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Banff

Grooming and tracksetting is underway

January 20, 2012

With the temperatures warming up, the trail crews are back on the grooming machines. Cascasde Valley in Banff National Park was trackset

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71K!!!

January 18, 2012

Update posted on the Lake Louise to Banff loppet website: “The stars have aligned, snow has fallen and temperatures are rising. The race is on and it’s going all the way to Banff! Race start is still 8am and all other details remain the same.

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Loppet updates

January 15, 2012

LL to Banff Conditions weren’t looking so good a couple days ago, but there’s now some positive news. The Lake Louise to Banff Loppet has posted

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Welcome back, winter!

January 10, 2012

Update from Tracksetter Jeff: “Kananaskis Village area received close to 20 cm in this storm. All of the trails have been groomed around the Village, good

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PLPP: “best conditions we’ve had this year”

January 7, 2012

Thanks to Tony for this update: We “got our butts out there” today (Jan 7th) and were rewarded with the best

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Redearth Creek

January 3, 2012

Redearth Creek was trackset yesterday and was in excellent condition today. Not sure if it will survive the warm weather that’s coming over the next two days. We were already using pretty sticky wax(Swix VR55 and Toko yellow for -2 and warmer), but the snow

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Great snow in PLPP

December 26, 2011

I forgot the patch cord for my camera so I can’t download any of the wonderful photos which I took today. If I could, you’d be seeing perfect cold snow, excellent tracks, sun, blue sky, and lots of smiling faces. If you check the trip reports, Steve Riggs has included excellent

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Goat Creek – marginal

December 24, 2011

Our goal at this blog is to inform readers of destinations where you’ll have fun, but we also want to hear about the places where conditions are poor so we can make an informed decision. This season, it’s more

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Spray River bridge open; Goat Creek packed

December 22, 2011

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

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Canmore Nordic Centre

December 22, 2011

I had an hour to ski late this afternoon at the nordic centre. The Banff Trail loop on man-made snow is now open and is in great condition. When you reach the natural snow, it’s better than I expected

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A romantic skiing getaway

December 21, 2011

The Canadian rockies are home to some magnificent historic lodges which retain a lot of their original charm, and we were able to experience the ambience and atmosphere of two of them

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A great day in PLPP

December 16, 2011

Update Dec 17: More tracksetting occurred last night in PLPP. Check the trail report. I did a lot of skiing today in PLPP, most of it on excellent conditions. I started

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Cascade Valley…the conclusion

December 13, 2011

We went back to Cascade Valley to complete the trip which we started yesterday. Perfect weather today with sunny skies, no wind, and a temperature

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Frosty day in Cascade Valley

December 12, 2011

As you already know from Chuck’s trip report and photos, Cascade Valley was trackset today. We surmised that the new snow would result in some grooming, so we

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Where are you skiing this weekend?

December 9, 2011

Peter’s trip report from PLPP(Dec 9 at 5:31 pm) covered most of the bases. We were there later on, and I’ll fill in a few extra details. Some strong winds have blown tree debris onto Whiskey Jack.

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