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01-19-2021, 07:24 AM
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Natural hot spring in winter
Iv been thinking about taking the family on a trip and was think about natural hot springs. Iv been to a few in bc in summer but never winter. Does anyone have and experience or ideas of where a guy could get to in winter.
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01-19-2021, 07:28 AM
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See if Radium and Fairmont are open.
Nice to soak in the pool with the snow falling down!
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01-19-2021, 07:47 AM
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01-19-2021, 08:59 AM
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Cold and closed . Was a slide a couple years ago that changed it permanently.
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01-19-2021, 09:00 AM
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I don’t think any are open with covid
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01-19-2021, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Drewski Canuck
See if Radium and Fairmont are open.
Nice to soak in the pool with the snow falling down!
Drewski
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Interesting. Radium says open
https://www.hotsprings.ca/
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01-19-2021, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Wendigo
Cold and closed . Was a slide a couple years ago that changed it permanently.
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We were there the summer before last and it was open. Lussier hot springs for those who wish to look it up, about as rustic / barely developed as it gets, which is perfect. A few pools made by placing large rocks where the hot springs merge with the river. No buildings, no gift shop, just two sources of water merging.
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01-19-2021, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Wendigo
Cold and closed . Was a slide a couple years ago that changed it permanently.
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This is still open. I know the one you are referencing though, and yes, unfortunately forever altered.
My wife and I got up there a few years ago. Other than a creep old guy that kept encouraging us to go nude we had the place to ourselves.
Hot springs on the Alberta side are few and far between.
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01-19-2021, 09:45 AM
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Ainsworth Hot Springs open for their guests only: https://www.ainsworthhotsprings.com
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01-19-2021, 10:53 AM
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I never got into bathing with others. I know it’s a thing for some, but nope....
I can’t even do public pools like most...
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01-19-2021, 11:02 AM
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We were at Radium just in October, so they were open.
But if you want to go to some hot springs in BC you better hurry up before Horgan closes the provincial borders.
just saying.
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01-19-2021, 11:45 AM
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Lussier River is definitely closed because of COVID. Drove by yesterday, and there is a sign on the highway.
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01-19-2021, 12:24 PM
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Has any been to halfway hot springs in winter?
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01-19-2021, 01:14 PM
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Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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01-19-2021, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Somehunter
Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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Heck ya
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01-19-2021, 01:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Somehunter
Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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that one is closed too 
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01-19-2021, 02:42 PM
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Looks like Nakusp is open but only to residents within the Nakusp boundary.
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01-19-2021, 06:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Somehunter
Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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Worth the drive for sure !!!
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01-19-2021, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Okotok
Looks like Nakusp is open but only to residents within the Nakusp boundary.
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We were at Nakusp a couple months ago and it was running at decreased numbers so you had to call and book a time to get in. Drive a little further towards Revelstoke and you can get into halfway hotsprings.
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01-19-2021, 06:37 PM
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Fairmont hot springs is open
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01-20-2021, 08:42 AM
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I was thinking about halfway hot spring but wasn't sure if u could get there in the winter.
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01-20-2021, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kruger249
I was thinking about halfway hot spring but wasn't sure if u could get there in the winter.
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The 11km logging road leading to the hot springs is not plowed in winter and you'd either have to snow shoe up there or take a skidoo. Just keep in mind that the mountains there are protected because of the Caribou and you therefore cannot take the skidoo on the mountain.
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01-20-2021, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kruger249
I was thinking about halfway hot spring but wasn't sure if u could get there in the winter.
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It's a trek up a logging road that will take you an hour or two, depending on your fitness, but as of a couple days ago some were getting up the road with chains on their trucks.
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01-20-2021, 12:07 PM
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Takhini hot springs outside Whitehorse is awesome.
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01-20-2021, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Somehunter
Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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Lower is pretty nice. Upper is kinda gross with the muddy bottom. Unless it's changed since last time I was there
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01-20-2021, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Somehunter
Liard river hotsprings the best hands down !!!
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^^^ this right here. I've been there in the winter (but not for about 20 ish years lol) it's awesome.One day I'll get back there
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01-20-2021, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by PartTimeHunter
^^^ this right here. I've been there in the winter (but not for about 20 ish years lol) it's awesome.One day I'll get back there
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https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/liard_rv_hs/
Appears to be closed.
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01-21-2021, 07:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MountainTi
Lower is pretty nice. Upper is kinda gross with the muddy bottom. Unless it's changed since last time I was there
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It has changed very nice natural blue/green stone. Mud is more to the back in the canal. Still a nice spot to cool off.
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01-21-2021, 11:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MountainTi
Lower is pretty nice. Upper is kinda gross with the muddy bottom. Unless it's changed since last time I was there
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For me , that is the attraction . A dammed up creek flowing boiling water and a giant heated pond , dirt , rock , gravel , mud and all . I've been to hot springs where the only thing that was original was the water . Its diverted , heated , and directed into cement swimming pools . Still nice and relaxing but i preferred the " all natural " hot spring where the only thing man made was the weir to create the pool in the creek . At liard the kids/grandkids floated and played for hours downstream of the weir with life jackets .
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01-21-2021, 12:12 PM
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Fairmont is open.....and so are the restaurants ;-)
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