If you haven’t yet skied in 2020, today is your last opportunity. There’s no shortage of good conditions and places to ski throughout the empire. The big news on the tracksetting front is that Redearth Creek in Banff National Park is trackset… “Jefferey Lockyer here from the ACC/Shadow Lake Lodge….
It doesn’t get any better than this. Although I was tempted to take advantage of the new tracksetting at Kananaskis Village, I decided to leave the crowds behind and head for peace and quiet in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. After reading the trip report from Tanya, where she referenced the…
Dec 28, 2020: My ski trip to Hummingbird Plume checked all the boxes. Recently, I’ve been hitting the trails when they are in prime condition, and the lucky streak continued today. For me, prime condition is recent tracksetting with no fresh snow in the tracks, fast but not icy. The…
The conditions today were incredible. I’ll be posting an update on my fantastic ski trip later this evening. In the meantime, what trail do you think it is? It’s a tough one, so I’ll give you another one to drool over from the same location. Make sure you look at…
Polly, who is an avid reader of this blog, knew what to expect for her first time confronting the Goat Creek bridge at 7k along the Goat Creek trail on Christmas day. She managed to get across safely, but nevertheless, she has aptly nicknamed it the “Death Bridge.” I can’t…
It’s amazing what an adequate amount of snow can do for a gnarly trail like Goat Creek. I’ve never seen it in such great shape. Beautiful, well-defined, firm tracks which nobody has walked in; crisp, cold blue-wax snow, and none of those early-season rocks and roots. Before I go any…
Before I get started on this report, I want to say that I enjoy seeing the comments and getting the questions from beginner skiers. The readers on this blog are very helpful and have a wealth of information at their fingertips for those of you who are just starting out….
Dec 24, 2020: A short eight weeks ago today, Oct 30, we learned that grooming would continue in Kananaskis. It would have been unthinkable to lose ski trail grooming in Kananaskis. Especially this year. The mania around cross-country skiing has indicated that people needed this more than ever. Can you…
Dec 23, 2020: Ski mania continues: this blog set a record yesterday with 19,303 views. It’s averaging about 60% more readers than last winter. I’d like to welcome all new readers and the new contributors to the Trip Reports page. Your valuable information helps skiers decide where to go tomorrow….
We have a problem on our hands: Where to ski tomorrow with so many possibilities? I expect the choices will only increase and I will update this post as the evening wears on and I receive more reports. Chuck skied right out his door this morning, through the woods where…
