Nunavik teens on 90-km trek across frozen tundra – CBC

‘Dream coming true,’ says 1 teen skier inspired by 4 Quebecers’ 2014 trek from Mont-Tremblant to Kuujjuaq

Apr 18, 2016

Thirty-four teenagers from four villages in Quebec’s Inuit territory of Nunavik set out on cross-country skis late last week across the frozen tundra, pulling their gear behind them in sleds — plastic versions of the traditional komatik.

One group, made up of high school students from Tasiujaq and Kuujjuarapik, left Thursday. A second group, students from Kuujjuaq and Kangirsuk, left a day later because of bad weather.

They plan to meet Monday in Aupaluk, a village that lies between Kangirsuk and Tasiujaq.

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