Winnipeg Free Press By: Katlyn Streilein | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021 Save to Read Later
Some skiers are clipping in and gliding through the trails this week, for what will likely be their last run of the season.
Some skiers are clipping in and gliding through the trails this week, for what will likely be their last run of the season.
Just west of Winnipeg, Beaudry Provincial Park’s trails were primarily empty Tuesday afternoon, as strong winds whipped through clearings, blew globs of snow from craggy oaks, and carved daunting snowdrifts across roadways.
Despite the snowstorm or rather, thanks to it University of Winnipeg biology student Luke Roffey set out for a ski this morning, clad in his father’s equipment.
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Lac du Bonnet RCMP are helping in the search for snowmobiler Dan Lemay who went missing Sunday in Whiteshell Provincial Park. (RCMP handout)
A chopper equipped with thermal technology has been added to the search for a seasoned snowmobiler who went missing in the backwoods of Whiteshell Provincial Park on Sunday.
A chopper equipped with thermal technology has been added to the search for a seasoned snowmobiler who went missing in the backwoods of Whiteshell Provincial Park on Sunday.
RCMP officers and local riders continued to search the trails for Dan Lemay, a 50-year-old Grunthal man who left Pinewood Lodge on Provincial Rd 307 around 4 p.m. that day. He intended to retrieve a broken snowmobile from Rennie, about 50 kilometres to the southeast on Highway 44, police said.
WINNIPEG With the pandemic restrictions cancelling all indoor sports in the province, Manitobans are turning to the outdoors for some fresh air. At Sampson s Sporting Life, the phone has been ringing off the hook. Dean Sampson, the owner of the store, said with it being open for curbside pickup - business has been booming. The hottest ticket item is cross-country skis, said Sampson. You just can t keep them in stock. On a hunch that winter sports would be popular amid the pandemic, Sampson ordered five times the amount of stock he usually does back in April. It s a gamble he said is paying off.