{"id":2107,"date":"2021-02-16T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontenactours.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2021-02-16T11:41:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:41:07","slug":"my-quebec-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontenactours.com\/fr\/my-quebec-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Mon Qu\u00e9bec en hiver"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Mon Pays, ce n’est pas un pays c’est l’hiver.” (Gilles Vigneault)<\/em><\/p>

“My Country is not a country, it is winter.” (traduction from Gilles Vigneault’s text)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Eh bien oui, j\u2019adore l\u2019hiver, ses temp\u00eates, ses rafales et ses grands froids, mais surtout les activit\u00e9s d\u2019hiver.<\/span><\/p>

L\u2019hiver pour moi c\u2019est d\u2019aller se balader en for\u00eat avec mes raquettes, en ski, faire du traineau \u00e0 chien, de la motoneige et aller \u00e0 la rencontre de fant\u00f4mes\u2026 oui, oui, les fant\u00f4mes.<\/span><\/p>

L\u2019hiver est ma saison pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e. Mes plus beaux souvenirs d\u2019enfance y sont rattach\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Chez nous, il n\u2019y avait aucune raison de rester dans la maison \u00e0 regarder la t\u00e9l\u00e9 par temps froid ou de temp\u00eate. Mes parents nous \u2018\u2019mettaient dehors\u2019\u2019 aussit\u00f4t qu\u2019ils le pouvaient et la magie op\u00e9rait.<\/span><\/p>

Avec mes cousins, voisins et les nombreux enfants du quartier on s\u2019amusait \u00e0 faire des forts, des tunnels dans la neige, aller glisser m\u00eame s\u2019il faisait -20 \u00b0C. Mais un de mes plus grand plaisir \u00e9tait de patiner. Pas au parc ou sur une patinoire de quartier. Non, non, sur ma patinoire priv\u00e9e que mon p\u00e8re avait construite pour nous dans la cour de la maison. Mon p\u00e8re, malgr\u00e9 sa journ\u00e9e de travail, veillait \u00e0 ce que notre patinoire soit impeccable et pr\u00eate lorsqu\u2019on revenait de l\u2019\u00e9cole.<\/span><\/p>

Mes journ\u00e9es, \u00e9tant enfant, se r\u00e9sumaient \u00e0 aller \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole, faire mes devoirs, sortir patiner et jouer avec mes amis. Souvent, on entrait souper et on retournait dehors m\u00eame s\u2019il faisait nuit, froid et temp\u00eate.<\/span><\/p>

Mais les fins de semaine, les enfants de la maison pratiquaient un sport d'hiver. Pour ma part, c\u2019\u00e9tait le patinage artistique. Mon p\u00e8re nous a tous initi\u00e9s au ski alpin, il nous promenait <\/span>sur les <\/span>montagnes des Laurentides afin de nous offrir des journ\u00e9es merveilleuses en famille. Ma m\u00e8re aimait le ski de fond, sport qu\u2019elle a pratiqu\u00e9 jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 75 ans, souvent les fins de semaine. Elle nous amenait \u00e0 la base de plein air afin qu\u2019on pratique ce sport avec elle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Des souvenirs incroyables de mes journ\u00e9es d\u2019hiver enfant sont grav\u00e9es dans ma m\u00e9moire.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pour ma part, j\u2019ai continu\u00e9 la tradition. Mes enfants pourront en t\u00e9moigner. Quand ils \u00e9taient petits, \u00e0 mon tour de les mettre dehors, de leur faire construire des forts de neige, de leur pr\u00e9parer un petit pique-nique d\u2019hiver \u00e0 manger dans leur fort. Mais surtout de les mettre sur les planches pour les faire d\u00e9valer les pistes en montagne avec moi. Pour moi, du pur bonheur de passer mes journ\u00e9es \u00e0 partager mon sport pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 avec eux. Maintenant ils sont grands et \u00e0 leur mani\u00e8re ils profitent des hivers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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J\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert un plus grand terrain de jeux, ici \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec et dans les montagnes tout autour. Laissez-moi vous parler plus de ces activit\u00e9s qui me passionnent. Mais tout d\u2019abord vous devez en savoir un peu plus sur les hivers qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. L\u2019hiver dure plus ou moins de novembre \u00e0 avril, avec une temp\u00e9rature qui oscille entre 0 et -40 \u00b0C, des vents qui viennent souvent du nord-est et qui, selon moi, peuvent vous mordre au visage (vous comprendrez qu\u2019il faut bien se couvrir les joues).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Il ne neige pas tous les jours m\u00eame si cela serait vraiment agr\u00e9able et f\u00e9\u00e9rique. Mais par petites temp\u00eates qui peuvent nous laisser jusqu\u2019\u00e0 30 cm pour un total par saison de 300 cm \u00e0 400 cm de belles neiges blanches.\u00a0<\/p>

