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Snowshoe Lake

MU 4-2, Kootenays
49.1464° N, 114.9556° W

Map of Snowshoe Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.114°58′W114°57.8′W114°57.5′W114°57.2′W114°57′W49°08.8′N49°09′NSnowshoe Lake0125250 mNMap of Snowshoe Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.114°57.5′W114°57.2′W49°08.5′N49°08.8′N49°09′N0250 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
21ha
Elevation
1,282m

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Snowshoe Lake at a glance

Region
Kootenays
Management unit
MU 4-2
Species
Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1940)The province's newest fish record here is from 1998.Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.
Lake size
Small Water (< 50 ha)
Ice fishing
Open to ice fishing, confirmed
Coordinates
49.1464, -114.9556

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Fish on record at Snowshoe Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout197919984
Rainbow Trout195719952
Cutthroat Trout194019401

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Snowshoe Lake

Best times of year at Snowshoe Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Snowshoe Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Snowshoe Lake yet.

Getting to Snowshoe Lake

37.8 km of traced road to the shore by way of Wigwam FSR, River Rd, Cascade St, Alexander Ave, Main St, Dowsing Ave, Neame St and Bate Ave. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 1070 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Snowshoe Lake, 37.8 km.Start of the traceLake shore5 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 49.1464, -114.9556

The ice year at Snowshoe Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Snowshoe Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 30 October and 11 November, and ice-off between 3 May and 21 May. The median winter freezes on 5 November and opens on 13 May.

Modelled ice season at Snowshoe Lake: freeze-up most winters between 30 October and 11 November, ice-off between 3 May and 21 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 187 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 3 November 2024 to 1 May 2025, 179 days.

Snowshoe Lake is open to ice fishing under the regulations on file.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Snowshoe Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Snowshoe Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.2 Caverage year now
  • 2.4 Caverage year then
  • -7 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Snowshoe Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
0 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1021481941960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Snowshoe Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctOvercast14° / 1°11 km/hdrySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast20° / 6°12 km/h, gusts 26dryFalling (-3.1 hPa)
Thu 22 OctDense drizzle17° / 5°8 km/h2 mmFalling (-5.0 hPa)
Fri 23 OctDense drizzle10° / 3°8 km/h, gusts 235 mmRising (+2.3 hPa)
Sat 24 OctLight drizzle7° / 0°11 km/h2 mmRising (+13.7 hPa)
Sun 25 OctOvercast6° / -3°11 km/hdryRising (+4.3 hPa)
Mon 26 OctClear sky8° / -2°6 km/h, gusts 12dryRising (+2.5 hPa)

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Snowshoe Lake, in brief

What fish are in Snowshoe Lake?

Westslope (Yellowstone) Cutthroat Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1995), Cutthroat Trout (last recorded 1940). Species from the province's fish observation records and angling reports.

Which management unit is Snowshoe Lake in?

Snowshoe Lake is in MU 4-2, in the Kootenays. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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