LES ROUTES BLANCHES
From village to village
on the nordic ski trails of the Laurentians
3
backcountry cross-country
ski routes at your disposal!
Introduction to winter camping on les Routes blanches
Accompanied by a ski guide, come and try a true nordic ski and winter camping experience near Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard.
2 March – Introduction to nordic skiing
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Following the footsteps of Nordic skiing’s pioneers
Over 140 km of cross-country ski trails, for a total of 8 days of adventure.
Only 1 hour from Montreal and less than 7 hours from Toronto and New York.
Just like in the golden age of early 20th century skiing, explore Quebec’s hinterland on your Nordic skis and set off on an adventure to experience Laurentian cross-country ski culture, staying in inns, hotels, cabins and yurts!
Our builders
Jackrabbit Johannsen
Herman Smith Johannsen, a Norwegian by birth, was nicknamed Jackrabbit by the Firsts Nations for his remarkable ability to get around the trails quickly on skis. He was one of the first to introduce nordic skiing to America and he is known as “le skieur centenaire”.
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The Gillespie brothers
To help their kids get to school, this Swedish family cleared the Gillespie backcountry cross-country ski trail between Val-David and Ste-Agathe. This mythical trail, whose beacon is the Swedish flag, is an integral trail to the East Route.
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Émile Cochand
Swiss-born ski champion Émile Cochand moved to the Laurentians bringing with him a hundred pairs of nordic skis to open the first ski school in North America.
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Eddy Fortier
After abandoning his snowmobile for backcountry cross-country skiing, Eddy Fortier became the nordic ski trail blazer par excellence of the hinterland of Mont-Rolland (Sainte-Adèle).
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James Jackson
Cross-country ski engineer, designer and manufacturer, James Jackson dedicated his life to the trails and the sport. He participated in the creation of a major network of nordic ski trails in Morin-Heights and is still involved today in the conservation of ski trails in the Laurentians.
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