Ottawa has the best ice sculpture and the Rideau Canal to skate, but Winterlude in Gatineau, Quebec, is also a great playground for some winter fun. Although it no longer has the huge snow sculptures competition, a few impressive bas-reliefs are carved at the bottom of the main attraction: the giant snow/ice slides.
These slides are massive and trust me, they are fast! A frozen butt later, you may even start to enjoy the winter. And if you don’t want to be cold, you can even slide on buoys. You know, take the easy option.
We visited on a relatively quiet day and I loved the light and the atmosphere of the site, by the frozen Ottawa River. People, dressed in layers of colourful clothes, looked like little ants besides the mountains of snow!
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Haha, I love the last picture 🙂 Do you ski?
Nope! Too expensive 😉
Salut Zhu,
This looks like a fun event!
You could put me in that class with those kids to learn skiing,skating or any other winter sport. I know nothing of these sports 🙂
I’m not surprised… not much snow in Hawaii, eh?
I’ve always dreamed of skating on the Rideau canal but unfortunately never had the chance to do it!
Okay, next time you come to Ottawa we can try together!
Interesting way how Canadians carry their kids; in Mexico, they tie their kids on a leash!
I’ve seen that in the US too.
Amazing how a society can adapt to such weather conditions and create fun, beauty and practical measures to deal with it…
As a child, I’d slide on my butt – now, I’d opt for the tube!
That’s what I like about Canada, winters are long but we try to enjoy them.
Ice sculptures are very funny 🙂 So much snow.
It’s a good way to have some winter fun.
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