Mountain and winter sports Canada

Awe-inspiring landscapes, narrow valleys, fjords and lakes - nature stretches out before your eyes, and what better way to experience it than on an excursion - or even a few days' expedition - by dogsled or snowshoe. We recommend that you stay in one of our friendly, four-bedroom, two-bathroom inns. For meals, bring your own groceries or buy ready-to-eat meals on site. Bonus: a living room with a wood-burning stove will provide you with a well-deserved moment of relaxation and warmth.

This winter activity centre offers more than sixty snow sliding trails in five different types of boats (including bobsleighs!), all on three sides. Hours of fun guaranteed, day and night, for young and old! Services offered: helmet and goggle rental shop, restaurant (bring your own lunch), storage lockers (fee), helicopter tour (fee), sugar shack (La Cabane Arthur Raymond).

Bromont, montagne d'expériences is a multi-activity park that adapts to all four seasons. In winter, you can enjoy the pleasures of skiing in exceptional snow conditions, in the largest lighted ski area in North America. In summer, the area remains popular for its water park, not forgetting its Bike Park dedicated to mountain biking. Other attractions include mountain tobogganing, a climbing wall and the Hisséo hebertism park.

Comprising three peaks and four slopes, Mount Orford has a vertical drop of 589 metres and offers 62 trails and 18 glades for skiers and snowboarders. Snowparks with courses (jumps, moguls, banked turns - also a family snow park). Equipment rental, ski and fatbike store, three restaurants including a pub with bar service. Winter hiking trails, alpine hiking trails. Many activities available in other seasons, including golf on Mont-Orford's superb undulating course (par 72).

It is one of the great winter must-see in the capital, just next to the no less famous Château Frontenac. Keep your eyes open and fasten your caps! On board a slide going up to 70 km/h, you will feel a breath of pleasure with a breathtaking view of the river and the Château. To try! On the site, you will also find an outdoor mini sugar shack and on-the-go meals at the Princess Louise Kiosk.

Based at the Station touristique Duchesnay, the company Aventure Inukshuk offers activities all year long. In the winter season, dog sledding and snowmobile tours and expeditions are offered. Inukshuk's pack numbers about 200 dogs! If you don't have the opportunity to do this great winter activity, black bear observation trips and bear safaris by quad are available from mid-June to mid-October. Also on site in summer: outdoor maze and cani-kart activity.

Several packages and activities are offered here to make you experience the Quebec winter in all its splendor, including the Glisse et détente package that allows you to combine a 40-minute dogsledding excursion with a session at Le Nordique de Stoneham spa to relax after the effort. To extend the pleasure, a doghouse and a chalet are available for rent in winter. In the summer, the four types of lodging promise starry nights and some activities are offered on the site, including a visit to the kennel.

It is one of the most popular ski resorts in the Laurentians. It offers 23 trails with a 200-meter vertical drop, a development snowpark and 5 lifts to get everyone to the top. Several services are also offered on site, including rental and tuning of ski equipment, an accessory store, a cafeteria and the Tamarack restaurant-bar with its huge central fireplace and sunny terrace. Please note that evening skiing is no longer offered for an indefinite period.

17 tracks, 201 m of elevation, evening skiing (8 illuminated slopes), 3 ski lifts, snow. Rental of glisse equipment. Catering on site.

41 tracks, 300 m of elevation, 7 ski lifts, snow (jumps, half-pipe, ramp). Snowshoe trails and night expeditions. Rental and repair of glisse equipment. Catering, hotel accommodation and condos on site.

11 tracks, 183 m of elevation, evening skiing (8 illuminated slopes), 3 ski lifts, snow. Rental of glisse equipment. Stop-day care. On-site accommodation at the foot of the slopes.

Sommet Saint-Sauveur is home to a ski resort (43 trails with the Avila slope, night skiing, snowpark, purchase, rental and repair of equipment), a water park (water slides, wave pools and all kinds of water circuits over more than 4 km in the mountains, private cabin rental, boutique), an alpine roller coaster (hybrid attraction mixing roller coaster and summer luge in a mountain environment, descent in the forest for about 1.5 km), a double zip line, mountain biking on the Avila slope, small rides and an 18-hole miniature golf.

A veritable small outdoor base, it specializes in guided off-trail snowmobile outings in a region highly renowned for its beautiful winter conditions. The company also offers snowmobile, quad and electric mountain bike rentals, not to mention floatplane tours, guided motorcycle enduro outings and more. The icing on the cake is the possibility of sleeping in one of our glamping domes, each with its own private terrace, barbecue and hot tub. Dome rentals also include the loan of kayaks and paddleboards. The best!

With a vertical drop of 134 meters, Ski Saint-Bruno offers 18 trails on 2 sides, night skiing (all trails are lit), 9 lifts, snowparks (among the best in Quebec) and a progressive course for beginners. Many services on site: purchase, rental and repair of ski equipment, accessory store and restaurant. A RTL SkiBus shuttle bus serves the station every weekend from the Longueuil - Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station. A stop is also included at the national park.

Saguenay Aventures is the new entity that brings together OrganisAction (adventure tourism), the Fjord and Whales cruises (excursions aboard a 48-passenger Zodiac) and the Hors-Circuits boutique (outdoor equipment sales and rentals). Whether you want a canoe-camping expedition, an eco-safari in the forest, a whale-watching cruise on the fjord, a dog-sledding or snowmobiling excursion, everything is possible, including customized packages. For a few hours or a few days, there is something for everyone!

This mountain adventure park offers via ferrata courses (one of which is illuminated at night), an aerial bridge at 200 m altitude, abseiling (70 m), climbing courses, a double zip line (250 m), hiking trails and backcountry skiing. Accommodation is available in inns (dormitories, private rooms), rustic cabins, ready-to-camp and wilderness camping. A community kitchen, hot tub and sauna are also available to guests. Canoes, kayaks and electric-assist bicycles for hire.

Located in the heart of the Monts-Valin massif, Valinouët enjoys excellent snow conditions: an average of 6 m of snow per year! Pure pleasure for downhill skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers. Here you'll find some 30 runs, 6 lifts, a snowpark, tubing, cross-country trails, snowshoeing and fatbike trails, and two climbs for long-distance skiing. On-site services: lodging, restaurant-pub, equipment rentals, services and trails for snowmobilers, L'Éternel Spa, etc.

A veritable village in itself, it offers a host of activities in all seasons, from downhill skiing to water sports, mountain biking or fatbike riding, golf, zip-lining, alpine hiking, and the list goes on. A host of boutiques, bars, restaurants and hotels/condos have also made their home at the foot of the mountain. Add to this a packed calendar of events and the immersive, interactive Tonga Lumina night-time trail, an experience by Moment Factory. Not to be missed!