Winter trails and sites: Columbia-Shuswap recreation district

Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists 29 sites and trails in the Columbia-Shuswap district with winter use, most of them near Sicamous, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Enderby. The main winter activities are snowmobiling, snowshoeing and ski touring. The 19 trails add up to about 825 km.

Snowmobiling: 19 Cross-country skiing: 5 Ski touring: 7 Snowshoeing: 11 Ice fishing: 1

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Trails (19)

NameWinter useLengthNearest communityStatus
Blue Lake Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 24.7 km Sicamous Open
Boulder Mountain Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 48.5 km Revelstoke Open
Crowfoot Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 46.7 km Celista Open
Eagle Pass Snowmobile Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing 30.4 km Sicamous Open
Fly Hills Snowmobile Snowmobiling 167.1 km Salmon Arm Open
Frisby Ridge Snowmobile Trail Cross-country skiing, Snowmobiling 44.2 km Revelstoke Open
Hunters Range Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing 52 km Enderby Open
Kingfisher Laforge Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing 56 km Enderby Open
Larch Hills Cross Country Ski Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 47.8 km Salmon Arm Open
Larch Hills Snowshoe Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing 15.7 km Salmon Arm Open
Larch Hills Traverse Ski touring, Snowshoeing 76.9 km Sicamous Open
Mara Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 5.7 km Sicamous Open
Mt. MacPherson Nordic Ski touring, Snowshoeing 32.6 km Revelstoke Open
Mt. Macpherson Snowshoe Snowshoeing 6 km Rvelstoke Open
Noisy Creek Snowmobiling 2.4 km Ashton Creek Open
Owlhead Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 48.6 km Sicamous Open
Pukeashun Trail Snowmobiling 10.3 km Sorrento Open
Queest Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 62.9 km Sicamous Open
Spa Hills Snowmobile Trails Snowmobiling 46.2 km Armstrong Open

Recreation sites (10)

NameWinter useNearest communityStatus
Cache Cabin Cross-country skiing, Snowmobiling Sicamous Open
Cummins Lake Snowmobiling Sicamous Open
Larch Hills Trails Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowshoeing Salmon Arm Open
Mount Begbie Ski touring Revelstoke Open
Mt Begbie Area Ski touring Revelstoke Open
Pillar Lake Ice fishing Falkland Open
Queest Emergency Shelter Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing Sicamous Open
Queest Mountain South Snowmobiling Sicamous Open
Rubberhead Snowshoeing Sicamous Open
Wallensteen Lake Snowmobiling Salmon Arm Open

Status as listed by Recreation Sites and Trails BC when we last checked; a listed activity is what the site is managed for, not a grooming report. Linked names have a camping page on this site; the icon opens the official listing.

Snow depth nearby

Snow stationElevationSnow depth7 days agoDistance
Enderby 1,950 m 25 cm (Nov 1) 13 cm 21 km
Park Mountain 1,890 m 16 cm (Nov 1) 1.5 cm 48 km
Turtle 660 m 1 cm (Oct 31) 0 cm 53 km

Automated stations of the BC River Forecast Centre, provisional data refreshed daily; most stations sit high in the mountains, so valley snow is usually much less. Stations reporting impossible jumps are left out.

Parks open in winter nearby

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (sitesandtrailsbc.ca), read November 1, 2026; trail lines and site locations: BC Geographic Warehouse (Open Government Licence – British Columbia). Check closures, avalanche conditions and road access before you go.