This page lists all the places to ski in Eastern Manitoba (and northwestern Ontario) that I have info about. Please contact Kevin Miller to add other places to this page.

Provincial Parks
Sandilands
St Malo Provincial Park
Sandilands
Falcon Ridge Ski Area
Whiteshell Provincial Park
Whitemouth River
Seven Sisters
Pinawa
Pine Falls
Grand Beach Provincial Park
Kenora Nordic Trails / Mount Evergreen
Minaki

Please also see

• Peter Sim's excellent descriptions of ski trails near Winnipeg.
• Darryl & Ed's Excellent Adventures while ski touring around Manitoba.
• Trail condition reports submitted by Manitoba skiers.

Provincial Parks

• Click here.

Sandilands

• There are 26K of classic ski trails in the Sandilands Provincial Forest. (Another 7K is now closed because of the fire in May 2008.)
• Sandilands Ski Club website -- see the Trail Maps and Trail Conditions pages.
• The Sandilands Ski Club continues to groom the trails in the Sandilands Provincial Forest. You may purchase season trail passes for $45/individual or $60/family, or $7/individual on a daily basis. A drop box is located at the General Store in Marchand. The two major parking lots will be cleared regularly. These are located across the highway from the Marchand Wayside Park and at the Yellow trailhead. The Black trailhead lot will not be cleared.

Falcon Ridge Ski Area

Falcon Ridge Ski Area website The Falcon Ridge Ski Area offers over 22K of skating and classic trails for all levels of ability. The trails wind throughout the magnificent Canadian Shield, exploring remote lakes and untouched wilderness. The Falcon Ridge trail system also connects with the larger South Whiteshell trail, offering an additional 40K. Ski rentals, wax, wholesome meals, and hot chocolate are available at the ski hill chalet where you can warm up beside a stone fireplace and often enjoy some live music. Falcon Trails Resort provides lakefront cabins located right at the trail head, and for a real adventure you can also book the remote High Lake Eco cabins over the Christmas break, which are accessible only by cross country ski or snowmobile.

St Malo Provincial Park

• Please see Provincial Parks.

Whiteshell Provincial Park

• Please see Provincial Parks.

Whitemouth River

• Please see Provincial Parks (Whiteshell Provincial Park).

Seven Sisters

• Please see Provincial Parks (Whiteshell Provincial Park).

Pinawa

• Whiteshell Cross Country Ski Club -- see the Trail Conditions, Trail Map, and Trail Descriptions pages.
• 7K of rolling skating and classic trail on the Pinawa Golf Course, 40K of classic trails in Canadian Shield forest, and a 1.2K lighted trail.
• Please also see Darryl & Ed's Excellent Adventures.

Pine Falls

• The Duck Lake Ski Club maintains a trail that starts across the  street from the hospital in Pine Falls. It is a well-maintained trail goes through a variety of types of forest and has beautiful scenery. The interpretive stops go through boreal mixed wood forest, balsam fir forest, lowland black spruce forest, black spruce/ tamarack bog, meadow, and black ash trees. The outside loop (Orange trail) of the trail system is about 9K long and rolling terrain.  There is one climb that can be avoided, but no steep downhills, and there's a warming hut along the trail.

Grand Beach Provincial Park

• Please see Provincial Parks.
• Please also see Darryl & Ed's Excellent Adventures.

Kenora Nordic Trails / Mount Evergreen

• Website

Minaki (north of Kenora Ontario)

Info

   This page was last updated on February 8, 2009