Out There Outdoors Magazine Features Winter in Castlegar

Out There Outdoors magazine has featured Castlegar in its article "West Koot Winter Wonderland." The magazine, based in Spokane, Washington and distributed across the Pacific Northwest Region, showcased the fact Castlegar is an excellent hub from which to access every form of outdoor winter…


Top 5 Things to do With Your Family in Castlegar in the Winter

Nestled in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, the city of Castlegar is a fairytale destination in the winter months because it offers dreamy snow for skiing and snowmobiling as well as mild temperatures and lots of sunshine. Here are five fun activities to do with your family in and around…


An Expert On Why Castlegar Snowmobiling Is So Good

Snowmobiling has come a long way since the first “motor toboggan” was patented in 1927. These days the machines’ light frames, powerful engines, and extended tracks can take you off the flat, groomed trails and into the deep powder of the mountainous backcountry. The Kootenays are renowned for…


Where To Toboggan With Your Family in Castlegar

Where To Toboggan With Your Family In Castlegar There's nothing more Canadian than bundling up the kids, piling them onto a wooden toboggan and whooshing down a snowy slope. These days there are plenty of other devices with which to hoon down hills, from steerable GT Snoracers and Crazy Carpets to…


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Everything You Need To Know About Snowmobiling in Castlegar

There's a reason snowmobiling is a one of the most popular winter activities in Castlegar: terrain. There are so many places to explore via snowmobile around the city and in the surrounding mountains that it would take a lifetime to see it all. And the fact the region gets about 12 metres (40 feet)…


Where to Snowmobile in Castlegar

Snowmobiling (also known as sledding) is one of the most popular winter activities in Castlegar and there are two good reasons for it. Firstly, upwards of 12 metres (40 feet) of snow can fall in the mountains surrounding the city meaning at higher elevations the season is very long. People start…