With an average 222 days a year of sub-zero temperatures, and up to six months of snow cover, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada is the premier centre for winter weather testing.
If it works here,
It can work anywhere!
Put us to the test
Testing Facilities
Thompson provides a cold and winter weather testing environment characterized by more than just reliably cold temperatures. With vast tracts of land available for testing vehicles of all types, testers can put their products through their paces on a variety of terrain that duplicate real world conditions. Among the testing options are paved highways, urban streets, gravel roads, rugged wilderness roads, ice-covered lakes, a ski area and even airport runways.
Average days below 0ºC.
Months of snow coverage
Accessible daysper year
Average days below -20ºC
Where we do our tests
Location Amenities
As the hub of Northern Manitoba, Thompson’s 14,000 residents serving a region of 55,000 people – and testing staff from companies such as Ford, Arctic Cat and Bell Helicopters – enjoy the comforts and conveniences of much larger centres further south
Paved all-weather highway from Winnipeg
Wide variety of accommodations and dining options for staff
Three indoor shopping centres, as well as several smaller strip malls
A regional hospital with over 75 beds and emergency services
Warm hospitality and a commitment to providing testing companies with all the services and facilities they require!
What we are up to
Recent News
International Winter Cities Shake Up Conference
SubZero North recently teamed up with some of their partners to present the Winter Weather Testing...
Thompson airport, SubZero North make significant strides in cold weather testing markets
Officials already seeing interest in use of testing facility from international markets Ethan...
SubZero North teams up with Transport Canada Innovation Centre
SubZero North is pleased to announce the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with...