Buying new gear? We had an informative discussion on here in Oct 2009 about the pros and cons of waxless and waxable skis. Here’s a link to last year’s post Waxless or Waxable 2009 If you’re new to cross country skiing, or just wondering about the advantages of waxable/waxless skis, be…
It meant a lot to me when I received this email today from Randy Miller: “I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration your blog brings me. I haven’t x-country skied in half a lifetime and today I graduated from the lesson grid at Canmore and I did the Banff Trail Loop. I…
Conditions were just about perfect If you stayed home to mail out your Christmas cards instead of joining us for a fabulous XC ski trip to Lake Louise, well, you’ve got your priorities all messed up. LOL (Glenna are you listening?) We couldn’t have asked for better weather or snow…
Although the name sounds ominous, you can ski for 7K on the Great Divide(1A Hwy) before you reach a hill of any note. There are some small rises, dips and curves to make it interesting. The trail is wide and ultra-safe and the snow is much softer than you’ll find…
I promised to give a report on Mt Shark trail/snow conditions, but I can’t because we didn’t end up skiing there. The new snow which fell overnight was so heavy we couldn’t get through the access road to the trailhead, so you know the recent grooming and tracksetting is buried. There must…
As previously mentioned, I am co-ordinating a ski trip for beginners/novices/intermediates on Saturday to K-Country. In other words, anyone can participate as we will split into two groups. I’m going to stay with the beginners/novices while Cheryl will take the manic skiers on some more challenging and longer trails in the south…
A perfect day at Lake Louise It was a beautiful day as Abraham and I led an enthusiastic group of 17 skiers on a trip up Moraine lake road. Conditions just keep getting better. The trail had been trackset and groomed last night and we couldn’t have asked for better weather….
Sunday trip I wanted to let anyone and everyone know who’s considering joining us for the ski trip on Sunday that it will be beginner-friendly. We already have a number of skiers who want to go at a relaxed pace and I will be skiing with them and helping them with waxing and…
Faaaabuuulous!!! Our group had a wonderful ski on Moraine Lake road at Lake Louise today. They had some fresh snow which had been groomed and trackset. Saw lots of people with smiles on their faces. It’s hard to believe we have conditions like this on Nov 7. When you look…
