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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Cory B posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month 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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Esther MacKinlay posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month 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.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 1 month, 1 week 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 2 months, 3 weeks 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 3 months 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 3 months, 1 week 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 3 months, 1 week 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!.
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Brett S posted an update in the group
Shannondale 3 months, 2 weeks 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 3 months, 2 weeks 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] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 3 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Ho ho Hello CCSki folks,
David and Groomer Gord here!
The weather looks great, eh?Yes yes yes, all trails are ready for your venturesome spirits.
The easy Yellow Classic is ready for…[Read more] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Hello Brave and Hardy CCSki Folks!
David and Gord here,
The hourly weather forecast looks like this!Basically, the forecast is for temps to be a little warmer than -20 Celsius tomorrow a…[Read more]
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months, 1 week agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Hello Cross Country Ski Folks,
Yes, our trails are all groomed and ready for your challenging efforts.
The weather is excellent too!We are building stamina to last a lifetime!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months, 2 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Saturday morning:
Yes, the trails will be fresh set this morning
The temp is forecast to drop one degree per hour today.The wind seems to be unaware of the forecast ho ho!
Yes!
Fresh Snow!
Lets go go go!
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months, 2 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Hello CCSki folks!
Here is a look at the weather:There is a little fresh snow on the “were fully groomed by Gord” Classic trails.
We will groom the Classic tracks early Saturday morning.
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Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months, 3 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Friday evening:
Ho ho! Hi ski folks,
Gord & David here,
Yes, Gord has been packing and Ginzu grooming the trails here!
Gord will be setting the Orange Classic tracks in the morning.
And then all the trails here will be ready for your “self health building efforts”!
Ho ho ho! Where is that global warming when we need it?…[Read more] -
Kevin Miller posted an update in the group
Shannondale 4 months, 4 weeks agoFrom David Lumgair on Saturday morning:
Hello Ski folks,
Seasons Greetings to all folks,
Gord and I will be grooming our Shannondale CCSki Trails when needed.
The snow is adequate!
Come and enjoy the challenges, the great outdoors spaces and the fresh air!
Ho ho, And the weather is always changing,…[Read more] -
Floyd Reichel posted an update in the group
Shannondale 5 months agoIt was a clear, crisp day when 5 Charleswood Ski Club Members arrived at Shannondale to temps ranging from -18C to -16C. The cold was never an issue as we were very sheltered in the valley so very little wind. We were greeted by David, as usual, always a pleasure to have a chat with. David and “Groomer” Gord are magicians who make trails that…[Read more]
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I meant “Gord” rather than Gary.