Squamish Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing in Squamish is a great adventure suited for the whole family! In the heart of Winter you can get exercise while exploring the many trails around Squamish with a pair of snowshoes on your feet.

Explore the trails around Alice Lake or hike up Brohme for a more alpine experience, for an educational experience check out the guided tours in the Callaghan Valley.

Season: Winter
Location: Callaghan Valley
Skills: Beginner to Advanced
Tours Best for: Groups, Couples & Families
Snowshoe Rentals: available at Valhalla Pure

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Guided Tours

Explore a forest full of mystery walking along an old trappers path on snowshoes. Learn traditional knowledge while snowshoeing and sampling healing teas from plants that grow along The Medicine Trail.

Travel deep into the ancient forest of the Callaghan Valley. Hear a brief history of the area’s traditional uses and ways of the past.

Let your imagination flow as you gaze upon giant cedar, fir and hemlock trees that provide a canopy high above. Finish back at the caboose for a rejuvenating snack.

Locations

Guided Tours Located in The Callaghan Valley

When you book your guided snowshoeing tour below, these are located in the callaghan valley and depart from Whistler.

Self Propelled Locations:

Callahan Country & The Whistler Olympic Park both offer snowshoe rentals and are located in the Callaghan valley.

The Callahan Valley just 35 minutes north of Beautiful squamish BC, also allows for your own Snowshoe exploration of the wild forest through a marked trail system. This is a great way to get off the beaten path and explore the beautiful BC backcountry. Callahan offers a vast network of snowshoeing trails of all distances, the shortest one is great for the whole family as the Treasure trail is only .05km from the base.

Weather

Coast Mountain Weather and Climate

The Coast Mountains surrounding Squamish BC, receive some of the highest precipitation in North America, due to the moist air and storms off of the pacific ocean. Precipitation falls heavier in the winter months from November to April, The best part of this is powder at higher elevations!

The temperature between the lowland coastal areas and the high alpine is usually in opposite, with warmer and mild winters experienced in Squamish, while elevations above the treeline remain below freezing in the winter months. It is important to keep an eye on the freezing level, as this fluctuates frequently across different elevations. Extremely cold temperatures do occur but are rare in the coastal mountains.

Snow Conditions :

The typical snow climate in higher elevations is characterized by frequent snowfalls, and soft deep snow is the norm. All conditions are possible, but we are lucky generally have good to excellent snow conditions in the coast mountains surrounding Squamish BC.

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