Waking up to 5-6 inches of fresh snow on a January day in Quebec Province

Today, 24 January, we woke up to a beautiful morning with 5-6 inches of fresh snow.  I could not resist taking photos of our local landscape on a grey morning with soft light. After a hot breakfast, we took the short drive to Parc National du Bic to cross-country ski. We skied the Le Portage trail for several kilometers and then took the trail to the Pointe Aux Epinettes, then retraced our path back to the car. Skiing on fresh snow with mild temperatures (about 24 F) made for a nice morning.

Fresh snow

White birches frame our house

View of our outbuildings from the upstairs bedroom

Snowdrifts cling to our outbuildings

Snow clinging to conifers in our yard

View south from a living room window

The big barn down our road

View to the north on a foggy evening

Woody sniffing the air with our yard in the background

Woody eating snow

Neighbors horses looking my way

Starting out on the Le Portage trail

Making tracks with snow covered conifers

Under a canopy of spruce trees

This snow tractor compresses the snow and lays down
a groomed trail for cross-country skiers in the Parc

White birch trunk on left, Atlantic white cedar on the right

Making tracks on the Le Portage trail