So far this has been a pretty nice winter, with the exception of a bitter week of -40 in January.  A nice winter means better weather for being outside.  These are 12 of our favorite adventure pictures/videos from winter so far.

  1.   Flying around David Thompson Country with Rockies Heli Canada near Nordegg.

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Who says it needs to be a perfect sunny day when up in the Heli? Moody days rock 😁 🚁 📸: @worldly_wanderer . . . #rockiesheli #mountains #rockymountains #lifeintherockies #viewsfromabove #birdseyeview #helicopter #anotherdayattheoffice #workperks #landofadventure #goexplore #taketotheskies #snowcappedmountains #wintershots #canada #bestofthewest #westisbest #dtcountry #davidthompsoncountry #lovinglife

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2. Watching the herd come running for lunch at Wildhorse Ranch near Rocky Mountain House.

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Winter in Alberta with a bite – it’s -40 🤪 good thing the Wildhorse Herd has thick hair coats to keep them warm. Horses are very resilient and adapt to all weather conditions. We keep them well fed, on cold days they get Lots if extra feed💖💖

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3.  Taking a tour to see the ice bubbles on Abraham Lake with Pursuit Adventures.

It's been a season of extremes with unseasonably warm days and -40C temperatures, crazy snowstorms and eerily quiet days…

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4.  Watching the Baseline Mountain Biking Club make the best of their views and trails even in the winter.  Baseline Mountain is about 60 kms SW of Rocky Mountain House in Clearwater County.

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Throwin it back this Thursday to beautiful days getting the most out of the season as you sliding towards those epic views that make it all worth it just like @kona_rider and @jordan_jackett getting late season laps last year! ⛰ Do you winter sport or hibernate till spring? 🚲 🤘DIG THE STOKE AND BURY THE HATE🤘~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Friends: @davidthompsoncountry @clearwatercnty @oldesmokeysbbqshack @wipeout_ski_and_bike @lowesindustries @tamarackjackshoneyandmeadery @bigchiefbeef @drunkin_daisies @wheelersbicyclerepair Our Can Co. in Sundre, AB Jensen Log Creations in Bearberry, AB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tags: #baselinemtb #dtcountry #loam #albertamtb #mtbcanada #ridetherockies #pinkbike #mountainculture #rockymountains #ridemoremtb #mtbstyle #freeridemtb #yyc #enduromtb #downhillmtb #mtbenduro #allmtb #mtbracing #yeg #mtbworld #mtblife #tbt #mtb #mountainbike #mountainbiking #mtbdaily #igersmtb #mtbphoto #herodirt #centralalberta

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5. Backcountry Forward sharing their video of the amazing views on Vision Quest Ridge west of Nordegg.

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The beautiful Vision Quest Hike in @davidthompsoncountry here’s just a sneak peak of my latest video! I had expected this to be a “winter hike” when I did it Nov 30th, but there was hardly any snow in sight at the time! Despite the challenging climb, you can basically stop at any point and get stunning views of #abrahamlake below! Head over to YouTube to see the full video! Link in Bio! (Special thanks to @hiker_joe_v for the amazing work in editing this!) #hikealberta #keepmovingforward #backcountryforward

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6.  Alberta Adventure Girls shared their adventures at Abraham Lake and Siffleur Falls while staying at Expanse Cottages near Nordegg.

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Where did you explore during your stay at Expanse?? We want to see your pics! … Tag us in some photos or send them by messenger so we can share on our page! (Be sure to let us know the location) … Thanks for the pics @albertaadventuregirls @enrichingerin & @amandamcnally_ ! … 📸📸 Photos by @amandamcnally_

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7.  Prairie College Outdoor Leadership class shared pictures of their ice climb on the ice wall at Frontier Lodge near Nordegg.

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Blue Team ice climbing rotation! They had lots of warm weather, blue plastic ice and great views! #iceclimbing #icewall #winterskills #sunshine #blueplastic #dtcountry #frontierlodge #twooclockfalls #getoutside #sendit

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8. A sunset view of Abraham Lake and the David Thompson Highway in David Thompson Country.

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The mountains has always a good light to follow, shine your day and anywhere you choose. 😍 #edmontonphotographer #sunrise #explorealberta #yegphotographer #outdoors #davidthompsoncountry #dtcountry #clearwatercounty #loveyourheadwaters #explorenordegg #travelalberta #explorecanada #albertaviews #ilovenordegg #sunrise #dailyviewalberta #thankyoucanada #canada_gram #canada #albertacanada #albertaparks #canadasworld #travelcanada #canadatravel #canada_pic #mycanada #roadtrip #tourcanada #enjoycanada #mycanadianphotos #albertatourism

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9. A beautiful capture of the boiling water toss at -40 at Ride the Wind Ranch near Rocky Mountain House.

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Sunset boiling water fun #ridethewindranch #sunset #cowboy #rockymountains #extremecold #boilingwaterchallenge #albertacanada🇨🇦 #albertaviews #dtcountry #davidthompsoncountry

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10. Gorgeous Ram Falls in the Ram Falls Provincial Park on the Forestry Trunk Road in Clearwater County.

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Winter wonderland- My trip to the Ram Falls today, September 28th, 2019. It’s snowing in Nordegg and the first snow falls on early Fall season. BUT it never stop me from visiting this place. #nordegg #nordeggalberta #alberta #canada #thankyoucanada #imagesofcanada #canada_gram #ramfalls #ramriver #fall #autumn #ilovecanada #clearwatercounty #davidthompsoncountry #yegphotographer #edmontonphotographer #bighorncountry #landscape #landscapephotography #igyeg #igcanada #likesforlikesback #likesforlike #landscapephotographer #nordegglife #igyeg #clearwatercounty #tourcanada #dtcountry #rockymountainhouse #loveyourheadwaters #ramfallsprovincialpark

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11. Back in December a visit to Riverview Country Christmas at Riverview Campground near Rocky Mountain House was a must.

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So many came out to enjoy lights and the wood carving! #riverviewcampgroundrmh #riverviewcampground #countrychristmas #riverviewcountrychristmas #woodcarving #christmaslights #merrychristmas

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12. And, Bighorn Sheep love licking the salt on the David Thompson Highway between Nordegg and Siffleur Falls.   Sometimes they might even pose and smile for you.

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A trip to Abraham Lake usually involves seeing some Bighorn Sheep! • • • • • #bighornsheep #ewe #sheepofinstagram #bighornbackcountry #alberta #nordegg #nordeggalberta #dtcountry #wildlifephotography #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlife_photography #wildlifepictures #wildlifeseekers #wildlifeshots #albertawildlife #albertawildlifephotography #sheepcountry #shotonnikon #shotonnikond5600 #dslrphotography #dslrpics #nikoncanada #bighornlambs #animals_shots_

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