We haven’t been out for two days and were wondering how things are. Did anyone ski the Chester/Sawmill trails, or anywhere in Kananaskis country? Please leave a comment if you can fill us in on the trail conditions. A few years ago, while skiing the Chester-Sawmill trails(also known as the Smith-Dorrien…
“Thanks for the blog!” We had just turned around at the end of Moraine Lake Road and were heading back when we met this skier. As we passed, he said, “Thanks for the blog!” I hit the brakes and it turns out that Ryan is from Red Deer and had…
We were pleasantly surprised by the snow at Emerald Lake and Kicking Horse River today. We didn’t get on the trail ’til 4 pm, but we made the most of it by skiing the Emerald Lake Basin Loop(also known as the Emerald Lake Horse Trail) which was a blast, and the…
The snow was a bit thin but the scenery was outstanding The weather was beautiful with a clear blue sky when we skied at Mt Shark on Monday. The trail had been snowmobile packed a few days ago and looks like it had been well-used over the weekend by both skiers and…
Canmore Nordic Centre has 900m of man-made snow for skating and classic skiing. It’s amazing they have anything ready, considering the weather, and you don’t have to pay yet. I noticed the Yoho trail report says that the Emerald Lake horse trail has been trackset. That’s one of the most picturesque trails you’ll…
If anyone could update us, tell us where you were skiing, and what the conditions/weather were like? I’m curious about the Watridge Lake Road/Mt Shark trails. We haven’t been out for the past two days. The new trail report for Banff/Lake Louise just came out and it says: “Moraine Lake Road was double-trackset…
Moraine Lake Road was in terrific shape today. Conditions were the best we’ve seen them yet. Double trackset with a firmly packed skating lane. Except for the first 800 metres. An idiot decided to drive a vehicle on the road and left some deep ruts in the skating lane. It…
A new trail, the Great Divide, was ready for skiing today! After skiing Moraine Lake road(MLR) six times this year, I was ready for something different. MLR looked like it had been trackset and groomed, and the parking lot was almost full of vehicles. Conditions on the Great Divide may not have been…
The tracks were a bit washed out, but for this time of year the skiing on Moraine Lake Road was fabulous. The skating lane was in good condition, weather was pleasant and lots of people were out for their first ski of the season. I was here today with Chip,…
I had a terrific ski at Moraine Lake Road today. It was groomed and trackset yesterday. There was about 5 cm of fresh snow overnight, but the tracks are skied in well, and the skating lane has been well used so it`s in pretty good condition as well. Ski poles were…
