I watched some exciting ski racing today at the Nordic Centre during the National ski championships. Today’s event was the classic sprints with 58 men and 43 women competing. The men were on a 1.4K course while the women did 1.2K. Len Valjas was the first to cross the finish line with…
Cascade Fire Road Hi Bob, I skied Cascade Fire Road today and considering the really warm temperatures when I started, the trail was in pretty good shape. The track itself alternated between soft and icy. Waxless skis did pretty well, except on the icy parts. I saw a lot of…
Guess what? It’s snowing again. Off and on all day in Canmore. Heavy, wet snow. Most ski trails in the mountains will be covered with fresh snow. Canada’s best skiers will be here March 11-19 The Canmore Nordic Centre will be the place to watch some exciting ski races over…
After spending the last three days in Calgary, I returned to Canmore in a snowstorm late this afternoon. My driveway already has about 8 cm of heavy, wet snow, the kind that’ll break tree branches off. The temperature is -1, but at least there’s very little wind. I’m not sure if…
Conditions at the Nordic Centre are fabulous; don’t think I’ve ever seen them better. Went for a late afternoon ski and got back to the daylodge under the lights, as you can see in the photo, as the kids were having their lesson. Skied up the competition trails(Olympic and Centennial), managed…
We received about 6-8 cm of snow in Canmore last night, and there’s still lots to come according to the forecasts for Banff and Kananaskis: Today: 5 – 10 cm Tonight: 15 -25 cm Mon: 10 – 20 cm (those amounts are subject to whichever forecast you believe) It looks like most…
At least 8 cm of fresh snow on my deck. Jan 29, 2011 Lots of new snow last night. This was just what we needed for all those trails which had turned icy during that brief warm spell. Most of the trails at the Canmore Nordic Centre were groomed and trackset…
…but cooling off tomorrow with new snow Warm temperatures in Kananaskis(+9 yesterday, +11 forecast for today) and here in Canmore(didn’t even freeze last night and it’s very windy today). The K-Country trail report shows a few of the higher-elevation trails were groomed on Wednesday. It sounds like the trails with older grooming…
Canmore You can rub shoulders with the likes of Canadian Ski Team member Devon Kershaw at the Rocky Mountain Ski Challenge on Sunday in Canmore. Kershaw, coming off a 4-podium performance at the Tour de Ski, including one gold medal, is registered for the 10K classic event. I guess you…
These two deer strolled onto the Silvertip trail right in front of me today Went for a late afternoon ski at the Nordic Centre. Despite the warm temperatures today(my car said it was -1), the snow is still cold enough for wax to work well. Good tracks on all trails…
