Prince George and 27 km (18 miles) west of the Highway 39 and Highway 97 junction. Surrounded by parks and ski hills,
Mackenzie is the perfect model of a richly diverse summer and winter outdoor sporting town. If downhill skiing or snowboarding is your frigid month pastime, Powder King Mountain Resort is just a 45 minute drive away. Awarded the title of “Best Powder in Canada” by Ski Canada Magazine in 2000, this ski-tropolous has runs for the beginner to the extreme skier. Surrounded by view of the Rocky Mountain’s Murray Range and looking down into the Pine Valley, even the chalet connoisseur can appreciate this hill. If you find that you’re not quite
confident enough to show your stuff at the bigger hills, Little Mac’s beginner hill, with the longest run at 210m and the vertical elevation at 90m, is just
the place to hone your skills. If cross-country skiing is more your
style, try out John Dahl Regional Park with it’s 4.4 km of great trails, starting at the Mackenzie Golf and Country Club. Mackenzie’s famous Cross Country trails will take you through the wilderness at it’s finest. Passing by creeks, lakes, ridges, and amongst fir, pine and spruce trees, you are able to enjoy these trails during the day, or at night, by following the 2.5 km of lit trails. Contact the Mackenzie Nordiques Cross Country Ski Club for more information. Make your way to Morfee
Mountain, with its mountain-view sled paths that cut through the forest along the Gagnon Trail to Mackenzie Junction, on your snowmobile. With approximately 50 km (31 miles) of trails, you will find resplendent scenery… as well as two warming huts with wood stoves, allowing for
a moment to warm yourself between sleds. Regional sledding areas, like the Murray Range, and the Pine Pass Trail can also be accessed from Mackenzie. For the winter angler, check out
Williston Lake, at the southern end of Mackenzie. Te largest man-made reservoir in North America, the lake was formed as a result of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam being built on the Peace River, and stretches over 200 kilometres north from Mackenzie. Home to bull trout, rainbow trout, rocky mountain whitefish, as well as Lake Whitefish, this is a great spot to drop your line. Not far from town, is Morfee Lake, stocked with lake trout, rainbow trout, mountain and lake whitefish; Gaitaga, Heather, Dina and Tudyah lakes are all in close proximity as well– their most sought aſter catch - rainbow trout, bull trout, and Dolly Varden.
49
R V S N O W B I
R D S. C O M
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64