Snowmobiles

Certain areas within city limits have been identified as environmentally-sensitive. Snowmobilers are prohibited from riding in these areas. Learn where these areas are in order to reduce your impact on our environment and avoid fines. Click here to download the City of Whitehorse Snowmobile Brochure and the City’s Interactive Trails Map. We encourage snowmobilers to operate on the Motorized Multi-Use Trail network.

Additional excluded areas for snowmobilers:

• boulevards
• campgrounds
• cemeteries
• areas designated as environmentally-sensitive
• Downtown
• the Millennium Trail
• playgrounds
• restricted roadways
• school playgrounds
• ski trails
• open water

Be a respectful rider and Gear Down in Town. When travelling to the trails within city limits, the Snowmobile Bylaw requires riders to travel respectfully and slowly on trails – especially those close to residential areas. Fines are expensive. Save your money and respect your neighbours.

 Operating rules: 

• On the roadway the maximum speed is 30 km/hr
• When operators are travelling on the roadway, it must only be for the purpose of travelling to a permitted area and must be the most direct route.
• Outside the roadway, maximum speed is 50 km/hr unless posted otherwise.
• When approaching or passing a pedestrian, skier or dog, snowmobiles operators must reduce their speed to 15 km/hr.
• When on designated trails snowmobilers are required to follow the posted speed limit.

There are many excellent motorized snowmobile trails within city limits. In order for everyone to enjoy them safely there are regulations that must be followed as laid out in the Snowmobile Bylaw 2012-01.

Requirements to operate a snowmobile in Whitehorse:

• Valid Driver’s Licence
• Safe Snowmobile Card
• Valid Public Liability Insurance
• Valid snowmobile registration (licence plate must be mounted on snowmobile and be visible)
• Wear an approved snowmobile helmet