Sept iles winter brochure

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THE COOLEST WINTER PLAYGROUND

50° 11’ 50’’ N, 66° 22’ 59’’ W

SAILING DISTANCES TO SEPT-ÎLES FROM : BOSTON

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951 Nautical Miles

HALIFAX

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598 Nautical Miles

SAINT-PIERRE (FR)

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470 Nautical Miles

MONTREAL

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431 Nautical Miles

QUEBEC

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294 Nautical Miles

CLIMATE | AVERAGE TEMPERATURES DECEMBER

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-11,3 °C | 11,7 °F

JANUARY

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-15,3 °C | 4,5 °F

FEBRUARY

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-13,4 °C | 7,9 °F

AVERAGE ANNUAL SNOWFALL

> 412 cm | 162 in

SNOWIEST MONTH > DECEMBER 96.9 cm | 38 in WARMEST WINTER DAY > JANUARY 19,1996 22 °C | 72 °F

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THRILL FACTOR LET’S PLAY OUTSIDE! BASE CAMP M51 - NIPISSIS © MAARTEN VAN HAEREN

SEE EVERY ADVENTURES WE HAVE TO OFFER AT SEPTILESCRUISES.COM

LE CHERCHEUR D’OR - NIPISSIS © AUDREY JULIEN

BUCKET-LIST ICE CLIMBING ROUTES FOUR ROUTES OUT OF TOP 15 BEST ROUTES IN QUEBEC ARE LOCATED IN SEPT-ÎLES’ REGION “Le Capteur de Rêve” (Walker Lake), “Le Mulot” & “Pillier Simon-Proulx” (Ste-Marguerite River) and “Le Chercheur d‘Or” (M51-Nipissis) are considered by renowned climbers amongst the most interesting routes in Eastern North America, particularly for their splendid brown & yellow wild pitches of ice.

CRUISE SHIP DOCK TERMINAL #12

PORT OF SEPT-ILES WORLD-CLASS INSTALLATIONS

ACCESSIBLE YEAR-ROUND - 24/7

“LE CAPTEUR DE RÊVE” - “THE DREAMCATCHER” (LAC WALKER) > W15+, 220 M > Second Route on Top 50 Ice-Climbing Routes in Quebec by Escalade Quebec (2016)

TECHNICAL DATA

> Guy Lacelle’s Route 19 of Top 100 Best Ice Climbs in The World

> Length : 315 m SKI-JOËRING © FERME COEUR-CORICO

> Draft : -11 m (-36 ft) (Chart Datum)

BASE CAMP M51 - NIPISSIS © MAARTEN VAN HAEREN

> Waterline to berth : ±5 m (16.4 ft) (Chart Datum) > Tide (average) : 2.7 m (-0.1 m to +3.4 m) 8.9 ft (-0.3 ft to +11.1 ft) > Concrete berth on 120 tubular steel pilons > 6 Teflon fenders on 35 tubular steel pilons

SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE

TERMINAL #12 IN FEBRUARY © PORT DE SEPT-ÎLES

> 3 mooring dolphins

BEACH & COLD WATER SPORTS

CONTACTS

Ski-Joëring, Nordic Surf, Kite Surfing, Dogsledding, Sea Kayaking, Hiking Trails, Wildlife Sightseeing...

GALLIX SKI STATION & LAC RAPIDE Backcountry and Downhill Skiing & Snowboarding (22 trails), Cross-Country Skiing (18 trails from 500 m to 11 km) Backcountry Snowshoeing (Over 20 marked trails), Tube Slides, Ice Skating, Ice Fishing, Snowmobile Raids...

DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIENCES

BOOKING REQUESTS & PORT OPERATIONS

DESTINATION SEPT-ÎLES NAKAUINANU

SEPT-ÎLES PORT AUTHORITY

MARIE-EVE DUGUAY

SHAWN GRANT

Boreal Culinary Experiences, Natives’ Craft Workshops, Old Trading Post, Regional North Shore Museum,

Executive Director

Harbour Master and Port Security Officer

Natives’ Museum Shaputuan, Winterers Festival (March), Clarke City’s Winterlude (March), Provincial Minor

+1 418 961-1228

+1 418 961-1229 |

SPORTS, CULTURAL VENUES & SPECIAL EVENTS

Hockey Tournament (January), Curling Learning Classes, Helicopter Tours, Industrial Tours and much more!

| meduguay@portsi.com

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