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Category: Beginner skiers

Where are the easy trails for beginners?

Question from a reader: “Can you recommend some beginner trails, that is, ones that don’t have really steep runs and perhaps maybe would only appeal to other beginners?” I want to preface this with a word about snow conditions. For a beginner cross-country skier to have a satisfying ski experience, favourable…

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January 16, 2015 January 11, 2021 Great Divide, Moraine Lake road, Pocaterra, Spruce road, Wedge connector 5

Something new at Pocaterra(besides new snow)

-Conditions on Pocaterra trail are improving with new snow. This photo was taken at the trailhead by the hut-

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December 28, 2014 December 30, 2014 Kananaskis, PLPP, Pocaterra 0

Monday musings

Thanks to everybody who left trip reports over the weekend. They’re very helpful to this blog’s thousands of readers in determining where to ski.

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December 15, 2014 December 15, 20141

An excellent beginner’s trail

Groomer’s Report from Parks Canada tracksetter Jeff at Lake Louise: Hi Bob, Great Divide trackset to O’Hara and back. Skate lane as well. The Dog Sled operation started today on the 1A. Jeff

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December 1, 2014 December 18, 2015 Canmore Nordic Centre, Goat Creek, Great Divide, Moraine Lake road, Spray River 0

Kananaskis Village and Wedge connector

The Wedge connector is one of our favourite places to take Tessa for a ski. It’s never busy, and the trail is super easy.

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February 13, 2014 May 9, 20241

Mt Shark was excellent

The two busloads of skiers from Regina will be going home with glowing reports of the

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January 31, 2014 May 7, 2024 Kananaskis, Mt Shark, Watridge Lake Road 0

My first adventure on “new” Pocaterra

Jody wasn’t kidding when he said it was a whole pack of wolves, and as Chris

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December 24, 2013 June 17, 2024 Kananaskis, PLPP, Pocaterra 2

Jody’s update on PLPP(including wolf sighting!)

Tracksetter Jody sent this Tuesday Dec 24 at 8:21 a.m: It was minus six at 7AM at Boulton Parking Lot, with a skiff of light snow overnight.  All of the PLPP trails north of and including Whiskey Jack have now been groomed

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December 24, 2013 December 24, 20134

You can have it all

Do you like it relaxed and easy, or hard and fast? Are you a beginner, maybe even

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December 20, 2013 May 6, 2024 Kananaskis, Skogan Pass, Wedge connector 0

Wedge connector is now groomed

This is an updated version to reflect new information: Most of the Bill Milne trail and Wedge connector are now groomed and trackset, but there is still an unskiable gap between the north side of Evan Thomas creek and the

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December 19, 2013 December 20, 2013 Bill Milne, Kananaskis, Ribbon Creek, Wedge connector 0
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