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Boreal Loppet
The Boréal Loppet, to be held February 21, 2015, in Forestville, Quebec, Canada, is a cross-country skiing competition for all the elite skiers, and amateurs wishing challenges without relying on performance. Five (5) courses are presented. First easy loops 4 km, 7 km and 13 km for the family. Then two loops of 27 km and 60 km for the most enduring. All starts and finish are the same point, behind a hotel with a restaurant. History of the Boreal Loppet In 2002, the idea of organizing a competition of long distance cross-country skiing ( loppet) north of Forestville make his way through the mind of Dave Delaunay, physical education teacher, and Eric Maltais, language teacher of the local high school and both keen skiers. Dave suggested an ''extreme'' course: ''the grand tour'' by taking the local snowmobile trail network lying on the ZEC de Forestville. This is finally what they called later: Défi Boréal. Gino Jean, also physical education teacher, join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forestville, Quebec
Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence that is over wide at this point. The city operates the Forestville Airport. Forestville is known for its hunting and fishing: moose hunting season is popular and there are many lakes and rivers to fish in as well as beaches and camping spots for the summer and cross country skiing in the winter. It is also host to the Boréal Loppet which is a cross-country skiing race with varying distances including 60 km. It also hosted the longest cross-country ski race in the world, at 103 km, from 2005 to 2011. History The area was well known to the First Nations, while the first European settlers arrived in 1844 following the construction of a sawmill by Edward Selvin, of Les Éboul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |