Winter Use

Many communities along the Trail have groomed cross country ski trails. St-Pierre-Jolys has a lit ice skating trail. St. Malo Provincial Park has many ski trails to choose from.  For more information:  St. Adolphe ….. St. Malo ….. Niverville ….. or St-Pierre-Jolys ….   Enjoy!!!

Every winter, more areas are identified between communities for quiet snow shoeing in the bush. Sections of the Crow Wing Trail can be enjoyed during the winter. Check this out: CWT Winter Fun for News Article

ACTIF EPICA 2023 HAS COME AND GONE! GREAT SUCCESS WITH HEADQUARTERS NOW STATIONED AT THE SUGAR SHACK IN ST-PIERRE-JOLYS.

CLICK HERE FOR THE RACE RESULTS

HERE’S A GREAT VIDEO TAKEN BY ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS! THANKS!

One special winter event also takes place on the Saturday of the Louis Riel Long Weekend in February. Since 2012, Actif Epica organizers have partnered with us to put on this challenging self-supported ultra-endurance event in potentially extreme trail and weather conditions.  For information specific to the race year, check out www.actifepi.ca .

Actif Epica has been listed as one of Canadian Cycling Magazine’s 10 Big Rides in Canada, and is a partner with Tuscobia Winter Ultra and Arrowhead Ultra135 in a triple crown event known as “The Order of the Hrimthurs.” Since 2017, Actif Epica has been a qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Invitational, the only Canadian qualifier among eight in the world! Participants have come from all over western Canada, several U.S. states and as far away as Brazil and India!