THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, March 18, 2010
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Mo n t -Sa i n t e -an n e & le Ma S S i F , Qu e B e c
The sun is once again will always poach my eggs
high in the sky. In the this way.
parking lot people are We skied downhill run
tailgating with barbecues after run all morning on
flaming and reggae music the most wonderful loose
pounding. Spring Fling granular snow (moguls
pond skimming contests were sweet too). The snow
are being held and Hawai- and the sun shining off
ian shirts may outnumber the Saint Lawrence River
the jackets people are were beautiful. We skied
wearing on the slopes. until we were too hungry
Spring is here. to continue. After a quick
Spring comes a little lunch in our room we
later for our friends to the headed back to the Nor-
north. We slipped away dic Center for some more
for a few days of skiing in great skate skiing.
Quebec at Mont-Sainte- For supper we ate very
Anne and Le Massif. There well in the Chateau’s Bis-
wasn’t much snow on tro. We enjoyed cheese
the sides of the highways fondue and crème brulee
and after looking at bare while watching the Curl-
ground during the six ing on the large TVs.
hour drive we were happy After another great
to see tall snow banks. morning of downhill ski-
We arrived on Sunday ing at Mont-Sainte-Anne,
afternoon and we went we moved out of our very
straight to cross-country fine digs and jumped in
ski. The Mont-Sainte-
Mont-Sainte-Anne’s trail Le Crete and the Saint Lawrence River sparkles below. The sky
the car and headed 40
Anne Nordic Center was
was so blue and clear we could easily see to the Old Quebec City. The alpine resort boasts
minutes up river to Baie-
busy and noisy with chil-
66 trails covering 465 acres and 42 miles (68 km), with a 2,050-foot (625-meter) vertical
Saint-Paul. On our way
dren celebrating the end
drop, 13 lifts, including an 8-passenger gondola and two detachable quadchairs. See pAtEnAudE on 38
of their Jack Rabbit Ski
Club (same thing as our
Bill Koch Leagues). We
skied a good loop and
sampled some of their 185
kilometers of groomed
trails! There are trails for
all abilities and it doesn’t
take very long to get out
into the pristine wilder-
ness.
We stayed a couple
nights at the Chateau
Mont-Sainte-Anne, locat-
ed right at the base of the
downhill area. Our hotel
was our ski lodge. (The
Nordic Center—Sentiers
de Ski de Fond is located
about three miles away
and there is a X-C trail
that connects the resorts).
Our room was comfortable
and modern—the kitchen-
ette had no cook-top, only
a microwave oven, per-
fect! Using in room wi-fi
I Googled up instructions
on how to poach an egg in
a microwave and I think I
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