February 2017 – SkierBob.ca

2017 February

Helen joins the 1000K club

Congratulations to the Iron Lady, Helen Read. I knew she was getting close – on Feb 20 I posted, “Speaking of Helen Read, I’m expecting her to announce any day now that she’s reached 1000K for this winter.”

Tuesday update

Thanks to JeremyN for this report: Just a quick note to report on our family’s ski week in BC’s Okanagan Valley at Kelowna Nordic and Sovereign Lake & Silver Star Nordic system. Besides top notch daily piston-bully groomed track, we enjoyed some VERY well managed dog-friendly trails. Distinct and well…

Giving new meaning to the term “single trackset”

-The second track has been obliterated by snowmobile traffic. It’s easy to see the “washboard” in the multi-use lane.- Brewster Creek ski trail should be maintained for the safety and enjoyment of the taxpaying public who pay for Banff National park.

Silky smooth conditions as I finally reached 1000K

To celebrate my modest achievement(it would be a stretch to consider 1000K a “Heroic deed”), we enjoyed a delicious meal at Buffalo Mountain Lodge up on Tunnel Mountain.

SkierMatch.com

For single guys looking for an available lady who likes to ski, the place to be today was Goat Creek/Spray River. Sarah, Lindsay, Kate, Nicole and Tanys were wondering where all the guys were.

Cookie Race? How about the Chow Mein Race!

One of my favourite ski trips is Goat Creek/Spray River to Banff, and it’s always a challenge for me to make it to Banff in time for the lunch special at the Silver Dragon. Lucky for me, the conditions were excellent.

Good news for Nancy and other Goat Creek enthusiasts

I was pleasantly surprised when I scouted Goat Creek to check the conditions for Nancy. Not only that, but Spray River was groomed and trackset on the Banff end today.

Snow updates

Thursday 11:35 a.m: West Bragg Creek update from Groomer Jeff: Hello ski enthusiasts! 5-10 cm of new snow has fallen in Bragg Creek in the last 24 hrs. Conditions on core trails are very good to excellent. This includes the following trails which have been groomed and track set this morning:…

Snowing at Pocaterra

It’s almost the end of February and I had yet to ski the first 4K of Pocaterra this winter. I’ve been on Upper Pocaterra many times but had not started a ski trip from the hut.

Pipestone, wolves, cookie race

Thanks to Chuck for this report: With news that the Pipestone Loops were trackset yesterday, and word that the Bow Valley Wolf Pack is in the area, this was today’s choice. Sure enough, the wolves had just crossed the trail in front of us near the trailhead, heading east. At…

Month: February 2017