Birch Ski Area is located 35 km south-west of Carman Manitoba. The area is situated at the foot of the Herman beaches situated along the Darlingford Moraine which offers a wide range of gully and valley terrain that provide exceptional outdoor scenery. Location
Ski Trails:
Birch Ski Area has 5 km of ski trails for expert and novice ski enthusiasts. The trails journey through beautiful gullies and valleys that provide exceptional outdoor scenery. All trails allow for skate and classic skiing.The ski trails are on average between 3 to 5 meters wide and allow for skating and classic skiing.
New for 2018-2019:
Skiing at Birch is back! The new Ski Birch club has recently acquired used grooming equipment. The club is fundraising to make the operation of the ski trails sustainable for the long-term, and we need your support. You can support the return of the trails through either skiing at Birch, buying a membership, making a donation, or spreading the word that Birch is back!
You can buy a membership and/or make a donation here.
Membership benefits include unlimited skiing at Birch and access to the chalet on week days — $40 for a regular membership / $80 for a founding membership.
Please note: We are still learning some new things about grooming, so you may find the trails not quite at the level of excellence you have previously enjoyed under the former groomer at Birch!
The new club would like to thank the Birch Mountain Sports club for their amazing love and maintenance of the trails for many, many years. The new club plans to work very hard to try to continue that love.
See you out at Birch!!
Trail Map
For a printable landscape-mode PDF, click the “Maps” link below.
Group Admins
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 3 months, 3 weeks agoIt’s really icy at Birch. Skiing is not advisable. The forecast is such, that if there’s more snow next week, we might be able groom and get another weekend of skiing in. Check back here for updates.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 4 months, 2 weeks agoAll of Birch was groomed tonight. It’s all ready for a gorgeous xc skiing weekend.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 4 months, 3 weeks agoNeither of our groomers can get out to refresh the trails this wknd.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 4 months, 3 weeks agoHeads up for a few tractor tracks near the end of the loops, and across the S5.0 in two locations. Short sections and quite doable to work around. We’ll fix them up the next time it snows.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 4 months, 4 weeks agoAll groomed at Birch this morning.
Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months agoNear perfect grooming on the wonderful hills at Birch. A little soft on the pole plant area but otherwise very enjoyable.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months, 1 week agoFresh groom of skate and classic today – ready for a great wknd of skiing the MB Escarpment!
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months, 1 week ago7.5km Classic Tracks reset this morning (Sunday).
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months, 2 weeks agoAll groomed and ready for skiers. 7.5k classic and 5k skate.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months, 2 weeks agoPlans are to pack and groom the trails tomorrow (Saturday), as the snow ends. Check our social media @xcskibirch (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), or back here for an update tomorrow. Will post as soon as grooming is complete.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 5 months, 3 weeks agoAll of the skate trails are groomed and ready to go for today’s MB Cup race. Classic tracks will be set as soon as the racing is done.
Steve Scoles posted an update in the group
Birch 6 months agoLooks like lots of people planning coming out to the BirchKin Pumpski on Saturday – I can guarantee it will be the Manitoba ski event of the decade! at least so far 🙂
A few common questions:
How long is it one-way from Birch to Pumpkin Creek? About 7k
Are there just classic tracks? For the route to Pumpkin Creek, it is only classic; but the…[Read more]XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 6 months, 1 week agoThanks to the snow yesterday, Ski Birch is ready to go! Classic tracks groomed this afternoon – in great shape. Skate trails also groomed – a little lumpy down in Fern Gully, but otherwise great! AND… Come out to our collaborative event with Pumpkin Creek – the inaugural Birchkin Pumpski on Saturday, Jan 4, 10-3PM! More details on our website.
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 6 months, 2 weeks agoSave the date! January 4th is the inaugural Birchkin Pumpski – a collaboration between Ski Birch and Pumpkin Creek. 10AM – 3PM, starting at Birch Ski Area. Ski along some trails that haven’t been groomed in ages, and some trails that have never been skied before! Warm up in the Pumpkin Creek Clubhouse at the halfway point. (A shuttle back to…[Read more]
XCSkiBirch posted an update in the group
Birch 6 months, 2 weeks agoI hope you’re doing your snow dance! We need a bit more snow at Birch to open for the season. Check back regularly for updates.
