Hit the slopes on an alpine sled

Slide from the highest peak in the Chaudières-Appalaches region to the Radar area , with bus lift services, or even at night with a headlamp in the park valley in Mauricie or at Le Massif on the 7.5 km trail, the longest in Quebec. Adrenaline guaranteed!

Ice mazes for skating in the forest

For 25 years, the Domaine de la forêt perdue in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, in Mauricie, has been home to a secret: a labyrinth of more than 15 kilometres is reserved in winter for skaters… as well as for llamas, alpacas and ponies who wander through the pine forest, lit up in the evening by light shows that illuminate the forest.

At Eco-Odyssée too, near Ottawa, skaters can get lost in a maze of frozen canals. The aquatic labyrinth for SUPs and canoes is transformed for the happiness of your sharp blades.

At the Red Maple Sugar Shack in Centre-du-Québec, we don't just indulge in a sweet treat! In winter, there are five km of icy trails through the maple grove.

Winter Astronomy Evenings

The ASTROLab observatory of the International Dark Sky Reserve of Mont-Mégantic National Park offers an interactive Cosmos discovery activity in its multimedia room, followed by an observation of the firmament with outdoor telescopes, and a torchlight walk along the snowy trails.

The legend of Liéri , a nature escape game

For young and old, four stations of different difficulty levels are offered on the three-km trail that runs along the Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook in Estrie, the same one that hosts the Foresta Lumina experience in the warm season. Snowshoeing, hiking, snow scootering, dog sledding, skating, snow biking and even ice climbing are available by reservation .

Snowshoeing… or ski-hok hiking

Explore the backcountry, hear your footsteps sink into the snow, trace… in winter, the hikes are gentle, with muffled steps. On snowshoes, Nordic skis or even a combination of the two, the new ski-hok or ski-raquette, go for a walk! In the glacial valley of the Jacques-Cartier, the guides of Quatre Natures accompany you, with departures from downtown Quebec City by shuttle and excursions for all tastes! There is even a weekend at Le Massif in ski-hok between the river and the mountains with exceptional panoramas of the Saint-Laurent. In Montebello, Kenauk nature , located on a wildlife reserve with more than 60 lakes, an hour and a half from Ottawa and Montreal, also offers a range of experiences in the same genre.

Ice fishing: ice, not just for skating!

Teasing speckled trout in a hole dug with a drill on a crust of ice on a beautiful cold and sunny day is nothing ordinary. For a heated cabin on the lake, pre-drilled fishing holes, bait, rods, bait and all the necessary equipment, many outfitters and businesses offer the complete experience. In the Laurentians, there is the Centre de Pêche d'Argenteuil ; near Montreal, Pêche sur Glace ; near Ottawa, Pêche blanche Gatineau . Aventure Lac-Saint-Jean organizes snowmobile departures from Roberval and cooks the catch with the fishermen at the end of the day! And for sea trout and all other groundfish, the Saguenay is the only place allowed in Quebec. For a day in the Grande-Baie sector: Pêche blanche du Fjord, Contact-Nature, Pêche Aventures Saguenay, Accommodation des 21.

From the snow bike to the e-fatbike for pedaling under the snowflakes

"In Old Quebec, there aren't many sports activities during the cold season," said the entrepreneur at the head of Tuque & Bicycles experiences . "You have to get out of the city to enjoy the joys of winter." To remedy this, she offers initiation and rental of the famous fat bikes to crisscross the streets of the capital in winter.

Elsewhere in the province, there are now nearly a hundred sites where you can enjoy fat-tire biking in nature. The Domaine Vert outdoor centre, known for its aerial obstacle course and mountain bike trails in the summer, very close to Montreal, has a good network and allows you to rent these bikes even for children. In Saint-Félicien, there is more than a zoo: the 22 km of Tobo-Ski trails are a great playground in the heart of the boreal forest. DTour Temblant even offers the e-fatbike , the electrically assisted winter bike, as an introduction, discovery package or night experience.