Visiting eastern Canada in the winter? Read ahead for FTF's Quebec travel advice, including French slang and snowsports fun near Mont-Sainte Anne.

If your family is headed to Mont Sainte Anne, Le Massif or other snowsports regions in Quebec province for some winter fun, bring this guide along to have a few simple French phrases and non-alpine outdoor activity options on hand. It's a great way to engage foreign language learners in the family vacation.

Here are our key phrases for very important Snow Talk, so master them carefully. You can practice the first one on the kids; we don't think it needs any translation if you've prepped them well for this ski vacation: "Voulez-vous faire de ski avec moi?"

Useful English -> French Snowsports Vocab

snowsports = sports de glisse
snowboarding = surf des neiges
snowboard = planche a neige
rider = surfeur
terrain park = snowparc
half pipe = demi-lune
alley oop = alley oop or cent quatre-vingts (180)
snowsports school = ecole de glisse
cross country skiing = ski de fond
skating = patinage
snowshoes = raquettes
hot dog = chien chaud
hot chocolate = chocolat chaud
stop = arret
daycare = garderie
freeski = ski sauvage
snowmobile = motoneige
run = piste

Beaucoup de Temps? Quebec Fun Purveyors

There's a lot of outdoor and indoor fun near to the ski resort at Mont-Sainte-Anne, including a greatly expanded and improved base village. Check out Mont-Sainte-Anne Village Touristique (418/827-2002, toll free US: 800/463-7775) located at 1000 boulevard du Beau-Pré, Beaupré, Québec, Canada, G0A 1E0.

Within the Mont-Sainte-Anne resort is Canada's largest cross-country ski operation (418/827-4561) located at rang St-Julien, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Québec, Canada. On the property's 224 kms of trails, there is a L'Auberge du fondeur Inn and seven heated shelters. Day and week passes are available featuring discounted family rates.

Centre de Location Motoneige (418/827-8478) is the place to rent snowmobiles.

Village Vacances Valcartier (418/844-2200) is North America's largest snow park, with slides, rafting rides, ice skating, and ice karting. It's open December through March and could be compared very favorably to an on-the-rocks theme park.

Avid skiers and riders will also enjoy spending a day at the smaller Stoneham ski resort (800/463-6888), known for its nightlife if you stay long enough. The extremely scenic Le Massif (877/LE-MASSIF), towering above the St. Lawrence River in a pristine UNESCO Biosphere region, is another option for a quieter getaway with excellent expert runs. Both mountain resorts are run by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies.

When you need to come in from the snow, the Musee de l'Abeille (418/824-4411) is a small, free museum about bees and honey production, including insect displays and a shop filled with honey products and sweets.