Winter Activities

Sign up on line for Cross country ski day Saturday January 15 at Mansfield. Meet at 10:30 at Mansfield Outdoor Centre on Airport Road http://www.mansfieldoutdoorcentre.ca/skiing.html)
The trails are track set for traditional and skate skiing. (Rentals available.) There are trails suitable for all levels of skiers. (Trail fee of $17.50.)
Lunch available at the snack bar or you can bring your own.
Pot luck dinner and sauna at Rick Sabourin's in Erin afterward.
Diane Lucas will be in touch with those who sign up about the menu.

A snowshoe day in the Durham Forest.

Book as soon as possible. This is our season opener and a chance to recover our skills after a long winter. We will start at Chisholm’s Mill and finish at Latta in the morning, eat lunch in our vehicles and run Lost Channel in the afternoon. This is a good opportunity for new spring paddlers to introduce themselves and demonstrate their competence. The river is not particularly technical and we will only be about an hour from our cars. This trip is open to anyone who doesn’t mind swimming in ice-cold water. Tandem canoes must have a centre airbag. Wetsuits or drysuits are required. If winter is later and weather/water conditions are unsuitable, we will postpone the trip. Limit of six boats.

Book before February 6. We will snowshoe in Saturday and set up camp. Sunday is for relaxing or a day trip. Then Monday, we will break camp and snowshoe out to the parking lot.

I live in Haliburton and like to get out whenever I can- weekdays or weekends. If you want to ski or snowshoe in my neck of the woods, I may be able to help you with guidance, logistics, organization, or just as a trail partner. I prefer bushwhacking to manicured trails. Winter camping is a possibility. Contact me and we can talk.

Book by January 21. Join us (Diane Lucas, Rick Sabourin, Bruce & Beth Bellaire, Barb & Dave Young) for a day of cross-country skiing, followed by a potluck dinner at the home of Rick Sabourin (near Erin). Sauna will seat up to 8 people. The ski location may be as close as Albion Hills or as far away as the Duntroon Highlands, depending on the snow conditions.