Celtic Shores Coastal Trail
Community: Inverness
The Celtic Shores Coastal Trail is a 92 km (57 mi) multi-use trail, along former rail bed, stretching from Port Hastings to Inverness on the...
Cross Country Skiing
Glide around beautiful sea vistas. Bound across deserted, snow-covered golf courses. Discover four cross-country ski facilities or challenge yourself on the only serviced Telemark hill in the Maritimes. Our beautiful Island deserves to be explored, poles in hand. Rent equipment or bring your own to experience winter at its best.
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Cape Breton Regional Library Lending Program
Regions: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail, Cabot Trail
Community: Sydney
Winter Recreation Equipment Snowshoes and poles in Cape Breton County The following equipment is available at McConnell Library in Sydney: ...
Escape Outdoors
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: North Sydney
An independent, locally-owned retailer. EO promotes an active & outdoor lifestyle. Visit them for all your active and casual clothing, f...
Inverness County Winter Gear Rentals
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Port Hood
The Inverness County Recreation/Tourism Department has skiis, snowshoes and walking poles available on a rental basis. If you are school gro...
North Highlands Nordic Cross-Country Ski Facility
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Cape North
North Highlands Nordic Ski Area is located in Cape North, on the north east corner of the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. The trailhead i...
Ski Ben Eoin
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Ben Eoin
11 runs: longest run 1300 m (4200 ft). Vertical rise: 149 m (490 ft). Lifts: 1 carpet lift, 1 quad chair. Alpine skiing; night skiing; ski s...
Ski Tuonela
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: St. Ann’s
The “Tuonela Trail”, founded in 1997, boasts the maritime’s only serviced Telemark hill. Located in the snow belt of Cape Breton, it w...
Snow-Cation: Stay and Ski
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Ben Eoin
Après ski has never looked so good! Enjoy the best of winter activity at Ski Ben Eoin, followed by a comfortable stay at the Lakes. Cozy up...
Two Rivers Wildlife Park
Region: Louisbourg Area
Community: Grand Mira North
This 500-acre park displays many native Nova Scotian wildlife in a natural setting, including black bears, white-tailed deer, wolves and cou...
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Winter Accommodations
Not even the cold can dull the warmth of our Island. Embrace winter with a snowy farm stay or escape to an authentic Mongolian yurt set in the vast wilderness of the Cabot Trail.
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Winter Eats
Cozy up for an après ski ale alongside the Bras d’Or Lake. Defrost over a steaming bowl of fresh chowder. Tuck into a hearty Dutch Pannekoek (pancake) before embarking on a wintery trek across the Cabot Trail. The air may might be chilly but our winter hospitality is warm.
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Winter Events
Hygge in the highlands? We call it Cape Breton cozy. From moonlit snowshoe treks and family friendly festivals to snowmobile rallies and warm Ceilidhs, we celebrate winter with a full schedule of events.
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Snowmobiling
Extensive trails. Drive-up eateries. Cozy accommodations. Cut a powdery path across highland mountains and coastal plains to lose yourself in the white dusted beauty of Winter in all her glory.
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Snowshoeing
Hike one of our many trails to discover breathtaking ocean vistas. Head backcountry for a peaceful walk in the woods. Join a guided trek and experience winter like a local.
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Skiing & Snowboarding
Shred powder while overlooking Canada’s only inland ocean. Bound down Nova Scotia’s tallest alpine peak, high above the North Atlantic. Here, mountain meets ocean—literally.
Locals Know: Winter
What better place to celebrate love than on Cape Breton Island? Our community is rich with activities to suit any pair of lovebirds, whether they would rather thump their feet to some music at a pub or snuggle up in a cozy cafe.
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Wondering what to do in Cape Breton this February? Check out our February 2020 Winter Events!
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There’s no need to break the bank when you’re looking to fill up a fun day on the Island. Here are just a few of the many options available to keep you and your family entertained this winter without spending the big bucks.
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When we think of waterfalls, the image that comes to our mind is tropical pools, cascading water, peace and calmness. But come winter, these waterfalls turn into a completely different scene. We have rounded up our favourite winter waterfalls around
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Cape Breton is known for its spectacular beauty, vibrant living cultures and outdoor adventure and this is especially so during our winters. Winter is no time to sit back and let the season pass you by, it's full of adventure, events and hospitality.
