Quebec Snow Adventures

Ice fishing is not to be trifled with in Quebec: it has its own association. The St-Anne River Outfitters Association brings thousands of people outdoors every year to participate in the historic sport of tomcod ice fishing. Following in the footsteps (and fishing poles) of the Iroquois people and the first French pioneers of Quebec, some 100,000 fishing lovers come out to sit in ice shacks and pull up their catch out of the frigid waters through a drilled hole. Some concessions to the modern day have been made, though: ice shacks are heated with wood stoves and kitted for comfort. Quebec spoils you that way.

There’s no end to the outdoor sports in Quebec, and you’re likely to turn from one to the next in a flurry of frivolity, loud cheering, and good-natured banter as you try your hand at the winter sports of ice climbing, snow rafting, skating, snowmobiling, tobogganing, snowshoeing, hockey, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowboarding, and dog sledding.

If you’re an extreme-sport lover, you won’t want to miss out on the phenomenal Crashed Ice held in Quebec City, a downhill skating craze with steep turns, high vertical drops, and some of the most jaw-plummeting skating you’ll ever see in your life. Racers are usually ice hockey players, and they speed through the course’s turns and jumps so fast you’ll fear for their lives – not that it’ll stop you from cheering them on at the top of your lungs. Strap on a pair of skates and head out onto the ice of frozen lakes or indoor arenas to try your own hand at some adventurous tricks of your own.

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You can’t remember a place you’ve never been. Head to the beautiful province today. Start by choosing an activity from the list, and begin making those memories.