As the weather warms the lower trails go soft then icy.   Mud follows.   The upper trails will be snowed in but can be snowshoed still.   Even the upper areas will become crusty so it is best to snowshoe in the afternoon, if possible.   With so many difficult conditions there are still some sure bets.

We like to walk the winter beach routes at this time of the year.  There are articles on the website for some of these:

• Rivers Trail to Thompson River beach (link)
• Cooney Bay (link)
• Mission Flats Park (link)
• Schubert Drive beaches
• Overlander Beach (link)
• Beach areas off Shuswap Road by Rivershore Golf Club
• the beach adjacent to the Dunes (go down Harrington Drive)