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Turtle Mountain Provincial Park 6 days, 14 hours agoThe fresh snow and especially the blow all but obliterated the ski tracks from the last grooming. But when they next groom, it will be fantastic! All the snow you could ask for. We tracked in everything but the westernmost and southernmost trails, but they may drift in pretty quick.
We really appreciated all the new upgrades at James Lake. The…[Read more]
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Sandilands 1 week, 6 days agoSandilands was a popular place today! Lots of skiers enjoying the good conditions. Black, Grey and Connector were freshly groomed. Green has mostly not been regroomed since the last big snow, but it has been well-skied and the old tracks are holding up quite decently. There are two icy sections to keep an eye out for: the one on Green described…[Read more]
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Pumpkin Creek 1 week, 6 days agoConditions were GREAT at Pumpkin Creek yesterday: beautifully groomed fresh snow with nice deep tracks. The longer trails in both directions were perfect, and we were the first to take advantage of these. A very few spots on the shorter trails could use a bit more snow (getting on and off bridges, etc) but overall very good on these too. We were…[Read more]
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Mount Evergreen (Kenora) 2 weeks, 6 days agoEvergreen has received a couple big dumps of fresh snow, even since the last update. Absolutely perfect, super recent grooming for skate and classic on Symond’s, Two Towers, Matoo’s and Jackrabbit. Rainbow Ridge, Green Spruce, Waldy’s, Todd’s, and Panorama have not been groomed since the last snow or two, but the old tracks are skied in and in…[Read more]
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Minaki 3 weeks agoThe Minaki trails have not been groomed (or packed, or skied) yet this year. They need more snow!
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Whiteshell Provincial Park 3 weeks, 1 day agoSkied the South Whiteshell Trail today. Grooming was excellent: best classic tracks of anywhere I’ve skied yet this winter (and that includes trails in three provinces and a territory so far.) West Hawk to Faloma is groomed; West Hawk to Falcon via McHugh is not groomed but has been skied; none of the connector trails between those two sides of t…[Read more]
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Falcon Ridge 3 weeks, 1 day agoFalcon Ridge was in decent shape today. The grooming was excellent and the fresh snow quite fast. There are more than a few places with lots of grasses and sedges poking though. Also a handful of rocks, mostly when getting on and off the lake. Skaters will be thrilled that the groomers have maximized the width of the skate trail; classic skiers…[Read more]
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Birds Hill Provincial Park 3 weeks, 6 days agoClassic skiing not great today. Skied Chickadee, Esker, Lime Kiln, and Bluestem, and the skier tracked conditions ranged from fair to poor. Most of the trail’s width is packed solid and flat, and even the tracks through the deeper snow (and stems) at trail edges are becoming trampled. Bluestem was probably the best of a bad bunch. Hope this a…[Read more]
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Seven Sisters Falls 4 weeks agoThere is more than enough snow to ski Seven Sisters… but the trails have not been groomed yet this winter. A few sections of the trail have been skier tracked, but for the most part it’s a walkers’ highway, with two lanes packed flat by boots. Near the falls, the trail has been driven on; around the power lines, snowmobiles have been busy. So,…[Read more]
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Agassiz Provincial Forest 4 weeks agoSkied the Agassiz trails for the first time today. No change to conditions since the last update. Rock skis still recommended, until we get more coverage. The best snow right now can be found on the Blue loop.
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Shannondale 1 month agoShannondale did not disappoint today! There is just exactly enough snow for great skiiing: no excess, but enough to go around. Lovely day on lovely trails.
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Rivendell 1 month agoCalled Rivendell on Dec 21st to inquire about trail conditions. Tim said he had not groomed yet this year, and was waiting on a bit more snow. So instead we skied the Madge Lake trails, just over the Saskatchewan border in the Duck Mountains. These trails are stunning! Plenty of snow, great grooming, excellent signage, big hills, beautiful views,…[Read more]
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Riding Mountain National Park 1 month agoSkied RMNP on Dec 22nd and found a good base of snow. Hilton had good conditions, although plenty of debris (leaves / needles / cone scales / seeds) on the trail. There are some mowed (but not mowed short enough) brushy stems to dodge, as well intact stems growing mid-trail to whip your inner thighs. However, twig conditions were better than this…[Read more]
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Camp Morton Provincial Park 10 months, 1 week agoPleased to report that — despite bare patches, walkers’ pockmarked divots, icy snow and open water — Camp Morton is still very skiable! Assuming, of course, that your priorities are, like ours, to extend your ski season come what may… and not to enjoy a quiet commune with nature or pleasant conversation with your ski buddy. We sounded like a cou…[Read more]
Where to Ski in Manitoba!
Elise:
Anita & I have skied twice at Duck Mountain SK on Charleswood Ski Cub long weekend trips.I agree with your comments about the trail system.
The big difference between the Kenora area and eastern Saskatchewan is that the XC ski club located in Kenora is a member of CCSAM, not Cross Country Ski Ontario … for geographic reasons (2 days…[Read more]