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Current Weather
Tuesday, February 18
-5°C Feels like -10°C Partly Cloudy
2.92kph
Wind - SSE
67%
Humidity
16.093km
Visibility
Today's Weather
February 18 at 9:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-5°C
P.O.P: 1%
Wind: SSE 2.78kph
Humidity: 67%
-5°C
P.O.P: 1%
Wind: SSE 2.78kph
Humidity: 67%
February 18 at 10:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
-6°C
P.O.P: 1%
Wind: SSE 3.3kph
Humidity: 67%
-6°C
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Wind: SSE 3.3kph
Humidity: 67%
February 18 at 11:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 3.81kph
Humidity: 67%
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 3.81kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 12:00 am
Mostly Cloudy
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 4.38kph
Humidity: 67%
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 4.38kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 1:00 am
Overcast
-6°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 5.05kph
Humidity: 67%
-6°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 5.05kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 2:00 am
Overcast
-5°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 5.77kph
Humidity: 67%
-5°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 5.77kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 3:00 am
Overcast
-4°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 6.49kph
Humidity: 67%
-4°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: SSE 6.49kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 4:00 am
Overcast
-4°C
P.O.P: 3%
Wind: SSE 7.21kph
Humidity: 67%
-4°C
P.O.P: 3%
Wind: SSE 7.21kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 5:00 am
Overcast
-3°C
P.O.P: 13%
Wind: SSE 7.97kph
Humidity: 67%
-3°C
P.O.P: 13%
Wind: SSE 7.97kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 6:00 am
Possible Light Snow
-3°C
P.O.P: 29%
Wind: SSE 8.75kph
Humidity: 67%
-3°C
P.O.P: 29%
Wind: SSE 8.75kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 7:00 am
Possible Light Snow and Windy
-2°C
P.O.P: 40%
Wind: SSE 9.62kph
Humidity: 67%
-2°C
P.O.P: 40%
Wind: SSE 9.62kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 8:00 am
Snow and Windy
-1°C
P.O.P: 52%
Wind: SSE 10.52kph
Humidity: 67%
-1°C
P.O.P: 52%
Wind: SSE 10.52kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 9:00 am
Snow and Dangerously Windy
0°C
P.O.P: 57%
Wind: SSE 11.08kph
Humidity: 67%
0°C
P.O.P: 57%
Wind: SSE 11.08kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 10:00 am
Rain and Dangerously Windy
2°C
P.O.P: 68%
Wind: SSE 11.13kph
Humidity: 67%
2°C
P.O.P: 68%
Wind: SSE 11.13kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 11:00 am
Rain and Dangerously Windy
3°C
P.O.P: 79%
Wind: S 10.83kph
Humidity: 67%
3°C
P.O.P: 79%
Wind: S 10.83kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 12:00 pm
Light Rain and Dangerously Windy
5°C
P.O.P: 81%
Wind: SSW 10.22kph
Humidity: 67%
5°C
P.O.P: 81%
Wind: SSW 10.22kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 1:00 pm
Light Rain and Windy
5°C
P.O.P: 81%
Wind: SW 9.02kph
Humidity: 67%
5°C
P.O.P: 81%
Wind: SW 9.02kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 2:00 pm
Light Rain
6°C
P.O.P: 80%
Wind: SW 7.48kph
Humidity: 67%
6°C
P.O.P: 80%
Wind: SW 7.48kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 3:00 pm
Light Rain
6°C
P.O.P: 74%
Wind: SW 6.41kph
Humidity: 67%
6°C
P.O.P: 74%
Wind: SW 6.41kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 4:00 pm
Possible Drizzle
5°C
P.O.P: 52%
Wind: SSW 6.24kph
Humidity: 67%
5°C
P.O.P: 52%
Wind: SSW 6.24kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 5:00 pm
Possible Drizzle
4°C
P.O.P: 28%
Wind: WNW 6.51kph
Humidity: 67%
4°C
P.O.P: 28%
Wind: WNW 6.51kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 6:00 pm
Overcast
3°C
P.O.P: 16%
Wind: W 6.66kph
Humidity: 67%
3°C
P.O.P: 16%
Wind: W 6.66kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 7:00 pm
Overcast
3°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WSW 6.44kph
Humidity: 67%
3°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WSW 6.44kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 8:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
2°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: W 6.13kph
Humidity: 67%
2°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: W 6.13kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 9:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
2°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: W 6.04kph
Humidity: 67%
2°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: W 6.04kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 10:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
1°C
P.O.P: 11%
Wind: W 6.3kph
Humidity: 67%
1°C
P.O.P: 11%
Wind: W 6.3kph
Humidity: 67%
February 19 at 11:00 pm
Mostly Cloudy
0°C
P.O.P: 11%
Wind: WNW 6.73kph
Humidity: 67%
0°C
P.O.P: 11%
Wind: WNW 6.73kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 12:00 am
Partly Cloudy
-1°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: W 7.18kph
Humidity: 67%
-1°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: W 7.18kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 1:00 am
Partly Cloudy
-2°C
P.O.P: 4%
Wind: WSW 7.68kph
Humidity: 67%
