​Dead Ox Trailblazers encourage everyone to get active outdoors in all seasons.
We offer a variety of programs for all ages, interests and abilities.
In winter we provide cross country ski lessons, snowshoeing and various outings. Winter biking is our newest offer.
Spring, summer & fall programs include a hiking group, a mountain bike program and paddling outings.
​The hiking & walking continues into the fall.   

Bunny Rabbit, ​Jackrabbit & Track Attack
​XC Ski Programs for Children & Youth
starts
​December 3, 2017​
​Register & Purchase 2018 membership at:
https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=16643

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Every Sunday starting in December Bunnyrabbits (3-5) , Jackrabbits (6-9) & Track Attack (10-12) meet at McCreary Golf Course. The Jackrabbit method uses fun, fun, and more fun to teach cross-country skiing techniques. Games and relays form the core of the program, but along the way kids and their adults gain skill, balance, strength, and endurance.to learn to ski in a fun session. Registration Fee: $25/child (includes ski equipment) To Register for these programs & purchase a club membership please go to: https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=16643 Family is $52 ($20 plus $32 - goes to CCSAM) and consists of 2 adults of the same household and their dependant children under the age of 18 yrs (as of Dec 31st of the current registration year) OR Individual Pricing can be chosen as follows: Adult 18 yrs & older $28 - $10 plus $18 (goes to CCSAM for insurance) Youth 12 - 18 years old $28 - $10 plus $18 (goes to CCSAM for insurance) Child 6 - 12 years old $28 - $10 plus $18 (goes to CCSAM for insurance) Child 5 years & under $18 - FREE + $18 (goes to CCSAM for insurance)

Kids of Mud
​Mountain Biking

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Kids of Mud (KOM) is the official youth cycling program of the Manitoba Cycling Association (MCA). Dead Ox Sprockets facilitates mountain bike skills; how to maintain your bike; environmental stewardship; trail safety and trail building. It is a learn-to-ride program for kids 18 and younger covering the Fundamentals, Learn to Train and Train to Train stages of the Long Term Athlete Development pathway. Through the help of certified coaches and other volunteers, riders will learn the basics of off-road cycling with an opportunity to challenge their skill and fitness in any of the MCA mountain bike races open to age category racers.

Next KOM sessions ​Start in May 2018.
Fees:
$85 + Dead Ox Trailblazer membership (Family $52; Individual $28; youth $28 or child $28) 5 & under $18.  

 KOM program receives RBC Learn to Play Funding: 
Dead Ox Trailblazers Inc. is a proud 2016 recipient of an RBC Learn to Play grant! The RBC Learn to Play Project provides grants to local organizations
and community groups that are building the physical literacy of Canada’s kids and youth.
RBC Learn to Play Project grants are funded by RBC and the Public Health Agency of Canada and delivered by ParticipACTION with support from
Canadian Sport for Life.
Learn more at www.RBC.com/learntoplay 

In 2017 we provided 8 weeks of KOM cycling fun learning to 10 children.

Trails & Dead Ox Trailblazers 

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Trails are what we are all about - advocating, riding, walking, skiing, maintaining, protecting, building and grooming them. 

2017-2018
Winter Grooming:

After a snowfall you will see Dead Ox Trailblazers' Volunteers out grooming cross country ski (Oak Ridge, Lower Bald Hill) & fat biking (Burls & Bittersweet) trails in RMNP & McCreary Golf Course.
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Dead Ox Trailblazers are members of the Riding Mountain Trail Stewards Association. This is the sixth season that the Riding Mountain Trail Stewards Association will be active in maintaining the precious trail resource that exists within the National Park during the winter season. We are disappointed that the efforts of the local park management and staff plus  citizen advocacy attempts to reestablish winter services on a full time basis to RMNP have failed.
We are pleased that a business case for limited winter services have been funded in the park (mainly in Wasagaming area).
  
For further information regarding the RMNP pilot initiative please contact:
Scot Shellborn
A/Visitor Services Coordinator/ Coordonnator des services aux visiteurs
Riding Mountain National Park of Canada / Parc national du Canada du
Mont-Riding
Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada
135 Wasagaming Drive
Wasagaming, MB
Box 299
Onanole, MB
R0J 1N0
Email: scot.shellborn@pc.gc.ca
Phone / Téléphone: 204-848-7284
Fax: / Télécopieur: 204-848-2596
www.parkscanada.gc.ca/riding | www.parcscanada.gc.ca/riding
Public Relations & Communications Officer Riding Mountain National Park
Email: ​rae.kingdon@pc.gc.ca 
Telephone: 204-848-7248

​For information regarding the Riding Mountain Trail Stewards Association please contact:
Tom Carberry or Larry Budzinski
204-638-7784     204-572-5117
tcarberr@mymts.net     lbudzins@gmail.com
Dead Ox Trailblazers Inc. are thankful and appreciative to all of our partners, ski enthusiasts and local activists groups that have assisted us over the years.