I went skiing at Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in Québec, approximately 1.5 hours north of Montréal and a 7-hour drive from Toronto.  It was a trip that was organized by Chem Club, a chemistry graduate students’ society.  We left at 11 pm on Thursday night to arrive by Friday morning.

When I was moving luggage onto the bus right outside the Chemistry building  on campus, I was able to run in and out of the building without a jacket, as it was approximately -3°C (27°F).  Six hours later (our bus driver drove really fast), we arrived for breakfast at the base of Mont  Tremblant, and it was approximately -20°C (-4°F).  I ran into the Tim Hortons and continued shivering for another good 5-7 minutes.  I failed spectacularly at ordering my petit déjeuner en français, but because it was near the resort, everyone there spoke English, so I did end up getting my poppy seed bagel with cream cheese.