The Whiteshell Cross Country Ski Club maintains 40K of classic ski trails in Canadian Shield forest and on the Pinawa Golf Course. 12K of those trails also have a skate ski track beside the classic track. 1.2K of the trails is lit.
The Pinawa Club is open year round as a licensed restaurant and lounge. Skiers are welcome to use this facility. Food or beverages, not purchased in the Pinawa Club, are not permitted in the building (please save your bag lunches and thermoses for the trail). The Pinawa Club is home for many member and non-member activities – curling, bingo & club lunches to name a few. If your group is large please contact the Manager (204) 753-2294 prior to arrival to ensure that the facility can accommodate your party. It is important to the CCSAM and the Whiteshell Cross Country Ski Club that all skiers respect Pinawa Club staff & members and comply with the rules and regulations. Maintaining our good relations will ensure the building remains available to us for special events such as the annual Manitoba Loppet.
The Whiteshell Ski Club maintains warming huts located on the Red, Orange, and English River Trails. Skiers may use them at their own discretion. The Club charges no fees, takes no bookings, and assumes no responsibility for the safety and well-being of the users. Users should be self-sufficient and be prepared to handle any eventuality (for example, lack of firewood, injuries, accidents, poor signal strength for cell phones, and the possibility of sharing the premises with others.) Donations help our non-profit, volunteer group to cover the cost of maintaining the trail network and the warming huts. For assistance in an emergency, call 911.
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Gloria posted an update in the group
Pinawa 6 months, 3 weeks agoAny idea how the trails are in Pinawa? Thinking of going tomorrow if it’s not stormy!!
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Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 6 months agoWe skied Pinawa Sunday: a beautiful day! We started with an Orange to JGG to English River to Blue circuit. These trails had received a fair bit of new fluffy snow overnight and that morning, but it had all been skied down (except JGG) by the time we arrived. The grooming from March 4th was still holding up nicely, with deep and firm tracks, and…[Read more]
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The skate track on the Pinawa Golf Course is usually amazing.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoI’ve read that on Blue, English River, Red, and Golf Course the classic tracks (only the classic tracks) were reset on Fri Feb 4 afternoon.
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Murray G posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoPerfect ski day on the English River-JGG Freeway-Orange loop. Trails in great condition with about 2 cm of freah snow. Some open areas were drifted in, butnit was easy to set new track.
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Cory B posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoI second Elise’s report. We were out early Sunday am to enjoy the freshly groomed trails on Red and Orange. It was cold but calm. Incredible scenery. I’m envious of skiers who live close by!
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Elise Watchorn posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoAll trails at Pinawa were freshly groomed! We skied Blue to English River to JGG to Orange. The pole plant zone on Blue and English River was pretty soft, but the track was fast for the temps. JGG was stupendous! One bit of exposed rock on a speed bump at the bottom of a big hill on Orange, around about the 8km mark. A great afternoon!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months ago33 Charleswood Ski Club members classic skied the Red, Blue, and English River trails on Saturday. -13° to -8°. Extremely windy, but thankfully most trail is deep in the forest. Nice soft snow. Good grooming.
The skate track on Red looked very appealing, so I tried a few strides (on my classic skis) — beautifully flat and firm. -
Alison Steele posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoFabulous classic ski on the Red trail today! With about an inch of sparkly new snow from yesterday, the skate deck looked soft, but a few classic skiers had skied ahead of us, making it the best ski of the season. Had a great chat with an interesting local fellow, and saw many deer. As usual, it was well worth the drive to Pinawa, and we are…[Read more]
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Susan posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 8 months agoAbout 15cm of fresh snow overnight and this morning. Tracksetters have been out on Blue, English River and JGG freeway and were going to get to the Red next as of lunchtime today. The trail conditions section of the website has been kept up to date this season on the evening after its been set, so always the best place to get condition reports:…[Read more]
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KatG posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 9 months agoSkiied the Red Trail this morning (everything but the DM loop). It was my first time there time and it’s a lovely, well marked trails system. I would avoid the extension loop, it’s packed down but untracked to the Red Cabin, either manually or groomed, so it was a bit of a slog. Rest of trail is tracked in most places, but they likely need more…[Read more]
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Are other trails besides Red groomed??
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Susan posted an update in the group
Pinawa 1 year, 10 months agoFrom WCCSC website (https://www.whiteshellskiclub.com/trail-conditions)Trail Update Nov 18, 2021 @ 13:00
Red trail has had second packing and first pass with pan. Basic skate track in place. Some skating has occurred. No classic track, but classic skiing has occurred. Some rock remains exposed. Some open water on red return near start of…[Read more]
