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For those who want to step out of the house and away from screens to truly embrace winter, there are a number of safe options at Saskatchewan’s provincial parks to quell the boredom.
“Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, tobogganing — lots of our parks have epic toboggan hills, including Buffalo Pound,” said Jennifer Johnson, the assistant deputy minister within the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport.
She also pointed out how biking trails are open at Buffalo Pound.
“You can go fat biking in the winter on those same mountain biking trails, so that’s pretty popular,” she said.
Echo Valley Provincial Park has its popular “Skate the Park” back for another year. Johnson said park operators take one of the campground roads, flood it and turn it to ice to be skated on.
“It is twice as big so there’s lots of room for people to be out there,” she said of this year’s version of the trail.
Looking for an overnight getaway?
Johnson said there are several options at Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain or Moose Mountain provincial parks.
To be clear, Johnson said residents still need a pass to get into a park. She said an annual entry permit works. If park-goers don’t have one, day passes are being sold at the gate or at visitor reception centres.
