Lyle from Nipika has good news: “Trails are ALL OPEN!!! All trails are groomed for classic and skate skiing. This is the earliest opening we have ever had!! With Summer trail work and a great early snowpack we have better skiing already than we had all last winter!” Update: “Dec…
First Moonlight starlight ski Do you enjoy new experiences? Do you look forward to surprises? Anticipate the unknown? Well then, try skiing in the dark with a cheap headlamp. I checked out the natural snow trails at the CNC late yesterday afternoon. Didn’t get started ’til 4:45 pm. I headed out on…
Nice conditions for Nov, but watch for rocks on the Canmore end I usually review this trail starting at the Canmore end, but I started out at the Banff Springs Hotel yesterday. My goal was to ski up to the Goat Creek trail and check out conditions on the new tracksetting….
We all like to hear reports of the trail conditions. Please leave a comment or send me an email if you were skiing today. The Banff Trail Report shows Goat Creek is now trackset. It was a gorgeous day at Ribbon Creek. I skied there and can tell you the conditions…
This should be a fantastic weekend for XC skiing. Nice weather, good snow, lots of groomed trails. If you’re out on the trails today, let us know about it. If I wasn’t able to get out skiing, I’d enjoy reading about all those who did. Click on comments or send me an email….
A hard day on the ski trails Well, hard to stop skiing, that is. Seriously, folks, it was one of the best days ever. I started out on the Cascade Fire Road around 12:30. The air temp was -8 and it seemed like summer. The snow was still cold enough…
Update: Banff trail report shows the Great Divide is now trackset. Here’s the latest from John at Lake Louise: “I drove to Cochrane to pick up a sled this week, was surprised at all the snow! Maybe we need to come over and ski on the east side this weekend. …
Pocaterra Hut is now open Decisions decisions! What a lucky bunch we XC skiers are. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many trails available to us at this time of year. Now, with Pocaterra hut open, I expect there will be a large contingent of skiers wondering about Pocaterra…
Warmer weather on the way Update Nov 25: Banff Trail and Banff Trail Loop have been trackset It had warmed up to a balmy -18 this afternoon at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Most of the trails near the biathlon range with man-made snow are in excellent shape, groomed for skating and…
Re: Beginner Skiers (Below is the email I sent to Catherine in response to her question. I was hoping to get more comments, but I am appreciative of the response which Rose sent. She mentions a little-known trail which is fabulous for beginners, Spruce Road.) The first place to go…
