Province announces Manitoba Winter Trails Day on Feb. 8
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For the month of February, access to all of Manitoba’s provincial parks will be free of charge, to encourage more people to take part in winter activities, said Mike Moyes, the province’s minister of environment and climate change.
Manitoba Winter Trails Day will also be observed for the first time this year on Feb. 8. It will always be held on the second Sunday of the second month, to showcase the province’s winter trails, and celebrate those who maintain them.
“Manitoba’s provincial parks offer an incredible variety of trails and activities for Manitobans of all ages,” Moyes said in a news release, adding that waiving the entry fee to all provincial parks “will make it more affordable for Manitoba families to get outdoors and enjoy all our beautiful provincial parks have to offer.”
Moyes also noted, “There’s something for everyone,” such as groomed paths for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, fat biking, snowshoeing, hiking, to outdoor skating rinks, hockey arenas and toboggan hills.
For those who are looking to head to the slopes, the Asessippi Ski Area is located 206 kilometres northwest of Brandon, and is listed as the biggest ski resort in Manitoba with three lifts and a total slope length of 10 kilometres, according to the website skiresort.info
Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park provides free ice-fishing shelters on Lake Winnipeg, 357 kilometres northeast of Brandon.
On Manitoba Winter Trails Day, Spruce Woods Provincial Park will offer a guided hike on the Epinette Trail to discover the park’s unique landscape and its connection to the Spruce forest.
Birds Hill Provincial Park — situated 30 kilometres north of Winnipeg — offers a snowshoe guided trek along the Nimowin Trail to search for animal tracks, signs of wildlife and instruction on how creatures thrive during winter.
Manitobans are also encouraged to check www.manitobaparks.com for trail conditions before visiting parks and for more information about winter programming in all provincial parks.
Trail users are also reminded to only use trails for designated activities and never walk on groomed ski tracks, keep dogs on leash, and practise the principles of “leave no trace” by removing everything that is brought in.
Vehicle permits will not be required in provincial parks in February, but Snopasses will be still required for snowmobiles using designated trails.
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