Coping With Winter

This film showcases the unique and vibrant winter activities across Canada, highlighting how locals and visitors embrace the freezing season with enthusiasm and creativity. In Montreal, harness racing owners keep their trotters and pacers conditioned year-round at the Bluebonnets raceway, utilizing heated stables and overcoming heavy snowfall to avoid costly southern migrations. Further cultural traditions come alive during the Quebec Winter Carnival at Saint-Anne-de-la-Pérade, where a bustling shantytown springs up on a frozen river for ice fishing, complete with cozy cabins, abundant tomcod catches, and festive evening celebrations. Finally, the film travels to Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rockies to introduce a humorous and whimsical winter sport called "skolf"—a playful hybrid of skiing and golf where participants race down a snow-covered nine-hole course equipped with skis, golf clubs, oversized balls, and plenty of lighthearted rivalry.

Keywords:
Canada, winter sports, Montreal, harness racing, Bluebonnets raceway, Quebec Winter Carnival, Saint-Anne-de-la-Pérade, ice fishing, tomcod, Banff, Alberta, Canadian Rockies, skolf, snow golf, skiing, winter traditions