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Winter

Skiing, skating, carnivals and ice

Skaters on the Rideau Canal skateway, Ottawa

Skaters on the Rideau Canal skateway, Ottawa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Winter is not the off season in Canada; it is the other season. World-class skiing, the world's largest skating rink, a winter carnival, and an ice hotel.

Whistler Mountain, British Columbia
Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia · North America's largest ski resort.
Skaters on the Rideau Canal skateway, Ottawa
Rideau Canal skatewayOntario · 7.8 km of skating through Ottawa.
The toboggan slide on Terrasse Dufferin, Quebec City
Carnaval de QuébecQuebec · The great winter carnival, every February.
The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, seen from Surprise Corner
Banff in winterAlberta · Skiing at Sunshine and Lake Louise, hot springs after.
The Hôtel de Glace ice hotel near Quebec City
Hôtel de GlaceQuebec · The ice hotel near Quebec City, rebuilt each winter.
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Mont-TremblantQuebec · Eastern Canada's biggest ski resort; the pedestrian village at its base.
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Blue MountainOntario · Ontario's largest ski resort, on the Niagara Escarpment above Collingwood.
The Maid of the Mist approaching the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls
Niagara Icewine FestivalOntario · January weekends of icewine and food in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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