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Ending the month with a “best day” on the Great Divide

When I met the the Esso ski club people about 3K along the Great Divide, they knew it was me. One of them, obviously following the fat bike saga,

Anne-Marie has a question; beginner skiers take note

With all the entries/comments coming in for the Fischer skis contest, Anne-Marie’s question got buried, so here it is again, and I’m expecting some good answers from my readers.

More trails open at Lake Louise

-The Campground loop at Lake Louise is dog-friendly and has a skating lane- It was delightful to ski on some new trails today. Tramline from top to bottom is in great shape, the Campground loop where you can also skate

Great Divide is trackset

-Yvette, Pollie, and Phil on the Great Divide- The Banff trail report this morning indicated the Great Divide would be trackset today.

Tunnel Mountain in Banff

I skied Goat creek today, and when I arrived in Banff I hurried over to Tunnel Mountain because I had received an invitation from Banff National Park to attend

Looking for a place to practice?

Pocaterra hut is a great place for beginners and novices. Not only do you have the cozy hut with indoor bathrooms, but there are two practice grids. In front of the hut is a six lane grid which was in great shape today with the recent tracksetting. The tracks themselves…

The Great Divide was….Great!

-You can read Martin’s evaluation of the Great Divide and the Telemark trail on the Trip Reports(under the name MaSid)-

What trails would you recommend?

Robin, who just found a ski pulk through the Gear Swap page on this blog, asks, “Do you have trails you’d recommend for a reasonably new skier

How steep is that trail, anyway?

This is a post which you might want to bookmark and use for future reference. It’s especially relevant and useful for new skiers, or when you’re considering skiing on one of these trails for the first time. You’ve read Ray Perrott’s trip reports

Tessa’s favourite trail

After all the excellent ski trips I’ve enjoyed over the past three weeks, I thought it was time to take Tessa skiing on her favourite trail. The snow at Wedge Connector has been through a freeze-thaw cycle, so the tracks were slick and fast but with a snow temperature of…

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