Il ne fait jamais trop froid pour sortir, il suffit de l\u2019habiller en plusieurs couches de v\u00eatements (dite la technique de la pelure d\u2019oignon) et le tour est jou\u00e9. Voil\u00e0 le secret.<\/span><\/p>

Alors mettez votre tuque, et voici les diff\u00e9rentes activit\u00e9s que l\u2019on peut pratiquer en hiver \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec et dans ses environs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ma nouvelle passion que ce soit en raquette ou <\/span>en crampons.<\/span><\/p>

La meilleure fa\u00e7on de d\u00e9couvrir des paysages \u00e0 couper le souffle et aussi d\u2019aller \u00e0 la rencontre des fant\u00f4mes. Les fant\u00f4mes sont les accumulations de neiges sur les arbres au sommet des montagnes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ses origines remontent bien avant l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des premiers colons en Nouvelle France.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

D\u00e9j\u00e0 au XVII si\u00e8cle, lorsque les fran\u00e7ais arriv\u00e8rent dans leur nouvelle colonie, l\u2019utilisation des raquettes \u00e9taient utilis\u00e9es par les am\u00e9rindiens. Les fran\u00e7ais vont aussit\u00f4t adopter ce mode de transport afin de faciliter leur d\u00e9placement que ce soit pour la chasse, la coupe du bois de chauffage, pour visiter leurs voisins et m\u00eame pour faire la guerre. En gros pour assurer leurs survies dans le climat rude de leur nouvelle terre d\u2019adoption.<\/span><\/p>

Je suis fascin\u00e9e de constater le nombre de mod\u00e8les de raquette qui seront cr\u00e9\u00e9s par les am\u00e9rindiens. Selon la situation g\u00e9ographique, les chutes de neiges y seront diff\u00e9rentes. Leur g\u00e9nie les portera \u00e0 adapter leurs raquettes selon leur usage. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mais l\u2019image qui me revient en t\u00eate et qui me fait r\u00eaver et celle de <\/span>ces vaillants coureurs des bois<\/span> (qui apprendront tout des am\u00e9rindiens) qui se prom\u00e8nent dans les bois afin de chasser. Et par le fait m\u00eame, participer \u00e0 la traite des fourrures qui f\u00fbt, au d\u00e9but de la colonie de la Nouvelle France, le moteur \u00e9conomique de sa survie.<\/span><\/p>

Tranquillement cette activit\u00e9 traditionnelle de survie, se transformera en sport et loisirs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Si vous vous initiez \u00e0 ce sport, plusieurs parcours urbains et en montagne sont \u00e0 votre port\u00e9e.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Il y a une l\u00e9gende qui dit que les iroquois pratiquaient ce sport, chauss\u00e9s de mocassins auxquels ils fixaient des tibias d'animaux \u00e0 l\u2019aide de lani\u00e8res de cuir, et que les explorateurs fran\u00e7ais auraient patin\u00e9 d\u00e8s 1604. Mais le sport sera plus d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 vers les ann\u00e9es 1840. Ce sport gagnera en popularit\u00e9 tr\u00e8s vite, et de surcro\u00eet sera le sport par pr\u00e9dilection de la gente f\u00e9minine, voire une activit\u00e9 sociale importante.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Vous ne serez pas surpris d\u2019apprendre que le Canada figure parmi les pionniers, lorsqu'on parle d\u2019am\u00e9nagement de glace ext\u00e9rieur. Et qu'\u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec nous avons eu la premi\u00e8re patinoire couverte au Monde, en 1852.<\/span><\/p>

