Ice floe on Bill Milne is impassable

Update: I’ve been informed by Tracksetter Jeff that a reroute has been groomed to bypass the ice flow, same as the one we used in 2019.  We haven’t been inconvenienced this winter with ice floes, but an ice floe-less winter was too much to expect. Thanks to Kazzy for the…

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My First Time

(I’m posting this as a separate update to encourage Bill Milne skiers to try this part of the trail. I also skied the village trails and the Evan-Thomas loop which I’ll post later) You’d think that after skiing for 23 years and logging 24,880 km, I would have done every…

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What about Ribbon Creek and Mt Shark?

The following comment was submitted by Jamie Carpenter: If the effort to preserve trail grooming in Kananaskis is successful I certainly hope it will not be limited to PLPP. This summer and fall’s huge spike in trail use would suggest that grooming at Ribbon Creek and Mt. Shark – in…

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Bill Milne trail

“XC ski trail grooming is perfectly designed to provide the recommended safe spacing and social distancing.” Conditions on the Bill Milne trail were as good as ever yesterday. After skiing the village trails, I drove to my private parking spot at the golf course  – to find six cars there!…

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