Get Outside: 10 cool winter activities across Canada

Canada is a paradise for winter sports, both familiar and extreme! Why not try:

1. Skiing & Snowboarding | Ultimate downhill adventure awaits in the Rockies’ UNESCO world heritage sites, legendary resorts or heli-skiing packages.

 

2. Snowshoeing | Break trail through thousand year old cedar trees skirting Georgian Bay & the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula.

 

3. Snowmobiling | Mountains, ocean, fjords and fishing villages greet snowmobilers in Newfoundland’s Gros Morne.

 

4. Skating | The world’s largest skating rink – the Rideau Canal – enchants visitors to Ottawa, Ontario.

 

5. Sliding | Hitch your toboggan to the “bowl” at the heart of New Brunswick’s Fundy Nat’l Park.

 

6. Ice Fishing | Tie up a string of perch, northern pike and walleye from Manitoba’s Clear Lake.

 

7. Dog Sledding | Head to Nunavut for an authentic arctic dog sledding adventure in Quttinirpaaq.

 

8. Northern Lights | Experience the Aurora Borealis in the NWT’s Wood Buffalo Nat’l Park.

 

9. Waterfall Ice Climbing | B.C.’s Yoho Nat’l Park offers hundreds of popular climbs for the brave!

 

10. Soaking | Relax in the natural warmth of the Rockies’ Radium and Banff Upper Hot Springs

So get moving and get outside!