\u00c0 Qu\u00e9bec, encore aujourd\u2019hui, vous pouvez facilement trouver une patinoire sans vraiment faire des kilom\u00e8tres. En effet, les parcs de la ville, une fois que le temps froid arrive, se transforme en anneaux de glace. Et souvent vous vous trouvez dans un milieu enchanteur, une fois la nuit tomb\u00e9e, musique et lumi\u00e8re multicolore \u00e9claireront votre passage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Le sport national du Qu\u00e9bec, qui se dit rassembleur avec des conversations enflamm\u00e9es quotidiennes, est aussi le rendez-vous des samedis soir lorsque j\u2019\u00e9tais enfant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

En fait, ce sport que l\u2019on conna\u00eet aujourd'hui, tire ses origines d\u2019un jeu de balle et b\u00e2ton pratiqu\u00e9 dans les Iles Britanniques, particuli\u00e8rement le hurling (Irlande), le shity (\u00e9cosse) et le bandy (Angleterre). Mais c\u2019est \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, en 1875, que sera organis\u00e9 le premier match de hockey sur glace. Et en 1877 le journal La Gazette de Montr\u00e9al publiera les premi\u00e8res r\u00e8gles qui transformeront ce sport pour en devenir le sport par pr\u00e9dilection des qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Si vous \u00eates de passage \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec et que vous voulez vivre une exp\u00e9rience avec les gens de la place, voici votre occasion. Pr\u00e9sentez-vous avec vos patins et votre hockey dans un des parcs de la ville de Qu\u00e9bec.<\/span><\/p>

D\u00e8s l\u2019automne les bandes blanches (les murs qui d\u00e9limitent la surface de jeu) s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8vent dans les parcs, aussit\u00f4t que la glace est prise. Allez \u00e0 la rencontre de vos nouveaux compagnons de jeu. Ne soyez pas surpris il y aura des joueurs de 5 \u00e0 70 ans qui n\u2019ont qu\u2019un but en t\u00eate : faire une petite partie de hockey. N\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 prendre place au milieu de la glace et de jeter votre b\u00e2ton au centre de la glace comme les autres. Pour faire les \u00e9quipes quelqu\u2019un tirera les b\u00e2tons de gauche \u00e0 droite, vous n\u2019avez qu\u2019\u00e0 suivre votre b\u00e2ton et voil\u00e0 votre nouvelle \u00e9quipe. En passant, si vous pensez qu\u2019\u00e0 -15 ou -20 \u00b0C les gens ne se pr\u00e9senteront pas, d\u00e9trompez-vous ils seront au rendez-vous. Il ne fait jamais trop froid pour jouer au hockey.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Enfant, chacune des petites <\/span>buttes<\/span> devenait une montagne. On partait avec mes amis et moi avec nos tra\u00eeneaux pour s\u2019amuser \u00e0 les descendre. On pouvait y rester des heures.<\/span><\/p>

Aujourd\u2019hui j\u2019adore toujours glisser, mais cette fois en chambre \u00e0 air. Pour l\u2019espace d\u2019une journ\u00e9e mes amis et moi redevenons des ados de 15 ans. On planifie une journ\u00e9e \u00e0 Val Cartier le centre par excellence pour la glisse en chambre \u00e0 air. Vous nous verrez d\u00e9valer toutes les pistes possibles, ou les rires, cris et grands sourires sont le th\u00e8me de la journ\u00e9e. Si vous aimez les sensations fortes, on s\u2019y donne rendez-vous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ce sport de pr\u00e9cision pratiqu\u00e9 sur la glace, et dont ses origines sont \u00e9cossaises, est pratiqu\u00e9 dans la province de Qu\u00e9bec depuis les ann\u00e9es 1800. En fait, ce sport arrivera par l\u2019entremise des soldats britanniques. Le premier club de curling sera fond\u00e9 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al en 1807 par des immigrants \u00e9cossais. C\u2019est en 1862 qu\u2019une organisation verra le jour \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec. Pouvez-vous imaginer une partie de curling sur le fleuve ? H\u00e9 oui, lorsque la glace s'y pr\u00eatait, les gens se regroupaient afin de faire une partie. Par contre, un espace urbain \u00e0 m\u00eame les anneaux de glace pour le patinage leur sera adapt\u00e9. Anciennement les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois nommaient ce sport 'jeu de galets '.<\/span><\/p>

