Winter trails and sites: Nadina-Skeena recreation district

Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists 32 sites and trails in the Nadina-Skeena district with winter use, most of them near Smithers, Burns Lake, Houston and Witset. The main winter activities are snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ski touring. The 10 trails add up to about 381 km. 1 is currently marked closed.

Snowmobiling: 16 Cross-country skiing: 8 Ski touring: 6 Snowshoeing: 6 Ice fishing: 6

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Trails (10)

Name	Winter use	Length	Nearest community	Status
Bulkley Valley Nordic Center	Cross-country skiing, Ski touring	53.6 km	Smithers	Open
Burns Lake Snowmobile club Trail	Ski touring, Snowmobiling	35.3 km	Burns Lake	Open
Dome Mountain Snowmobile Trails	Snowmobiling	57.3 km	Smithers	Open
Hankin-Evelyn Backcountry Ski	Cross-country skiing, Ski touring	39.3 km	Smithers	Open
Harold Price Meadows	Cross-country skiing	6.3 km	Witset	Open
Harold Price Snowmobile Trail	Snowmobiling	5 km	Moricetown	Open
Houston Snowmobile Dungate Trails	Ski touring, Snowmobiling	69.9 km	Houston	Open
Microwave-Sinclair Snowmobile Trails	Snowmobiling	35.6 km	Telkwa	Open
Sibola Snowmobile Trails	Snowmobiling	59.8 km	Houston	Open
Telkwa Mountains Snowmobile Trail	Snowmobiling	19.1 km	Houston	Open

Recreation sites (22)

Name	Winter use	Nearest community	Status
Boer Mountain	Cross-country skiing, Snowshoeing	Burns Lake	Open
Bulkley River	Cross-country skiing	Smithers	Open
Canyon Creek Trails	Cross-country skiing	Smithers	Open
Chapman Lake	Ice fishing	Smithers	Open
Co-op Lake	Ice fishing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing	Burns Lake	Open
Dome Snowmobile Cabin	Snowmobiling	Smithers	Open
Dungate Meadows Cabin	Snowmobiling	Houston	Open
Goldeneye Lake	Cross-country skiing, Snowshoeing	Smithers	Open
Guyishton Lake	Snowmobiling	Burns Lake	Open
Hankin Warming Hut	Snowshoeing	Smithers	Open
Harold Price Snowmobile Cabin	Snowmobiling	Smithers	Open
John Emmerson Cabin	Snowmobiling	Smithers	Open
Kager Lake	Snowshoeing	Burns Lake	Open
Maxan Lake	Snowmobiling	Burns Lake	Open
Omineca Ski Club	Ski touring	Burns Lake	Open
Richmond Lake	Ice fishing	Burns Lake	Open
Sinclair Snowmobile Cabin	Snowmobiling	Smithers	Open
Sunset Lake	Ice fishing, Cross-country skiing	Houston	Open
Takysie Lake	Ice fishing	Burns Lake	Closed
Taltzen Lake	Ice fishing	Smithers	Open
Telkwa Mountains Cabin	Snowmobiling	Houston	Open
Tyee Mountain Trails	Ski touring, Snowshoeing	Smithers	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 station	Elevation	Snow depth	7 days ago	Distance
Lu Lake	1,300 m	1 cm (Nov 2)	1 cm	44 km
Tsai Creek	1,360 m	3.5 cm (Nov 2)	—	66 km
Cedarvale	174 m	0 cm (Oct 31)	0 cm	119 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

Vanderhoof-Ft. St. James North Coast - Kalum - Cassiar Prince George-Mackenzie Quesnel-Central Cariboo All districts Crown land near Smithers

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.