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WINTER TRAILS

To help us fund our winter trail maintenance, please purchase a 2023 TrailPass at any of Kimberley's gear stores or make a donation here​. There are also many other ways you can get involved.

Winter grooming updates

Forest Crown and Kimberley Nature Park​

2 Feb '23 - Thanks again Tom for another full Nature Park and Forest Crown groom. Trails remain a little soft after the recent cold weather. Thanks for your patience.

31 Jan '23 - Tom has groomed the whole of the Nature Park and Forest Crown area. Thank you Tom and thank you to all the people out packing trails with snowshoes. 

29 Jan '23 - A lot of fresh snow!! We need snowshoe traffic before we can get the snowdogs back out, thanks to all that are snowshoeing on the trails.

26 Jan '23 - Trails remain in great shape, Tom has been out and tidied up Edge, Turning 40, Home Run and Run Home, Thank you Tom.

20 Jan '23 - Eimers Ridge, Pat Morrow, Duck Pond, Edge, Cutting Edge groomed, thank you Tom.

Lois Creek​

1 Feb '23 - Thank you Ryan for grooming the whole of Lois Creek. The trails remain a little soft, the grooming isn't setting up particularly well with the cold temperatures we had earlier in the week. We appreciate everyone's patience.

29 Jan '23 - A lot of fresh snow!! We need snowshoe traffic before we can get the snowdogs back out, thanks to all that are snowshoeing on the trails.

​22 Jan '23 - Tom has been out again, Thank you Tom!!! This time he got the internal trails, including 401, Chute and Tighty Whitey.

21 Jan '23 - All outer trails groomed, Tom's scraper working really well to repair the trails. Thank you Tom.

16 Jan '23 - Laura had a real battle grooming the trails last night, a sled had been through Lois Creek making a real mess of the trails and all the hard volunteer work that goes into the trails. Everything had a groom with the exception of Blakes Karsten and Venison.

WINTER GROOMING ROUTES

There are three areas being groomed this winter along with a number of other trails that are accessible in the winter.  Lois Creek, the  Kimberley Nature Park/Forest Crown Trails and the Trickle Creek Golf Course.  You can view the Trailforks Winter Trail Map for a general idea of what is usually packed in the winter months.

Nature Park & Forest Crowne
Lois Creek
RCR Trickle Creek Golf Course
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THE SNOWDOG

KTS has two SnowDogs to groom a selection of our trails for winter use.  A snow dog is a motorized sled that can fit through tight spaces and tow a groomer. KTS work in partnership with the Kimberley Nature Park and the Friends of Lois Creek  to make this happen.  All trails are still for non motorized use throughout the winter with the exception of permitted grooming equipment. Enjoy the trails on skis, snowshoes and fatbikes this winter! We have one snow dog designated to grooming the Lois Creek trails and the second for grooming the Nature Park and Forest Crown trails, ensuring that we are able to maintain a higher quality of winter trail.
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WINTER TRAIL GUIDELINES

Please be mindful of the conditions. Enjoy the trails this winter.
  • Cross-Country Skiing is acceptable on all trails. If using roads in the parks, please set track to one side.
  • Snowshoeing has a positive impact on the trails especially after recent snowfalls clearly demarcating the walker/snowshoe side from ski side. Please remember to not snowshoe on classic ski tracks.
  • Biking on packed trails is appropriate, whether groomed or not as long as trail integrity is not compromised. Fat bikes with tires wider than 3” are recommended.
  • Running and Walking is appropriate as long as trail integrity is not compromised. If you are post-holing, it’s good etiquette to turn around.

DISCOVER OUR TRAILS IN THE WINTER