L\u2019an dernier, j\u2019ai eu la chance de m\u2019initier \u00e0 ce sport de pr\u00e9cision, et j\u2019ai vraiment ador\u00e9. C\u2019est \u00e0 essayer avec vos amis.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Le ski nordique ou ski de fond, son histoire est aussi ancienne que la raquette \u00e0 neige.<\/span><\/p>

Ce sport, dont les origines remontent \u00e0 plus de 5000 ans, en Scandinavie, fera son entr\u00e9e au Canada vers les ann\u00e9es 1890. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la compagnie des chemins de fer Canadien Pacifique, qui organise des voyages dans les Laurentides (au nord de Montr\u00e9al), les adeptes de ce sport pourront pratiquer leur sport sur un important r\u00e9seau de pistes trac\u00e9es d\u00e8s 1927.<\/span><\/p>

Mais pour moi, comme je vous le mentionnais, c\u2019\u00e9tait le sport pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 de ma m\u00e8re. J\u2019avais oubli\u00e9 ce sport par manque de temps. Cette ann\u00e9e avec la pand\u00e9mie, je m'y suis remise (pas trop bonne la fille avec son \u00e9quilibre). Malgr\u00e9 mes d\u00e9buts difficiles, j\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert plein de petits endroits \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec pour me r\u00e9initier \u00e0 ce sport.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Alors l\u00e0 vous me parlez... Le ski alpin est probablement mon sport par excellence.\nJe le pratique depuis que je suis petite. Mon p\u00e8re \u00e9tait un excellent skieur, mes souvenirs d\u2019enfance sont souvent associ\u00e9s \u00e0 nos sorties en famille dans les Laurentides o\u00f9 l'on trouvait plusieurs centres de ski.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Quand je chausse mes skis, je sais que la journ\u00e9e va \u00eatre parfaite. D\u00e9valer les pentes me procure un sentiment de libert\u00e9, des joies intenses. C\u2019est une rencontre avec moi-m\u00eame, c\u2019est le moment de se relaxer et d\u2019oublier les soucis quotidiens. Je me suis fait un devoir de transmettre ce sport \u00e0 mes enfants. Il n\u2019y a pas une montagne \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec que je n\u2019ai pas descendue. Maintenant je pratique ce sport avec mes amis. Quelques fois par ann\u00e9e c\u2019est aussi le moyen d\u2019en faire une journ\u00e9e de qualit\u00e9 avec mes enfants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Le moyen de transport le plus adapt\u00e9 afin de parcourir les grands espaces nordiques, traverser les lacs gel\u00e9s et les for\u00eats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

L\u2019invention de se transporter en tra\u00eeneau tir\u00e9 par des chiens, nous vient des autochtones du nord. Ces vaillants peuples devaient se d\u00e9placer sur de grands espaces enneig\u00e9s ou glac\u00e9s afin d\u2019assurer leur survie. Par contre vers 1600, lors de l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des premiers colons, les europ\u00e9ens l'utilisent pour d\u00e9couvrir les territoires plus au nord mais aussi pour acheminer de la nourriture et des marchandises principalement des fourrures afin d\u2019assurer la traite.<\/span><\/p>

Les tra\u00eeneaux pouvaient atteindre une longueur de 2 m\u00e8tres (7 pieds) et 40 cm (16 po) de large pour une hauteur de 10 cm (4 po), et pouvaient transporter des charges jusqu\u2019\u00e0 300 kilos (600 livres).<\/span><\/p>

