Located 8K west of Morden on Hwy #3. Turn north at the Thornhill Turnoff — Road 34W (Provincial Road 338). Then go 2.6 K north. Turn into the yard with the red barns and friendly skiers. Trail maps are available by the sign-in book and donation box.
16K of classic trails and 7K of skate trails, with a warming cabin at the trail head and a heated Chalet in the Valley, 1K from the start.
The Yellow Trail is introductory level, with an easy glide down to the chalet. From there you can choose from three 1K loops.
The Blue Trail is medium difficulty, 11K of mostly undulating terrain with approx 50m elevation and mainly bi-directional. It is the favourite ski trail.
The basic Orange Trail is a 5K circuit, ideal for rigorous skate skiing. It has 150m total elevation on 5 major slopes and several smaller slopes. The minimum width is 2.5m. An extra 2K of optional Orange Trails offer several challenging slopes up to 30 degrees!
The Chalet in the Valley is a great place for a rest or lunch. It is insulated and warmed with a wood stove. A rustic biffy awaits nearby.
Contact David Lumgair at dlumgair@sdnet.ca or (204) 822-3735.
Trail Conditions (on the BTNC website).
David says: “I believe my trails are great for beginners, and are also sufficiently challenging to be of value to those intending skills improvement. My ambitions are that everyone should have fun and gain skills. Fresh Air is Health Care, Help yourself! Kyoto compliant too.”
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 5 days, 21 hours agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Greetings to outdoor enthusiasts!
Gord and David here.
Lotsa snow is here.
Many fellows are preparing the trails at Shannondale in preparation for:
https://www.ccsam.ca/event/provincial-championships/ on Feb 11 & Feb 12.
Trailhead Cabin and the Chalet in The Valley are intended to be warm for Saturdays and…[Read more] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 week, 5 days agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Ho ho hello Skiers,
Shannondale Ski Trails, All Seven in total, are groomed. We groom frequently.
I intend to have a small electric heater going 24/7 in the TrailHead Cabin.
On weekends , we intend to have heat in both the cabin and the Chalet in the Valley.
“Ski for your Heart’s Delight”!
For us, there is…[Read more] -
Julian posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month agoTrails groomed today at Shannondale and the classic tracks are fast (for me).
Chalet in the valley had wood stove running.
Couldn’t find the cash box in the sign in area. Will try again tomorrow (Dec 31st) -
Jotham posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month agoTrails were freshly groomed and beautiful.
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Classic and skate.
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Julian posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month agoTalked to David this morning. Mike groomed trails yesterday evening and they are in great shape.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month, 1 week agoFrom David Lumgair on Saturday afternoon:
Greetings CCSkifolks,
Yes , Mike groomed The Orange Classic, the Blue Classic, and the Yellow Classic tracks today.
The Skate trails will be groomed when temp is warmer than minus 17/18 Celsius.
Everybody welcome!!
The 10 day/two week weather forecast looks like this for Thornhill, Manitobah!…[Read more] -
Shannondale posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month, 2 weeks agoWeather comes first! Welcome to Shannondale! https://weather.com/en-CA/weather/tenday/l/2318af0a3e9fa4bc36e81720fd9f5425c2bfd54d4d7b5fd86e1e53d1ff7391c2
Ho ho, Hello Winter Ski Folks,
Gord and David here,
It is Friday evening, Dec., 16, 2022.
We have lotsa snow here, and Gord has been roller packing all trails.
We will likely groom…[Read more] -
Shannondale posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month, 2 weeks agoSeasons Greetings to all ,
David and Gord here,
Gord and I have been making firm base on all 6 CCSki trails.
Fresh snow enables us to make all Skate and Classic trails skiable !
Hey hey, Ho ho! Let’s go!
“Fresh Air IS Health Care, Help Yourself!”
david! and Gord!
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Cory B posted an update in the group
Shannondale 9 months, 2 weeks agoShannondale received estimated 4 to 5″ more snow Sunday night. Gary and Dave spent another 3 hours grooming this am. >5km classic and 10 km skate trails. First time here 🙂
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I meant “Gord” rather than Gary.
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Esther MacKinlay posted an update in the group
Shannondale 9 months, 3 weeks agoWe classic skied at Shannondale today. Arrived around 11AM with sunny skies and approx-7C. We used Skin skis. Trails were freshly groomed. Grooming was well done as per the norm from Super Dave and Gord. I think there was actually more than 5 km of groomed classic track. We skied over 20km and didn’t want to stop.
Our friends were skate s…[Read more] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 9 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Thursday evening:
Hello ski folks
Yes, mostly Gord and I have been packing snow and grooming trails.
We will have about 10 kms of Skate and almost 5 kms of Classic tracks set ready for your weekend skiing pleasures !
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KatG posted an update in the group
Shannondale 10 months, 3 weeks agoShannondale. WOW
First time at Shannondale, wow I was absolutely blown away. Perfectly groomed, nice topography on the Blue trail. Enjoyed meeting David, such a lovely chat to kick off my ski Get there before the season’s out! It was some of the best skiing that I’ve experienced this season. -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 10 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Greeting CCSki folks,
This morning, at Shannondale, we groomed the Blue medium skills Classic trail.
And this afternoon, we groomed the easy Green Skate Trail and the skills developing Orange Skate trail.
Tomorrow morning, we will be grooming all 3 classic trails.
Should be great skiing at Shannondale!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 11 months agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening
Greetings CCSki folks,
Yes, the trails are good!
The weather looks pleasant.And drive that all may survive.
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Shannondale posted an update in the group
Shannondale 11 months, 1 week agoGreetings CCSkiers
Gord and David here,Yes, 3 Skate Trails and 3 Classic Trails are groomed , and ready for your quest for fresh Air and all things healthy!
The Skate trails and the Classic tracks are set in fresh snow in some places and in crumble in other places.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 11 months, 2 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Sunday night (yes, night):
Yes, ccski folks,
Blue Classic trail tracks has been set, the Yellow Classic not yet complete.
We will be preparing the other trails when there is daylight.The weather is cold,
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 11 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Monday evening:
Greetings ccski folks,
David and Gord here.
Yes, we prepared the 6″ of fresh snow for your skiing pleasure.
Fresh snow makes great trails!
Ho ho, Be Fit For Life!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 11 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Saturday morning:
Hello ccski enthusiasts,
The weather forecast looks like this:The popular 10 km Blue Classic trail is chiseled in, ready to go!.
The 2 Orange trails are involved in preparations on Saturday…[Read more] -
Brett S posted an update in the group
Shannondale 12 months agoTrail update: grooming for classic ski was done yesterday and skate ski grooming was done today. The snow conditions are a little soft making the hills a little harder and the pace a little slower but who doesn’t love a challenge!?
Shannondale has officially slid into my top ski locations for Manitoba! Absolutely loved the challenging hills on t…[Read more] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 12 months agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Greetings CCSkiers!
David and Gord here,
Yes, all trails groomed on Friday afternoon.The weather forecast suggests a little or a lot of snow will fall overnight.
We will groom as needed, as…[Read more] - Load More
