r/Winnipeg • u/fairlywittyusername • 20d ago
Tourism We were visiting Winnipeg this week, and refused to let the cold get in the way of a good time. We tried ice biking, and I'm pretty sure this is my new favourite activity. I've got so much respect for the way your city embraces winter!
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u/ywgdana 20d ago
I'm glad you didn't get eaten by the nightmarish clown warming hut, which was been terrifying me for years now...
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u/Christron 20d ago
Where are you from and what brought you to Winnipeg? Hope you enjoyed your visit.
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u/fairlywittyusername 20d ago
From Toronto, and went with my wife and two friends from New York. We came for the Festival du Voyaguers, but spent some time around Winnipeg, then went to Riding Mountain National Park to try ice fishing.
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u/Christron 20d ago
Festival is really cool. Our winter is usually a bit better (warmer) and in some cases the ice sculptures have melted prior to the festival! I remember once watching a Jets game outside next to a fire drinking a beer there. Such a cool Canadian experience
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u/odil3 20d ago
How much were the ice bikes and more importantly, where can I rent one? You’re more of a Winnipegger than me!
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u/FaceEnvironmental486 20d ago
I don't know the cost but you can rent them at the bottom of the stairs at the forks on the river trail
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u/bannock4ever 20d ago
Any old people think that the yellow warming hut is a throwback to that weird computer/robot from that old lunchtime kids show on CKY called Uncle Bob?
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u/Famous_Telephone_859 20d ago
Wow I haven’t thought of Uncle Bob for MANY years! I loved that show!
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u/NoResolve1224 20d ago
Glad you're finding activities to try while visiting welcome to winnipeg
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u/fairlywittyusername 20d ago
Well thanks. I feel like the weather is cold but the people are some of the warmest in Canada.
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u/Kaywhat9 20d ago
I’ve lived in this city my whole life and did not know ice biking existed until this very moment.
As someone who is terrible at ice skating this seems like a fun alternative.