Tag: Winter
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A Valentine’s Adventure Interrupted
Day 1: Beating the Storm to Quebec City It’s Wednesday evening, and we’re settling into our hotel room in Quebec City. But why are we here? Simple—tomorrow, we’re supposed to be in Monts-Valin National Park for a long-planned Valentine’s adventure. Of course, nature has its own plans. A major snowstorm is rolling in, with forecasts…
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Jacques-Cartier National Park winter hike in extreme cold
Our new record – a winter hike in extreme cold happened in Jacques-Cartier National Park at -30C ❄️❄️❄️ Yes, we had to adjust our initial plan for 11 km and make another, shorter trail. But nevertheless, we are very proud of ourselves. Especially because it is a part of our new year resolutions 😉 And…
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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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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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Zoo Granby in winter.
What normal Canadian family could do in beautiful winter day when outside is -20 C? Exactly, they could visit a Zoo 🙂 . We’ve never been in Zoo Granby before, especially in winter. A little bit cold, but interesting experience 🙂 . Our friends invited us to visit this place in advance. Of course as…
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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:…