Annual Polar Bear Swim

Held every January 1st in the freezing cold Winter waters of Okanagan Lake in downtown Peachland. Are you brave enough?

Back Country Snow Mobiling or Ice-Fishing

There are many lakes up above Peachland that are great for fishing, not to mention the white powder for snow mobiling.

Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing, Tubing & Snowshoeing!

You can do all these activities at Crystal Mountain (West Kelowna), Apex Mountain (Penticton), and Big White (Kelowna), all located within an hours drive from Peachland.

Go for a run/walk on Peachland's Centennial Walkway

With such a great view of the wintery mountains and gorgeous serene lake, you'll have an amazing run/walk.

Winter camping at Silver Lake

Call up to Silver Lake Lodge and book an amazing Winter retreat for a group of your friends and yourself. They will create a program involving leadership/team building, environmental education, games and much more. Visit their site for more information. http://www.silverlakekidscamp.com/index.html

Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing

You can do these activities up at Lookout Trail.

Here are a bunch of downloaded Google Maps files that will give you the gps coordinates and all the information you will need.

Brenda Pond to Silver Lake
Cinnamon Trail
Fir Lane to Wilson Lakes
Wilson Lake to Silver Lake
Wilson Lakes 1
Wilson Lakes 2

February Freeze Up - 5km Run

5km Run and/or Walk. Have some fun and go for a run! Be Winter Active. Read more about it here.

Annual Chamber of Commerce Schmockey Tournament

Dress warm bring your gloves and enthusiasm! Schmockey was originally created to encourage and share the spirit of community sports participation for the 2010 Olympic Games. Read more about it here.

The Annual Spirit Festival

Over 800 people participated in the 2011 Peachland Spirit Festival of Arts & Culture which takes place in February at a variety of venues around Peachland. Read more about it here.

A couple participating in the Winter 5km Fun Run.

A video of some tobogganers up Princeton Road.

Check out more of our winter pictures in our Winter Fun Photo Gallery