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Bear in Canmore

As Cheryl was driving along Three Sisters Drive in Canmore yesterday, she spotted this cinnamon-colored black bear eating

What’s everyone looking at?

We went for drive on the Bow Valley Parkway yesterday. This bull elk was a traffic-stopper. We also saw quite a few Rocky Mountain Bighorn

Grizzly Bear on Skogan Pass

We saw the big grizzly bear about 1.5K from the trailhead at the Deadman’s Flats end of Skogan Pass.(This trailhead is commonly referred to as the

Spray River bridge open; Goat Creek packed

Update Dec 23: Goat Creek was trackset today. Spray River east side is also trackset. If skiing from Canmore to Banff, the east side may be a better choice for your final 5K. Chuck has provided the following regarding the grand opening

Lovely day in PLPP; many new trails ready

It was wonderful to be skiing on Tyrwhitt after eight long months without. It was groomed only, not trackset, and as the trail report specifies, there are some

Animal tracks on Redearth Creek

With eating and skiing being two of the top three priorities in my life, it’s been a tough three days having neither. Being ill with the flu, it was nice to be back on my skis again, but my energy level

The best xc skiing on earth

Conditions at Lake Louise are tremendous. Great Divide, Moraine Lake road and Tramline have excellent grooming, tracks, and cold snow to make for

A day of surprises

Surprise #1 The first surprise was finding myself at the Boulton Creek trailhead at 9:20 this morning. I was determined to get on the snow while it was still cold, and before 5 cm of new snow covered the tracksetting, as has been the recent experience. No other cars…

Anyone could be our last

I hope we can ski a few more times yet, but with work, and other obligations, you never know. We found a few hours to spare yesterday and had a lot of fun in PLPP, although it was short. Starting at Boulton Creek, we headed up Whiskey Jack. No grooming…

Mt Shark

Beautiful conditions, spectacular scenery The tracks at Mt Shark were in perfect shape from last night’s grooming. Watridge Lake Road is groomed and trackset all the way to the Spray River bridge. My red Toko was gripping well, Cheryl used VR55. In past years, the grooming would end at the…

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