Les chiens de tra\u00eeneau (l\u2019attelage) sont d\u2019une race particuli\u00e8re, pas comme les autres animaux. Ils doivent avoir une grande r\u00e9sistance au grand froid. Les Malamutes, les huskies, et les samoy\u00e8des sont des chiens de pr\u00e9dilection. Les chiens sont harnach\u00e9s en une seule file. Le dernier chien (chien de queue) a la t\u00e2che importante de freiner le tra\u00eeneau lorsque le Musher en d\u00e9cide. Et bien s\u00fbr, le chien de t\u00eate \u00e9tait le plus ob\u00e9issant afin d\u2019assurer le bon fonctionnement de l\u2019exp\u00e9dition. En passant, on prot\u00e9geait les pattes des chiens avec de petites bottes de peaux afin qu\u2019ils ne se blessent pas sur des morceaux de glaces pointues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Musher<\/em>: nom qu\u2019on donne \u00e0 celui qui pilote le tra\u00eeneau.<\/span><\/p>

Fait d\u2019histoire : pendant la premi\u00e8re guerre mondiale, le Canada a envoy\u00e9 des \u00e9quipages de tra\u00eeneau \u00e0 chiens afin d\u2019aider l\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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C\u2019est une invention qui fait la fiert\u00e9 des qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois.<\/span><\/p>

Joseph Armand Bombardier, a pour ambition de cr\u00e9er un bolide qui permettra de faciliter les d\u00e9placements en hiver. En effet, il incorpora un syst\u00e8me de roue dent\u00e9e recouverte de caoutchouc et des chenilles sur les roues arri\u00e8re, ce qui r\u00e9volutionna le monde des d\u00e9placements sur neige. M\u00eame si \u00e0 ses d\u00e9but les motoneiges sont surtout pour des raisons pratiques de d\u00e9placement, elles seront utilis\u00e9es lors de la 2\u00e8me guerre mondiale, comme ambulance, d\u2019autobus scolaire en zone rural et pour le travail en for\u00eat. Aujourd\u2019hui la motoneige ou ski-doo (pour les qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois) est une bonne fa\u00e7on de d\u00e9couvrir le Qu\u00e9bec.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

En chiffres, le Qu\u00e9bec, via les diff\u00e9rents clubs de motoneige, balise et entretient 34 000 km de sentiers blancs, ce qui est sup\u00e9rieur au nombre de kilom\u00e8tres de route asphalt\u00e9es que le minist\u00e8re des Transports du Qu\u00e9bec entretient. En gros, si les conditions vous le permettent, vous pouvez faire le tour du Qu\u00e9bec et ses paysages d\u2019hiver sur un bolide \u00e0 chenille.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Un grand merci sp\u00e9cial \u00e0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dor\u00e9<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Cormier<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Marco Fournel<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Sylvain Lavoie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

