1. Jean Sylvain MSA
OUTDOORS
2014 Québec ITU Winter Triathlon
A world first! On March 8 and 9, 2014, the 2014 Québec ITU Win-
ter Triathlon will bring together the sports elite for an event approved
by the International Triathlon Union (ITU). This challenge will include
5 km of snowshoeing, 12 km of speed skating and 8 km of skiing.
World-renowned athletes have already confirmed they are participat-
ing, including Sylvie Bacaert (France), two-time Olympic medallist,
and René-Laurent Vuillermoz (Italy), six-time medallist at the Biathlon
World Cup. The schedule also features an open event.
www.triathlonhiverquebec.com
New detachable quad chair lift
at Mont-Sainte-Anne
Starting in December 2013, the new Doppelmayr brand lift will replace
the triple chairlift serving the expert slopes. The new chairlift will be
twice as fast, in addition to serving a larger skiable terrain.
www.mont-sainte-anne.com
More extreme experiences
at the Stoneham Mountain Resort.
Discontinued in 2007, jumps will be back at Stoneham! Thanks to new
advances in terms of safety, 4 to 6 jumps will now be available at the
mountain’s XL park. A new intermediate glade trail will be added to the
network, bringing the total number of trails to 42.
www.ski-stoneham.com
A winter blast ... on two wheels
After opening its trails to the Segway x2 this summer, Station
touristique Duchesnay will now offer a winter activity as well,
starting in January 2014. A 3 km forest trail specifically developed for
exploring by Segway will be groomed by snowmobile. The trek lasts
an hour and fifteen minutes.
www.sepaq.com/ct/duc
Le Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier,
accessible year-round!
Starting this fall, the Moyen Kernan, Petit Kernan, Godendart and new
EXP cabins will be accessible all winter long. Fully equipped, they of-
fer modern comfort in the middle of the great outdoors. The yurt sea-
son has also been extended -- they will now be available on Fridays
and Saturdays from October 20 to December 20.
www.sepaq.com/pq/jac
Longhouse opening at Wendake
Designed to welcome travellers for guided tours, the Wendat national
longhouse also allows adventurous spirits to spend a night under the
supervision of the firekeeper. Other activities are offered, including
a workshop on building a bark canoe and listening to First Nations
myths and legends.
www.hotelpremieresnations.ca
Activities all winter long at
Vélo Passe-Sport Plein Air
Once snow begins falling, our equipped bikes will be available for
a trip along the Promenade Samuel-de Champlain. These lively,
guided expeditions are guaranteed to be magical! We offer properly
equipped bikes, ski goggles, ski helmets, gloves and even boots. The
expedition ends with a tasting menu of warm finger food and mulled
wine. You can also go off on your own with a rental bike. Snowshoeing
and kicksled expeditions with the same format are also offered.
www.velopasse-sport.com
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New for Winter 2014

2. ClaudelHuot
LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE
Québec City Lights Festival
Québec City, all aglow!
On December 21, the winter solstice and longest night of the year, Qué-
bec City will sparkle and shine with the arrival of the Québec City Lights
Festival. To celebrate the official beginning of winter and the magic of the
holidays, the Festival will light up the youthful spirit, history, and unique
architecture of this creative and dynamic city in all its northern glory. In the
evenings from December 21 to 31, enjoy an immersive experience along
the Luminous Pathway, sparkling with interactive and electrifying illumina-
tions. Prepare to be enchanted!
www.quebecregion.com/lightsfestival
350 years ... a unique chance to come together!
December 8, 2013 will see the start of the festivities to celebrate the 350th
anniversary of the Notre-Dame de Québec parish. The program will start
with a ceremonial opening of the Holy Door, the 7th in the world and the 1st
to be opened outside of Europe. This activity-packed schedule will con-
tinue through all of 2014.
www.notredamedequebec.org
The largest cultural construction site in Québec
On September 5, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec officially
broke ground on the Pierre Lassone Pavillion. This is the largest construc-
tion project in Quebec’s cultural sector! This extraordinary project, the fruit
of the first international architecture competition held in Québec, will give
the capital a new museum complex in 2015.
www.plusdespacepourlart.ca
Musée de la civilisation
Four new exhibits will be presented, including
Pierre Gauvreau. J’espérais vous voir ici - October 16, 2013 to
September 28, 2014.
Painter, author and communications pioneer Pierre Gavreau, who died in
April 2011, left us a legacy that includes works of art, literature, television
and cinema that marked the development of Québec culture, as this exhibit
shows.
This is our story -- from November 27, 2013.
This new permanent exhibition, which follows up on the Nous, les Pre-
mières Nations exhibition, will teach visitors about today’s native cultures,
delving into what it means to be a Native in the 21st century.
ww.mcq.org
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Three new exhibitions will be featured, including
The William S. Paley Collection A Taste for Modernism -- October 10, 2013
to February 16, 2014
From Cézanne to Bacon by way of Degas, Rodin, Gauguin, Toulouse-
Lautrec, Matisse, Derain and Picasso, the exhibition brings together 62
works of art from 24 masters of modern art.
www.mnba.qc.ca
The largest IMAX screen in the country,
Galeries de la Capitale
The Québec’s IMAX cinema is offering a new, “truly gigantic” screen -- ten
times larger than a traditional screen -- a new digital IMAX projector and a
cutting-edge stereo system. This screen (75 x 96 feet) totally fills your field
of vision, creating the impression that you are in the film.
www.imaxquebec.com
HOTELS
Charging station at
the Best Western Plus Centre-ville
To meet the needs of electric vehicle owners, the hotel in the Saint-Roch
sector had an advanced S90 charging station installed, allowing vehicles
to be completely recharged in 4 to 8 hours. This service is free for hotel
clients.
www.hotelquebec.com
Hôtel du Vieux-Québec, an environmental leader
Thanks to its many initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, the Hôtel
du Vieux-Québec was honoured with the Hotelier Magazine’s 2013 Green
Leadership Award, in recognition of its commitment and leadership in
protecting the environment.
www.hvq.com
A new look for Hôtel Le Cofortel
Following substantial investment, Hôtel Le Cofortel, located near the
Québec City airport, can now offer its visitors a fully renovated hotel.
Special attention was paid to respecting the environment, including the
installation of a charging station for electric vehicles.
www.cofortel.com
quebecregion.com/newforwinter