Press
Review
We’re starting to become famous! Here are all the articles written on us so far. Stay tuned for additional articles coming out soon. Currently most press is in French (Google Translate is wonderful!), but by the end of winter 2024/25 we will have a lot more!
Snowy Trails, Cozy Inns: Skiing Town to Town in Quebec
03 March 2025 - The New York Times
The New York Times came to ski Les Routes Blanches! Journalist and avid skier Cindy Hirshfeld recounts her adventure.
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Skiing town to town in Quebec
30 March 2025 - The Denver Post
We feature in The Denver Post the leading Colorado daily, who cite us one of the most exciting new nordic ski companies!
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Cross Country Skier Resort Guide in North America
March 2025 - Cross Country Skier
Les Routes Blanches are selected in this list of the best places to practice cross-country skiing in North America.
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Nordic skiing, from village to village, on the Routes Blanches trails
March 2025 - Tourisme Laurentides
One of our guests this winter, Fabienne Hervé, recounts her experience on the East Route.
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Skiing like old times on Les Routes Blanches
01 March 2025 - Le Devoir
This article looks back on the creation of the Routes Blanches with testimonies from our director Marie-France Lajeunesse and our guide Will Hotopf.
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Laurentian Revival
24 February 2025 - Ski Canada Magazine
The best-selling Canadian ski magazine, Ski Canada, has written a piece on us! We are the only nordic content to feature.
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Les Routes Blanches: Nordic cross-country skiing from village to village in the Laurentians
20 February 2025 - Espaces
Winter transforms the Laurentians into a vast snowy playground, and we are cited as one of the best ways to enjoy it.
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From Val-David to Val-Morin
15 February 2025 - LaPresse
LaPresse tell us about his experience on the trail of the skiers of yesteryear. This is the first article in a trilogy.
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Lovin' the Laurentians
January 2025 - New England Ski Magazine
Les Routes Blanches beckon with Quebec charm and a hybrid XC, alpine adventure
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How Quebec Revived Village-to-Village Skiing
17 January 2025 - Wall Street Journal
The famous Wall Street Journal visited us! This was our first foreign press coverage.
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De Saint-Sauveur à Mont-Tremblant Comme au Bon Vieux Temps
December 2024 - Direction Canada
Direction Canada, the leading international French-speaking magazine on Canada has dedicated a whole page to Les Routes Blanches project, putting a global spotlight onto our little slice of ski heaven.
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Vivre l'expérience des Routes blanches
11 December 2024 - Accès
A writeup by two of our participants who co-run the blog Seulement Pour Jouer Dehors. They came skied with us last winter (2024) on the East Route and had a fabulous time!
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Comme au temps de Jackrabbit
26 Novembre 2024 - Géopleinair
Is it still possible to ski from village to village in the Laurentians like in the days of Jackrabbit Johannsen? Absolutely - Les Routes Blanches grand launch brings these ski journeys back to life.
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We are one of the best nordic ski destinations in North America!
25 November 2024 - Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes
You'll find us featured in Best Great Nordic Ski Escapes, a magazine sharing the best cross-country skiing destinations in Canada and the United States. Travel enthusiasts will be served in this more recent publication! (on pages 40 and 41)
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Town-to-Town Skiing in the Laurentians
20 November 2024 - Seven Days
They’re talking about Les Routes Blanches in Vermont! The alt-weekly newspaper Seven Days had included us in an article about winter activities to try in Quebec.
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The Routes Blanches are coming back to life
7 November 2024 - L'Info du Nord
The most recent local article which announces the official opening of the project to the general public.
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10 adventurous experiences to do in the Laurentians this Winter
05 November 2024 - Quebec le Mag
The Routes Blanches are one of ten adventures to try this Winter in Québec!
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Skier de village en village comme dans l’bon vieux temps!
13 February 2024 - On Y Va
An excellent summary of the project from its launch in 2023 to the introduction of guided routes in winter 2024. It describes how Les Routes blanches project is helping to preserve not only the backcountry cross-country ski network, but also local community sense of ownership. Nordic skiing is a key part of Laurentian culture!
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Skier de village en ville sera bientôt possible.
23 January 2024 - Journal Accès
A summary of the grand launch at the Au Clos Rolland inn, where 40 enthusiastic guests (company representatives, politicians, journalists, clubs, and other stakeholders) celebrated the first nordic ski trip of Les Routes blanches. The skiers had some great stories to tell after two days of adventure on the East Route.
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Skier de village en village avec les Boucles blanches.
9 January 2024 - L’Info du Nord
This article discusses the 2024 winter pilot project, which ran invite-only guided tours to test Les Routes Blanches cross-country ski routes. This was done in collaboration with Locapaq, a professional adventure tourism company based in Montreal.
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Plein air avec Phil Shaw et Jean-François Girard.
22 July 2023 - Radio-Canada Ohdio
Bruno Blanchet invites us to Val-David for the recording of the radio program "Le 5 à 7 carré". With Phil Shaw, we’re talking about Les Routes blanches and the history of cross-country ski in the Laurentians.
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Les routes blanches: Skier de village en ville sera bientôt possible.
30 March 2023 - Journal Accès
The regional newspaper Accès was the first to write about Les Routes Blanches! This is the story of how this project started as an effort to enhance the Laurentian nordic ski trails. It discusses how we started by exploring the official heritage ski trails to create 3 backcountry cross-country ski expedition routes. This process also evaluated the provision of services surrounding the trails.
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