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“Mon Pays, ce n’est pas un pays c’est l’hiver.” (Gilles Vigneault) “My Country is not a country, it is winter.” (traduction from Gilles Vigneault’s text) Well yes, I love winter, its storms, gusts and bitter cold, but especially the winter activities. Winter for me is going for a walk in the forest with my snowshoes, skiing, dog sledding, snowmobiling and meeting ghosts … yes yes ghosts. Winter is my favorite season. My prettiest childhood memories are attached to it. Childhood memories For us there was no reason to stay in the house watching TV in cold or stormy weather. My parents ‘kicked us out’ as soon as they could and the magic worked. With my cousins, neighbors and the many children of the neighborhood we had fun making forts, tunnels in the snow, going sliding even if it was -20 \u00b0C. But one of my greatest joys was skating. Not in the park or in a neighborhood ice rink. No no, in my private ice rink that my father had built for us in the courtyard of the house. My dad, despite his day’s work, made sure our rink was spotless and ready when we got home from school. My days as a kid were all about going to school, doing my homework, going out skating and playing with my friends. Often we would go in for supper and go back outside even though it was dark, cold and stormy. But on the weekends, the children of the house practiced a winter sport. For me it was figure skating. My father introduced us all to alpine skiing, he took us skiing on the Laurentian mountains to offer us wonderful days with the family. My mom loved cross country skiing, which she used to do until she was 75, often on weekends. She would take us to the fields so that we could practice this sport with her.\u00a0 Incredible memories of my childhood winter days are engraved in my memory. Adulthood For my part, I continued the tradition. My children could witness it. When they were little, it was my turn to put them outside, have them build snow forts, prepare them a little winter picnic to eat in their fort. But above all to put them on the boards to take them down the mountain slopes with me. For me, it is a great happiness to spend my days sharing my favorite sport with them. Now they are grown up and they take advantage of the winters in their own way. Quebec winter I discovered a bigger playground, here in Quebec and in the mountains all around. So let me tell you more about these activities that fascinate me. But first you need to know a little more about Quebec winters. Winter lasts more or less from November to April, with a temperature that oscillates between 0 and -40 \u00b0C, winds which often come from the northeast and which in my opinion can bite you in the face (you will understand that it is necessary to cover the cheeks). It\u2019s not snowing every day even if it would be really pleasant and magical. But there are small storms that can leave us up to 30 cm for a total per season of 300 cm to 400 cm of beautiful white snow.\u00a0 It is never too cold to go out, you just need to dress up in several layers of clothing known as the onion peel technique (that\u2019s the secret). So put on your tuque, and here are the different activities that you can enjoy during winter in Quebec City and its surroundings. Winter hiking My new passion whether it’s snowshoeing or putting crampons on my showboots. The best way to discover breathtaking landscapes and also to meet ghosts. Ghosts are the accumulations of snow on trees on top of mountains. Previous Next First, let’s talk about snowshoeing Its origins go back long before the arrival of the first settlers in New France.\u00a0 Already in the 17th century, when the French arrived in their new colony, the snowshoes were used by the Amerindians. The French will immediately adopt this mode of transport to facilitate their travel whether for hunting, cutting firewood, to visit their neighbors and even to wage war. Basically to ensure their survival in the harsh climate of their new adopted land. I am fascinated by the number of snowshoe models that will be created by Native Americans. Depending on the geographical location, the snowfall will be different. Their genius will lead them to adapt their snowshoes according to their use. Google Photo Gallery Google Photo Gallery Google Photo Gallery Google Photo Gallery But the image that comes to my mind and that makes me dream is the Fur Traders (who will all learn from the Amerindians) who walk in the woods in order to hunt and thereby participate in the fur trade which was at the beginning of the colony of New France the economic engine of its survival. Quietly this traditional activity of survival, had transformed into sport and leisure. If you are introduced to this sport, several urban and mountain courses are within your reach. Ice skating There is a legend that says that the Iroquois practiced this sport wearing moccasins to which they attached animal shins with leather straps, and that French explorers would have skated as early as 1604. But the sport will be more developed around the 1840s. This sport will gain popularity very quickly, and moreover, it will be the sport preferred by women, even an important social activity.\u00a0 You won’t be surprised to learn that Canada is one of the pioneers when it comes to outdoor ice development. And that in Quebec, we had the first covered skating rink in the world, in 1852. In Quebec City, even today, you can easily find an ice rink without really going for miles. Indeed, once the cold weather arrives, the city’s parks turn into rings of ice, and often you find yourself in an enchanting environment, once night has fallen, music and multicolored light will illuminate your passage.