March 2012 – SkierBob.ca

2012 March

“Got any sunscreen?”

That was one of the questions I was asked today by a skier at the Canmore Nordic Centre. By early afternoon

The early bird gets the cold snow

(Update: Photos have now been posted.) A very rare event occurred today. The sun was in my face as I was climbing Whiskey Jack! Tracksetter Jody had just finished

First day of spring – cold and snowy in PLPP!

Cold and snowy, the best way to usher in springtime in the Rockies, at least if you’re a xc skier. It was a busy day

Cascade Valley

The tracks are wobbly and beat up, but there’s no shortage of good, cold snow. Like the skiers in the above photo, when descending the big

This was the perfect winter day for xc skiers in PLPP. The south trails were a dream. For a moment while on Tyrwhitt, I thought maybe I had died and gone to heaven. It had been 40 days since I last skied the Tyrwhitt loop, and I couldn’t have picked…

Blueberry Hill and Elk Pass

It took me almost all winter to get there, but I had wonderful conditions on new tracksetting for my first trip to Blueberry Hill

My spring skiing adventure

After reading all the trip reports from Saturday, and considering I wanted to take Tessa with me, I decided to head for Lake Louise

Ribbon Creek & Kananaskis Village

As Tessa and I arrived at the Ribbon Creek trailhead today, the sun was shining, the wind was howling(blowing in this warm air), and the car thermometer said it was +8. Krystal and Sara

Pocaterra

When overseas visitors think of the Canadian Rockies, they usually think of Banff. If they are skiers, they usually have

Month: March 2012

“Got any sunscreen?”

The early bird gets the cold snow

First day of spring – cold and snowy in PLPP!

Cascade Valley

The best ever

Blueberry Hill and Elk Pass

My spring skiing adventure

Ribbon Creek & Kananaskis Village

Pocaterra

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