-2°C
P.O.P: 4%
Wind: WSW 7.68kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 2:00 am
Partly Cloudy
-4°C
P.O.P: 2%
Wind: NW 8.24kph
Humidity: 67%
-4°C
P.O.P: 2%
Wind: NW 8.24kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 3:00 am
Partly Cloudy
-5°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.74kph
Humidity: 67%
-5°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.74kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 4:00 am
Partly Cloudy
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.09kph
Humidity: 67%
-7°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.09kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 5:00 am
Clear
-8°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.36kph
Humidity: 67%
-8°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.36kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 6:00 am
Clear
-10°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.52kph
Humidity: 67%
-10°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.52kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 7:00 am
Clear
-11°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.51kph
Humidity: 67%
-11°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.51kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 8:00 am
Clear
-13°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.39kph
Humidity: 67%
-13°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.39kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 9:00 am
Clear
-14°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.18kph
Humidity: 67%
-14°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 9.18kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 10:00 am
Clear
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.8kph
Humidity: 67%
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.8kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 11:00 am
Clear
-17°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.34kph
Humidity: 67%
-17°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.34kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 12:00 pm
Clear
-18°C
P.O.P: 1%
Wind: WNW 8.02kph
Humidity: 67%
-18°C
P.O.P: 1%
Wind: WNW 8.02kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 1:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-18°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.01kph
Humidity: 67%
-18°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.01kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 2:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-18°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.17kph
Humidity: 67%
-18°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.17kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 3:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-17°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.29kph
Humidity: 67%
-17°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.29kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 4:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.31kph
Humidity: 67%
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.31kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 5:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-15°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.28kph
Humidity: 67%
-15°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.28kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 6:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-15°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.16kph
Humidity: 67%
-15°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 8.16kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 7:00 pm
Partly Cloudy
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 7.91kph
Humidity: 67%
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 7.91kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 8:00 pm
Clear
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 7.58kph
Humidity: 67%
-16°C
P.O.P: 0%
Wind: WNW 7.58kph
Humidity: 67%
February 20 at 9:00 pm
Clear
-17°C
P.O.P: 2%
Wind: WNW 7.21kph
Humidity: 67%
-17°C
P.O.P: 2%
Wind: WNW 7.21kph
Humidity: 67%
7 Day Forecast
Wednesday, February 19
Rain in the morning and afternoon.
6°C
P.O.P: 89%
Wind: SW 8.09kph
Humidity: 67%
6°C
P.O.P: 89%
Wind: SW 8.09kph
Humidity: 67%
Thursday, February 20
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
-14°C
P.O.P: 5%
Wind: WNW 7.79kph
Humidity: 67%
-14°C
P.O.P: 5%
Wind: WNW 7.79kph
Humidity: 67%
Friday, February 21
Clear throughout the day.
-9°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: W 4.31kph
Humidity: 67%
-9°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: W 4.31kph
Humidity: 67%
Saturday, February 22
Foggy in the afternoon and evening.
-0°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: SW 4.24kph
Humidity: 67%
-0°C
P.O.P: 9%
Wind: SW 4.24kph
Humidity: 67%
Sunday, February 23
Clear throughout the day.
3°C
P.O.P: 4%
Wind: WSW 2.97kph
Humidity: 67%
3°C
P.O.P: 4%
Wind: WSW 2.97kph
Humidity: 67%
Monday, February 24
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
5°C
P.O.P: 5%
Wind: SSW 2.8kph
Humidity: 67%
5°C
P.O.P: 5%
Wind: SSW 2.8kph
Humidity: 67%
Tuesday, February 25
Overcast throughout the day.
7°C
P.O.P: 18%
Wind: SSW 4.31kph
Humidity: 67%
7°C
P.O.P: 18%
Wind: SSW 4.31kph
Humidity: 67%