\u00a0 https:\/\/youtu.be\/5URzcDmrpiMhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/AKNi1QRzu9Y The hockey The national sport of Quebec, which claims to be a unifier, the subject of heated daily conversations, Saturday night meetings when I was a child.\u00a0 In fact, the sport we know today has its origins in a ball and stick game played in the British Isles, particularly hurling (Ireland), shity (Scotland) and bandy (England). But it was in Montreal in 1875 where the first ice hockey game was held. And in 1877, the newspaper La Gazette de Montr\u00e9al published the first rules which transformed this sport into becoming the favorite sport of Quebecois.\u00a0 If you are passing through Quebec and you want a live experience with the locals, this is your opportunity. Show up with your skates and your hockey in one of the parks in Quebec City. In the fall, white bands (the walls that define the playing surface) rise in the parks, as soon as the ice is set. Go and meet your new playmates. Don’t be surprised if there are players aged 5 to 70 with just one goal in mind : playing a game of hockey. Don’t hesitate to take a seat in the middle of the ice and throw your stick in the center of the ice like the others. To make teams someone will pull the sticks left to right, you just have to follow your stick and here is your new team. By the way, if you think that at -15 or -20 \u00b0C people won’t show up, be assured that they will be there. It’s never too cold to play hockey. My favourite hockey player in the whole world – My son https:\/\/youtu.be\/eRvjWELo6uIhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/tu-lctVtK_w The slide As a child each of the little hillocks became a mountain. We would go with my friends in our sleds to have fun sliding down. We could stay there for hours. Today I still love to slide, but this time in an inner tube. For a day, my friends and I become 15 year old teenagers again. We plan a day in Valcartier, the ultimate place for tube sliding. You will see us sliding down every possible trail, where laughter, shouting and a big smile are the theme of the day. If you like thrills, we\u2019ll definitely meet there.\u00a0 Curling This precision sport played on the ice, and whose origins are Scottish, has been practiced in the province of Quebec since the 1800s. In fact, the sport has arrived with the British soldiers. The first curling club was founded in Montreal in 1807 by Scottish immigrants. It was in 1862 that an organization was created in Quebec. Can you imagine a game of curling on the river, yeah when the ice was thick enough, people would come together to play a game. On the other hand, an urban space directly on the ice rings for skating will be suitable for them. Formerly, the Quebecois called this sport a shuffleboard game. Last year I had the chance to try this precision sport, and I really loved it. This is a must try with your friends. Cross-country skiing Nordic skiing or cross-country skiing, its history is as old as snowshoeing. This sport, whose origins date back more than 5,000 years in Scandinavia, made its entry into Canada in the 1890s. Thanks to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, that organizes trips to the Laurentians (north of Montreal), fans of this sport will be able to practice their sport on a large network of tracks laid out in 1927. But for me, as I mentioned, it was my mother’s favorite sport. I had forgotten this sport because of the lack of time. This year with the pandemic, I got back to it (not too good the girl with her balance). Despite my difficult start, I discovered plenty of small places in Quebec to practice this sport again. Alpine skiing So there you talk to me \u2026 Alpine skiing is probably my favourite sport. I have been practicing it since I was little. My father was an excellent skier, my childhood memories are often associated with our family outings in the Laurentians, where there were several ski centers.\u00a0 When I put on my skis, I know the day is going to be perfect. Going down the slopes gives me a feeling of freedom, an intense joy. It’s my time with myself, it’s time to relax and forget about everyday worries. I passed on this sport to my children too. There isn’t a mountain in Quebec that I haven’t slid down. Now I go skiing with my friends. A few times a year, it is also the way to make it a quality day with my children.\u00a0 Dog sledding The most suitable type of transport to travel the great Nordic spaces, cross frozen lakes and forests.\u00a0 The invention of being transported in a sled pulled by dogs comes from the natives of the north. These valiant peoples had to move over large snow-covered or icy areas in order to ensure their survival. On the other hand, around 1600, when the first settlers arrived, the Europeans used it to discover the territories further north but also to transport food and goods, mainly furs, to ensure the trade. The sleds could reach a length of 2 meters (7 feet) and 40 cm (16 in) wide by a height of 10 cm (4 in), and could carry loads up to 300 kilograms (600 pounds). Sled dogs (the team) are a special breed, not like other animals, they must have a great resistance to extreme cold. Malamutes, huskies, and samoyeds are the best dogs for sledding. The dogs are harnessed in a single line. The last dog (tail dog) has the important task of slowing down the sled when the Musher decides. And of course the lead dog was the most obedient in keeping the expedition running smoothly. 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