Orford National Park.
We always look for the new places where to hike with our kid near Montreal. I usually start by browsing the google map for the ideas. For our last hiking of 2017 we decided to climb Mont Chauve in Orford National Park. Our first attempt failed in the late fall of 2016. Then we returned…
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Things to do with kids in winter near Montreal – La Goudrelle sugar shack.
Cabanes à sucre (sugar shack) It was a maple season and Quebec is famous as a supplier of about 80% of the world’s maple syrup production. On top of that Quebec is a home to hundreds of the best cabanes à sucres (sugar shacks) in the world. We’ve never visited sugar shack before and I am happy…
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Where to ski in Quebec – Bromont.
Bromont City. Bromont is the city located on the same highway 10 as Orford, but closer to Montreal. The city gets it’s name from Mont Brom, which is a favorite destination for downhill skiers in winter, mount bike and water slide lovers in summer. Ski resort. Ski Bromont has 141 trails which cover 3 mountains:…
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Where to ski in Quebec – Mount Orford
Orford Township. Orford Township is located on the highway 10 between Montreal and Sherbrook, in Memphremagog area of Eastern Townships. This area is an exceptional nature playground thanks to Mont-Orford National Park, which was created in 1933. In winter Mont-Orford ski resort attracts skiers and snow-shoe hikers. In summer people could enjoy the hikes of…
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Where to ski in Quebec – Mount Sutton.
The Town of Sutton, Quebec. The Town of Sutton is bound to the south by US border. Town’s large area is surrounded by mountains. The highest summit is Round Top, which has an elevation of 962 m. This mountainous area offers many attractive activities: downhill, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter; hiking and treetop adventure…