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Winter
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| Parc national du Mont-Mégantic (Cross-country skiing) |
 Phone: (819) 888-2941 / 1-866-888-2941
Fax: (819) 888-2943
E-mail: parc.mont-megantic@sepaq.com
Website: http://www.parcsquebec.com/ |
 Discover the natural environment through outdoor activities:
Sliding:
Perfect for a family outing, our sliding hill at the ASTROLab site provides hours of fun ! Bring your own sleds or use one of our three-ski sleds. For the young at heart !
Snowshoeing:
The Parc National du Mont-Mégantic offers approximately 33 km of snowshoe trails for all taste to help you discover the wonders of winter. Levels of difficulty range from beginner to intermediate, with circuits of 1 to 15 km, including access to three summits more than 1000 m height: Mount St. Joseph, Mount Mégantic and Mount Victoria.
Cross-country skiing:
There are 28 km of classical cross-country ski trails at Parc National du Mont-Mégantic. The degree of difficulty along these groomed trails ranges from easy to intermediate, with circuits 2 to 7 hours in lenght.
Nordic skiing:
For experienced skiers who dare to face Quebec winter head-on, the 8.5 km Nordic ski trail is perched on the north face of Mount Mégantic at an altitude of 900 m. Added to this ungroomed trail is 10.1 km of marked trails comprising the approach route. These 18.6 km of adventure guarantee an intense experience!
Calendar of special activities 2006-2007: Starting December 2006: Winter season opens. Watch for our open house!
Saturday evenings, 2007:
January 27: Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
February 3: Astronomy evening
February 10: Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
February 17: Astronomy evening
February 24: Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
March 3 : Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
March 10: Astronomy evening
March 17: Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
March 24: Astronomy evening
March 31: Dinner, ski by torchlight and astronomy package
Reserve early!
Opening date: Beginning of December until the end of March
Rate: Variable
Daily access fee : Adult (18 +) : $3.50
Kid (6 to 17 ): $1.50
2 adults + kids (6 to 17): $7
Address: 187, route du Parc, Notre-Dame-des-Bois
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| Light pollution |
Phone: (819) 888-2941 / 1-800-665-6527
Fax: (819) 888-2943
E-mail: parc.mont-megantic@sepaq.com
Website: http://www.astrolab.qc.ca/ |
 What is light pollution?... «When light steals the stars»
When light is shone towards the sky and encounters particles present in the atmosphere, it is reflected back towards Earth, thus making tha background sky that much brighter.
This is causes by lightning that is: poorly designed, poorly used and used abusively.
It jeopardizes: star watching, astronomy research and the balance of our ecosystems.
...not to mention a huge waste of energy!
Light pollution has more than doubled in the past 20 years at Mont-Mégantic Observatory. To ensure that we are able to continue our astronomy-related research activities, education and tourism, ASTROLab has launched and anti-light pollution campaign for the Mont-Mégantic region.
By increasing awareness, through regulations and public and private light conversation, and in conjunction with the du Granit, Haut-St-François and Sherbrooke MRC's, ASTROLab hopes to create one of the largest dark sky sanctuaries in the world!
Wise lighting includes...:
- lighting that shines from top to bottom;
- lighting one's own property and not one's neighbour's;
- using the right amount of light;
- using hight-pressure sodium light sources;
- using motion detectors;
- shutting off lights when they're not being used.
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