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What It's Like at Quebec City's Wild and Wintery Carnaval

February 4, 2010 at 4:35 PM | by | Comments (5)

Thousands of people are snowsuiting up and heading to Quebec City for Winter Carnaval, held this year from Jan.29 through Feb.14.

Despite frigid temperatures (it plummeted to -4F on Saturday), locals didn’t seem to mind the weather, instead numbing the cold with the potent Port and brandy-infused Caribou liquor

The $12CAD entry fee gets you 17 days of zip-lining over the Plains of Abraham, raft sledding, soaks in outdoor hot tubs and plenty of other activities. The upcoming weekends will showcase ice sculptures, extreme canoeing in the icy St. Lawrence River and Human Foozeball.

But bring your warmest gear no matter how ugly it is, because while many Québécois can bundle up quite fashionably, this is no time for amateurs to cut corners.

This video captures some Carnaval scenes.

Related Stories
· Carnival coverage [Jaunted]
· Carnaval de Quebec [Official Site]

Disclosure: Quebec City Tourism invited some journos, including Chanize to brave the cold and bear witness to the largest winter carnival in North America.

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I'd Still Rather be in Florida

Well, ya know, Disney and all... The large, dancing snowmen freak me out a bit. I will admit that if Quebec had awesome skiing that was mildly affordable to reach, I might consider this. Keep in mind this is coming from a guy whose singular Canadian experience was a bachelor party in Montreal. During a blizzard weekend.
hosteldog on February 4, 2010 at 8:04 PM #Permalink

Favorite things at Carnaval

I loved watching the robust people in the swimsuit competition. And staying at the Ice Hotel--see my article about that at http://www.carouselpress.com/quebec_in_winter.html
traveluv on February 7, 2010 at 8:12 PM #Permalink

Quebec!!! <3

I have yet to experience Carnival in Quebec City, however, I would LOVE TO! ...if you need assistance on planning a trip, visit: http://QuebecCity101.com There's a lot of useful information!
Becka on February 15, 2010 at 4:55 PM #Permalink

Condos are the new hotels

If you're looking to save, condos are a great alternative to hotels. To find the hotels I used http://QuebecCityCondo.com or you can find it through http://QuebecCity101.com. Hope it helps, and enjoy Quebec. It is beautiful!
marissagold68 on November 9, 2010 at 7:32 PM #Permalink

correction!

Ah excuse me, I meant to write, to find the CONDOS I used http::/QuebecCityCondo.com found through http://QuebecCity101.com Sorry again, my apologies!
marissagold68 on November 9, 2010 at 7:34 PM #Permalink

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