Warm weather skiing

Woolley trail in PLPP. Photo by Alf Skrastins

Mar 17, 2020: Thanks to Alf Skrastins for this report:

PLPP-North Trails
We decided to take advantage of the most recent grooming at PLPP, which was all at the north end of the network. Even with a noon start, the snow was still very hard and icy, so we opted to cross the road and go up Suicide Hill to Meadow to start.

Fossil Mountain circuit. Photo by Rainer

Meadow was fast on impeccable grooming and we followed it past the Visitor Centre to Woolley. Woolley (which actually has meadows) was wonderful. We looped around Marl Lake via Amos-Wheeler-Amos, then across Lynx to Pocaterra.

Tokumm Creek. Photo by Chuck

As the snow softened, the sun exposed patches became stickier and slower, which was pretty exciting after a bit of icy downhill. Still it was an amazing day of warm weather skiing under a sunny blue sky with the fabulous Kananaskis scenery.

There were only a few skiers on the trails and the grooming will remain in good shape as this melt-freeze cycle continues. More photos

Thanks to Rainer and Chuck for the beautiful photos from Fossil Mountain circuit and Tokumm Creek. Check the Trip Reports for more details and photos from their ski trips.