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WINTER WONDERLAND Winnipeg is a four-season destination but we're truly famous for how we embrace and celebrate the frostiest of seasons. As snow blankets the city in sparkling white, visitors can take in an authentic winter adventure. Winnipeg Trails Association has you covered with its Winterpeg website, featuring up-to-date maps showing what trails are groomed, mobile ski libraries, wheelchair skates, by-donation rentals and more. You'll find the main Winterpeg ski library at The Forks, operating out of one of the antique railcars in the primary parking lot. Embrace the season with active transportation rentals from Type Eh Bikes (fat tire bikes, snowshoes and kicksleds) and Kendrick's Outdoor Adventures at the Forks (fat bikes, ice bikes, ice trikes and skating assists) and FortWhyte Alive (fat bikes only). Other popular ways to keep warm include a hamam treatment at Ten Spa and the thermal cycle of saunas and pools at Thermëa by Nordik by Spa-Nature. Find your way out of the world's largest snow maze at A Maze in Corn, where you can also slide down the giant snow mountain, pop into the snow bar and hop on a sleigh ride. Skate, ski, bike or walk along the Nestawaya River Trail presented by The Winnipeg Foundation, one of the world's longest skating trails. Dotted along the river trail, stop for photo ops at warming huts that have been created as a part of an annual international design festival. Test out your curling skills at one of the rinks on the river, or play crockicurl, a combination of of crokinole and curling created in 2017 by Public City Architecture. Festival du Voyageur, Western Canada's largest outdoor winter celebration, channels the spirit of Manitoba's fur trading past, celebrating the culture, art, food, music and dance of Métis, Indigenous and Franco-Manitoban adventurers. Admire Arctic species as they play in the snow in Journey to Churchill at Assiniboine Park Zoo. Rent skis and glide along groomed trails at Windsor Park Nordic Centre. The nature oasis FortWhyte Alive celebrates winter with activities including showshoeing, Nordic walking, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, ice skating and ice fishing. Held in late January to early February, RAW:almond is a 22-day fine dining festival hosted on the frozen rivers of Winnipeg. World-class chefs gather to create a pop-up restaurant experience like no other. Nestewaya River Trail: Salvador Maniquiz FortWhyte Alive: Mike Peters 17 Legends + Tales • Volume 11 • 2024