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Weekend weather: trails across Canada

December's Instagram trail conditions across Canada

The white stuff has hit most of our beloved Canadian trails. Unless you’re in parts of Saskatchewan or British Columbia, it’s truly winter across Canada. This means less dirt, more layers, and more varied running technique. If you’re traveling in the next week, here’s a look at what the trails look like across Canada. Or in other words, here is Instagram’s version of a weather report by region:

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Nova Scotia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrGdYPtFao8/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVpowNnjIM/

Newfoundland

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSyjRPg3cO/

Quebec 

What are the trails in Montreal like? They change daily. Hilary Spires describes today’s Mont Royal trail run as sunny “but colder than it looks. The top layer of the trail was all ice. Our stabilizer muscles had a serious workout.”

Photo: Hilary Spires running down Mont Royal in Montreal, Que.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrI8JgfHH8x/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrJKS0tgz8u/

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Ontario

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrahsOml2CI/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Brb3a6lFFuO/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrTcV0Fhas3/

Manitoba

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrL4NBElvia/

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Saskatchewan

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWHKCtgKm8/

Alberta

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrbZaqRByUF/

British Columbia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqsgtfCnMZx/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrbKVdnhJk0/

Meanwhile, on the wet coast in Squamish, B.C. there is no snow–just puddles.

Photo: Cate Sandilands

Yukon

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTNukKAy9-/

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