WINTER FUN
CHECKLIST
Winnipeg makes the cold cool! We exalt the ice
and snow with festivals, attractions and so much
creativity. All you need to do is dress for success
(we suggest layers).
Navigate the world's largest snow maze—as
verified by Guinness in 2019—at A Maze in Corn,
which continues to grow each year with more than
4,700 feet of snow corridors to explore along with a
snow restaurant and live entertainment in a snow dome.
cornmaze.ca
Jig it up on the wood chip-covered dance floors
of Festival du Voyageur, celebrating the region's
Métis, Francophone, fur trading and Indigenous heritage
via giant snow sculptures, French food, costumed
interpreters and live music. heho.ca
Glide up and down the Nestaweya River Trail,
which regularly provides seven kilometres of
groomed ice to skate. You'll also find complementing
trails for fat tire biking, kick-sledding and strolling, all
past whimsical "warming huts" created as part of a highly
anticipated annual international design competition.
theforks.com/attractions/nestaweya-river-trail
Take a polar plunge underneath the icy waterfall
and sweat your stresses away at Thermea Spa
Village Winnipeg. The city's open-air spa gets even cooler
when temperatures plummet, with steam rooms, thermal
pools, a massive Finnish sauna and robe-friendly dining.
thermea.ca
Snowshoe through aspen forests filled with deer at
FortWhyte Alive, a winter wonderland offering ice
fishing, skating, cross-country skiing and North America's
largest urban bison herd. fortwhyte.org
Skate-ski or go traditional at Windsor Park Nordic
Centre, which boasts 15 km of groomed and well-lit
cross-country ski trails, as well as rentals, lessons and a
charming clubhouse. windsorparknordic.ca
Take to the ice on your choice of unique rentals
from Kendrick's Outdoor Adventures. This outfitter
offers everything to get you out there, from ice bikes to fat
tire bikes, snowshoes, ice trikes and skating assists. Skate
rentals are also available within The Forks Market via Ice
Land Skate Rentals. Kendricksoutdooradventures.com
TOP TO BOTTOM: Festival du Voyageur, photo by Liz Tran. Snow Maze, photo by Abby Matheson. Nestaweya River
Trail, photo by Mike Peters. Fat tire biking, photo by Casey Nolin Photography. Thermea Spa Village Winnipeg, photo
courtesy of Thermea Spa Village Winnipeg.
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WINTER
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