Kananaskis Country

Alberta Parks

Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley


Cataract Creek Snowmobile

Updated: January 18, 2026

Updated: January 18, 2026 | Print Report

    Jan 12th: Expect the trails to be hard packed snow and/or icy due to the changing temperatures. Snow depths in this area vary. Updated technical weather and precipitation data is published by Alberta Environment. Note that on the tables and graphs at the link, 1 mm of water is equivalent to 1 cm of powder snow in cool conditions.

    Daily avalanche forecasts can be found on the Avalanche Canada website. 

     

     

    Annual Road Closures:

    HWY #532: Closed Dec 1 - Apr 30, between Highway #22 and Highway #940.

    Forestry Trunk Road/HWY #940: Closed Dec 1 - Apr 30, south of Cataract Creek and northwest of Plateau Mountain Road.

    Notes:

    • Cataract Creek Snow Vehicle PLUZ is open for snowmobile traffic from Dec 1st - Apr 30th.
    • The southern portion of this system is prone to large snow drifts and ice flows are possible.

Maps

Trail Name Permitted Activities (Legend) Length Status Keywords
Baril Creek Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 4.0 km one-way Open
Baril Loop Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 10.4 km Open
Cataract Creek Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 8.4 km one-way Open
Cataract Loop Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 4.2 km Open
Cummings Creek Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 9.2 km one-way Open
Etherington Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 11.1 km one-way Open
Fallers Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 6.0 km one-way Open
Loggers Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 3.5 km one-way Open
Oyster Excursion Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 11.2 km one-way Open
Pasque Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 9.2 km one-way Open
Raspberry Pass Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 7.5 km one-way Open
Skyline Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 8.0 km one-way Open
Upper Raspberry Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 4 km one-way Open
Valley Bottom

Impassable washout directly south of Etherington Day Use.

Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 6.0 km one-way Open
Wilkinson Summit Snowmobiling Snowmobiling 8.4 km one-way Open