As you know, Alpine Club of Canada has taken over Shadow Lake Lodge. Lawrence White, executive director of ACC, just informed me they will not be opening the lodge this winter. The significance of that development is that Redearth Creek will not be groomed by ACC/Shadow Lake Lodge for the…
Thanks for all the Trip Reports. It sounds like the wind has caused debris problems on some trails, but I had a wonderful day on Redearth creek.
March 31, 2021: Redearth Creek to the Shadow Lake turn-off was trackset last night. We know this thanks to MAAD who skied all the way to Shadow Lake Lodge. The final 3K to the lodge is “snowmobile packed and in great winter shape.” You can read more details on the…
Ten years ago, March 8, 2011, I vividly recall this wonderful overnight trip to Shadow Lake Lodge and remarked at the time, “the most snow I’ve ever seen on Redearth Creek, and skiing on the best conditions ever.” The Lodge was still in the hands of the Brewster family and…
Conditions were excellent on Lake O’Hara fire road today. Cold snow, clean, firm tracks, vivid blue skies, and the highlight of the day, a big hug from Janet.
Before I get started on my update, I wanted to let everyone know that we probably won’t get timely updates on three specific trails for the rest of the winter.
The Redearth creek trail has not had a lot of snowfall this season. As with most trails, it’s had the meltdowns, rain, and a few freeze-thaw cycles. Same old story.
We skied on the best conditions ever to Shadow Lake Lodge on Sunday afternoon, returning on Monday in bright sunshine.(Click on any photo to see a larger version)
Hi Bob, At the risk of finding more people on one of our favourite trails near Banff, we highly recommend the Redearth Creek trail. The 11 km along Redearth Creek is single track set, and was in beautiful condition today. For those with more energy to burn, climb the 100 vertical meters…
Trackset this morning and 86% good I headed out for Redearth Creek this afternoon, hoping that yesterday’s snowfall would be groomed and trackset. As luck would have it, the trail had been snowmobile packed this morning, and one set of tracks had been laid down. I went all the way to…
