Winter trails and sites: Sea to Sky recreation district

Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists 15 sites and trails in the Sea to Sky district with winter use, most of them near Pemberton, Whistler, Squamish and D'arcy. The main winter activities are ski touring, snowmobiling and snowshoeing. The 14 trails add up to about 134 km. 1 is currently marked closed.

Snowmobiling: 7 Cross-country skiing: 2 Ski touring: 8 Snowshoeing: 5

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Trails (14)

NameWinter useLengthNearest communityStatus
Barkley Valley Trail Snowmobiling 9.8 km D'arcy Open
Brandywine Meadows Snowmobiling 4 km Whistler Open
Brandywine Snowmobile Trail Cross-country skiing, Ski touring, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing 15.3 km Whistler Open
Callaghan Ski Trails Ski touring, Snowshoeing 10.3 km Whistler Open
Cat Lake Area Snowmobiling 16.4 km Squamish Open
Mackenzie Basin Loop Snowshoeing 1.5 km Pemberton Open
Marriot Basin Hiking Trail Ski touring, Snowshoeing 7 km Pemberton Open
Mosquito Trails Snowshoeing 4.7 km Pemberton Open
Mount Sproatt Snowmobile Trail Ski touring, Snowmobiling 11.9 km Whistler Open
Roe Creek Snowmobile Trail Snowmobiling 13.7 km Whistler Open
Rutherford Snowmobile Trail Ski touring, Snowmobiling 22.1 km Pemberton Closed
Tenquille Lake Loop Trail Ski touring 3.1 km Pemberton Open
Tenquille Lake Trail from Branch 12 Cross-country skiing 6.1 km Pemberton Open
Watersprite Lake Trail Ski touring 8.5 km Squamish Open

Recreation sites (1)

NameWinter useNearest communityStatus
Semaphore Lakes Area Ski touring Pemberton 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
Callaghan Creek 1,017 m 12 cm (Nov 1) 0 cm 16 km
Tenquille Lake 1,680 m 15 cm (Nov 1) 8 cm 33 km
Squamish River Upper 1,360 m 10 cm (Nov 1) 9 cm 36 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.