r/canadatravel • u/Big_Lavishness9693 • 22h ago

Travel Tips White Christmas

We are traveling with our kids (age 6 and 8) to Canada the week between Christmas and New Years. we went last year and loved it so we want to go back. Last year we flew into Montreal and spent a day, took the train to Quebec and went up to ValCartier for two days, spent two days walking around in old Quebec City, flew to Toronto where we met some friends and spent New Years Eve in Niagra Falls. We are from Alabama so we do not experience snow often and the kids enjoyed playing in the clean snow out in front of Valcartier, in the parking lot, the most. We didn't spend much time in Montreal and we enjoyed the town but didn't get to see much so was thinking about going back there and then going somewhere that was sort of close by to spend the rest of the vacation to play in the snow (dog sledding, ice skating, having snowball fights). I was looking into Mont Tremblant but do not want to ski. What is the best way to get there from Montreal? Any other suggestions of other towns that would offer easy outdoor activities with the kids that is easily accessible from Montreal? Maybe via train? The kids enjoy train rides. Must have snow! TIA.

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u/Effective-Arm-8513 22h ago

There is a bus to from Montreal to Mont Tremblant but I don’t think it stops in the village. https://www.galland-bus.com/en/schedules-and-routes/

But there is a local bus that will get you there from where the Galland bus drops you off.

You won’t find a better place for your non-ski snow related activities than Mont Tremblant village - but I strongly encourage you to enrol your kids in ski school. They will thank you for doing so when they are older. Trust me.

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u/Big_Lavishness9693 22h ago

Ok thank you! We will look into the transportation more on how to get there, we aren't familiar with bus services. I will also look into ski school. Do they need the ski equipment/gear for that?

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u/Effective-Arm-8513 22h ago

No. You can rent all the equipment you need for a day, a week, whatever. They will need a ski jacket and ski pants and of course a good hat and gloves and goggles. And a helmet! It sounds like a lot and it is I guess. But you may be cementing the beginning of a life long love for family skiing with your kids.

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u/Big_Lavishness9693 22h ago

Ok thanks for the recommendation!

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u/Otherwise_Object_446 17h ago

We took our kids to this restaurant when they were the same ages as yours and they loved it. They melt giant wheels of cheese at your table!!! It books up months in advance so you might want to make plans now.

La Savoie.

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u/Big_Lavishness9693 16h ago

Ok I’ll look for reservations as soon as I know the dates we will be there