There are so many winter adventures to do in David Thompson Country.  From hiking and snowshoeing, to frozen waterfalls and wagon rides, here are 13 activities we look forward to this winter.

  1. Riverview Country Christmas with wagon rides, Christmas Shop, and many, many lights.

Posted by Riverview Country Christmas on Friday, November 30, 2018

2. Hiking to Crescent Falls west of Nordegg.  Careful! The long hike back up the snow and ice covered road can be exhausting.

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Crescent Falls is a beautiful sight all year round. This winter the temperature fluctuated between freezing and thawing most days in December, resulting in an unusual freeze pattern for the falls, creating sort of steps or bumps of ice. In the summer it is a very popular weekend picture spot and campsite, making it best to visit during the week if you can. . . Crescent Falls is west of Nordegg in Clearwater County, part of the David Thompson Country Tourism Region. . . . #CrescentFalls #Nordegg #DTCountry #ClearwaterCnty #AlbertaParks #waterfalls #Alberta #Canada #albertaviews #albertamountains #albertarockies #dailyviewalberta #albertaadventures #yegadventures #yycadventures #albertatourism #discoveralberta #getoutside #hikealberta #explorecentralAlberta #explorealberta #albertawinters #snowfun #travelalberta @alberta_parks

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3. Taking pictures of ice bubbles on the very windy Abraham Lake near Nordegg with Pursuit Adventures.

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Walking on bubbles. We were watching ice bubbles form on Monday's ice walk. #explorecanada #explorealberta #explorecentralalberta #dtcountry #mybanff #pursuitadventures #abrahamlake #icebubbles #icewalk #visitreddeer #clearwatercnty #canadianrockies #wanderlust #wildernessculture 📷 January 14, 2019

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4. Rocky’s Freezin’ For A Reason Polar Bear Dip at Crimson Lake Provincial Park.

Rocky's Freezin' For A Reason this past Family Day weekend in February was a chilly one at -27. But the jumps into Crimson Lake were very memorable. See you in 2020.

Posted by Rocky's Freezin' for a Reason Polar Bear Dip on Thursday, November 21, 2019

5.  Learning how to go ice climbing near Nordegg with Frontier Lodge.

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Anyone else itching for ice season?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Frontier Lodge Ice 2020 info coming soon.⁠ ⁠ #iceclimbing #climbinglife #ice #blueice

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6. Learning about the wild horse lifestyle with Wildhorse Mountain Ranch near Rocky Mountain House.

Snow, snow go away… I think the faces say it all 😆 The girls were escorting the herd over to the hay field pasture and…

Posted by Wildhorse Mountain Ranch on Wednesday, November 20, 2019

7. Hike around the Ram Falls Provincial Park on the Forestry Trunk Road south of Nordegg.

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Reposted from @noreen_travels – #ramfalls #ramfallsprovincialpark #exploreverything #discoveralberta #albertaviews #tourismalberta #canada #canada🍁 #nordegg #winterwonderland #winter #awesome_earthpix #awesome_earth #beautiful #dtcountry #clearwatercnty #igalberta #igcanada

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8. Explore the snowmobile trails west of Caroline.

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from @boundaryrvpark – Snowmobile enthusiasts will be impressed by our access to trails on crown land. Camp with us or stay in one of our suites… and you can ride your snowmobile into the foothills right from your site! How convenient is that? . . . . . #snowmobile #snow #winter #winterwonderland #crownland #carolinealberta #davidthompsoncountry #alberta #centralalberta #hunting #stgpromotions #rockymountainhouse #CarolineAB #snowmobile #snowmobiles #camping #wintercamping #campingalberta #albertacamping #funinthesnow #travelalberta #albertawinter #wintercamping #familyfun #adventuretime #albertaadventure

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9. Watch the Northern Lights at Crimson Lake Provincial Park.

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A beautiful winter night sky on Crimson Lake in the Crimson Lake Provincial Park from 2 years ago. The lake will be frozen soon and the snowshoe trails are nicely covered. Winter adventure has arrived! . . Crimson Lake Provincial Park is ~14 kms from Rocky Mountain House in Clearwater County, a wonderful part of David Thompson Country. . . @alberta_parks #CrimsonLakeProvincialPark #RockyMountainHouse #ClearwaterCnty #DTCountry #Alberta #albertaparks #albertaviews #campingalberta #crimsonlake #albertadarkskies #northernlights #dailyviewalberta #myalberta #igalberta #igcanada #albertaadventures #albertanightskies #nightskies

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10.  Go rappelling at Crescent Falls with the Goldeye Centre near Nordegg.

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Even if it’s snowing, we’re still going.. A gorgeous first day rappelling with the Alberta Adventure German Exchange group! #goldeyemagic

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11. Watch for Bighorn Sheep on the David Thompson Highway.

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Reposted from @thepragnatousking – Anybody else kinda excited for some snow? Ski? Hockey? Bighorn sheep on the David Thompson Highway by Abraham Lake near Nordegg. • • #davidthompsonhighway #bighornsheep #davidthompsoncountry #clearwatercnty #mountains #canadianrockies #canada #rockymountains #abrahamlake #alberta #berta #explorecanada #explorealberta #getoutside #explorealberta #visitcentralalberta #discoveralberta #drivealberta #albertawinters

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12. Go for a hike on one of the many, many trails all around David Thompson Country.

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The view from Mount Stelfox, looking over Abraham Lake and the David Thompson Highway. The Mountain was named after Henry Stelfox, an England born conservationist who settled in the Rocky Mountain House Area and loved exploring the land west of Rocky. You can climb Mount Stelfox from either the Whitegoat Creek Canyon or the Coral Creek Canyon, but you will want to check trail maps for the type of trail you are comfortable with. If you look in the top left corner you can see someone celebrating their summit. Mount Stelfox is west of Nordegg in Clearwater County, part of the David Thompson Country Tourism Region. #MountStelfox #AbrahamLake #Nordegg #DTCountry #ClearwaterCnty #DavidThompsonHighway #hikealberta #climbalberta #albertaviews #albertamountains #albertarockies #dailyviewalberta #albertaadventures #yegadventures #yycadventures #explorealberta #explorecentralAlberta #travelalberta #discoveralberta #albertatourism #picoftheday #getoutside #Alberta

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13. Get a view of David Thompson Country from the sky with Rockies Heli Canada near Nordegg.

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Let 2019 begin. PC: @alexstrohl. #rockiesheli

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