Women gather for cross-country skiing near the Cap-Rouge railway viaduct. Known as the Trestle, the viaduct is a local landmark. These women are proof of the growing popularity of the sport in Canada in the 20th century. Cross-country skiing was becoming accessible to women, a sign of its growing democratization.

1930 - 1950

Winter sports in Cap-Rouge from 1930 to 1950

This album features mid-20th-century winter sports photographs from the Société historique du Cap-Rouge. Sports in the Québec City area were mainly the preserve of the English-speaking elite and were practiced in closed clubs. Over the course of the 20th century, as urbanization progressed, access to sport slowly opened up, and French-speakers began to participate more. Close to nature, the Cap-Rouge area was ideal for many winter activities.

Cross-country skiing to the viaduct

Georges Bennett Feeney Women gather for cross-country skiing near the Cap-Rouge railway viaduct. Known as the Trestle, the viaduct is a local landmark. These women are proof of the growing popularity of the sport in Canada in the 20th century. Cross-country skiing was becoming accessible to women, a sign of its growing democratization.

Depicted period: 1930

Source: Société historique du Cap-Rouge Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Philippe Gaboury Fonds - Date: 1930

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