Winter Wanderlust

EXPLORE

In Lac la Biche Region, winter is not a time to hunker down indoors. It’s a time to test your mettle and be rewarded with incredible experiences.

ICE FISHING

The lakes may freeze but the fish keep swimming and the determined keep catching.

Contact Lakeland Expeditions Rentals to ask about fully equipped ice fishing cabins. Lakelandexpeditions.com 780-404-5756 SKATE THE LAKE Lac La Biche Lake, between McArthur Park and Churchill Drive boat launch

Lac La Biche Region’s namesake is also its largest natural ice rink. Take advantage of a cleared 1.5-kilometre skating trail, where the rink boards are the wooded shoreline and the distant horizon.

For a natural skating experience with less distance, try the skating oval on the frozen pond in Alexander Hamilton Park. SNOWMOBILING Put the boundless backcountry ahead of you; leave your cares and sled tracks behind you. The wilds of Lakeland

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Provincial Park & Provincial Recreation Area boast a combined 140 kilometres of trails to explore.

Take advantage of guided snowmobile tours with Off Road Adventures. See page 8.

SNOWSHOEING

Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have used snowshoes to travel across snowbound landscapes. They’re now used for wintertime trekking by people from all walks of life (no pun intended).

You can rent snowshoes from the Bold Center. Call (780) 623-3829 or visit the multiplex’s front desk for details. WINEFRED LAKE OUTFITTERS See page 19 for details.

WINTER FESTIVAL OF SPEED Cancelled in 2022 • Stay tuned for planned 2023 dates • Lac La Biche Lake

Imagine putting the pedal to the metal and speeding across a frozen lake, sending rooster-tails of snow flying into the air. This ice racing spectacle calls thrill-seekers with nerves of steel from across Western Canada to race cars, snowmobiles and more. You can even get behind the wheel yourself in a charity race. Other must-see sights include an aircraft fly-in, using the lake ice as a runway.