SledBlueRiver

Sled Areas in Blue River, BC

To help you get the most of our beautiful snowmobiling tenure, we have created individual pages for each of our zones. On the zone pages, you will see a few different mapping options to review and understand our zones. The most comprehensive and user friendly map to track your exact location is the Geo Referenced PDF. This can be downloaded to your phone and opened with Avenza (Avenza is available via google play or the app store). There is a Geo Reference PDF for the North Zones and the South Zones.

Good luck and enjoy exploring our areas!

Grooming Status

Our sled areas are groomed regularly.

GREEN: Groomed within the last 1-3 days.
YELLOW: Groomed within the last 4-8 days.
RED: Groomed within the last 9+ days.
BLACK: Not Groomed.

Sled areas marked “RED” can still be perfectly well-groomed depending on sled traffic, seasonality, fresh snowfall, etc.

Blue River Sled Areas Map
Holy Grail Paradise Horseshoe White River Coulees Fingers Redsands Salmon Lakes Foam Creek Groundhog East Groundhog West
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Coulees

Start with 35 km’s of groomed trail, then continue on 1 km’s of single track trail through small and large trees up a drainage. This riding area of treed meadows and sub-alpine features overlooks Murtle Lake in the Wells Grey Provincial Park.

red sands area

Redsands

13 km’s of Groomed Trail, then 2 km’s of single track trail through large trees to access riding area with high alpine with large steep slopes covered by trees. Redsands makes for a great day of technical lines.

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White River

This is a great choice for family and beginner riders with an elevation around 6000’. 18 km’s of groomed trail lead you to this chain of cut-blocks overlooking the small town of Blue River.

finger bowls sled area

Finger Bowls

This snowmobile zone gets you riding powder fast! With only around 6 km of groomed trail, you’ll be making your own tracks in no time.

Paradise area

Paradise

Advanced – Expert riding with some of the most extreme and complex terrain in the North Blue Valley along with Holy Grail and Big Blue.

Access recommended only during Low Avalanche Conditions and Sunny Days

holy grail sledding in blue river

Holy Grail

This sled area in Blue River offers Advanced – Expert riding with some of the most extreme and complex terrain in the North Blue Valley.

It starts with 27 km’s of groomed trail that wedges down to 10 km’s of extreme complex single lane trail.

Access recommended only during Low Avalanche Conditions and Sunny Days.

salmon lakes

Salmon Lakes

23 km’s of Groomed trail that wedges down to 5 km’s of extreme complex single lane trail. Advanced/expert riding skills recommended, but if you make it, you’ll be rewarded with what many call Blue River’s most premier sled area.

foam creek sled area

Foam Creek

With pipeline construction in the area we are hopeful to regain access to Foam for the 2023-2024 season. Keep an eye on our site for updates.

Ride 14 km’s of trail to access the Foam Creek riding area. Once sufficient snow allows for the construction of a snow bridge across Finn Creek (Mid-December) grooming will commence. Large rolling meadows and skate park like features, also featuring steeper tree sections, and large expanses of steep open terrain will be found in Foam Creek.

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Groundhog East

This area features 21 kms of groomed trail to access the riding area. You will find everything here – from sub-alpine meadows, small rolling hills and spaced trees, to steeper more technical riding towards the south.

Groundhog

Groundhog West

Groundhog West has 26 km’s of groomed trail to access the riding area.

It features challenging terrain with short steep steps crossed with ravines and covered by trees. If you choose to spend your day here, be prepared to ride a lot of technical lines.

Parking and Staging Areas

Groundhog Mountain, Foam Creek and Salmon Lakes visitors should use the Finn Creek Parking Lot [Google Map]. Head south from Blue River on Highway 5 approximately 22 km, then turn left onto Finn Creek Road, which is located on the south side of Messiter Summit at the chain-off area.

Parberry and North Blue Valley: Highway parking is not permitted. Use the Red Sands Parking Lot [Google Map] Head North from Blue River on Highway 5 approximately 2km, then turn Right at the big bear statue onto Red Sands Rd.

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