FROST

Text by Jessica Verreault from her field expedition to Tasikallak, in May 2026 When you head out into the field in Nunavik, you quickly realize that the experience begins long before reaching the study site. After several days of preparation, we set out on our snowmobiles for a three-hour journey through the fjords and mountains of Ungava. As we travelled through this vast landscape, surrounded by snow-covered peaks and frozen expanses, we were reminded of how fortunate we were to work in...

Two students from Milla Rautio's lab at UQAC in Chicoutimi, Québec - Cassia and Félix -travelled to Alaska to sample Toolik Lake as part of FROST activities led by Sally MacIntyre. Here, Cassia shares highlights and reflections from the experience:

May 2026 If there's one thing Arctic fieldwork has taught us, it's this: no matter how carefully you plan, the Arctic always has a few surprises waiting for you. Last May, several enthusiastic Frosties headed to Polar Continental Shelf Program at Resolute Bay, Nunavut, for another winter sampling campaign. As expected, everything didn't quite go according to plan. The adventure began with Laura Brown's team, who measured ice thickness and snow cover, installed new time-lapse cameras, and...