Warmer weather on the way Update Nov 25: Banff Trail and Banff Trail Loop have been trackset It had warmed up to a balmy -18 this afternoon at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Most of the trails near the biathlon range with man-made snow are in excellent shape, groomed for skating and…
The best conditions I’ve seen in mid-Nov The Snow Gods made us wait a few extra days this year, but they have rewarded us handsomely for our patience. The conditions on the natural-snow trails at Canmore Nordic Centre are as good or better than I saw them at any time last…
John, who does some of the tracksetting at Lake Louise, sends this message: Yes, We tracked Morraine + upper tram yesterday, lots of snow, just touching pavement with poles at bottom, no problem for skating, Parking lots will continue to be a problem, thx for noting the tram line option,…
Ski Season is On! It feels great to be skiing in K-Country again I’ve posted some additional photos on Facebook. We headed for K-Country to check out Ribbon Creek this afternoon. Yesterday, I was speculating that we’d see some maintenance on the trails and I was correct, but the packing on Ribbon Creek already…
A few trails have been groomed The state of the trails is immeasurably better than it was yesterday at this time. Canmore Nordic Centre(CNC) has a much-improved Frozen Thunder loop. It’s been extended and the snow conditions are fabulous. Does anyone want to guess who the skier in the photo is?…
Lots of fresh snow and great skiing! There was about 5 cm of new snow on Goat Creek from yesterday’s snowfall. Plenty of skiers have been over it, and there are good skier-set tracks. We only had enough time to go as far as the bridge(approx 7K), but I could…
A spectacular two days of skiing and I didn’t even put my skis on! The weather today was as nice a winter’s day as I’ve ever seen and the there was a huge crowd lining the track and cheering on the skiers. I was volunteering both days but my job allowed me lots of…
A great preview of what’s to come at the Olympics The top cross-country skiers in the world will be competing in Canmore on Friday and Saturday. If you’re coming to watch this event, here’s a link with most of the relevant information Alberta World Cup. I’ll never forget the thrill of…
We received about 3 cm of new snow overnight and it sure freshened up the natural-snow trails at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Banff Trail and Meadowview both in good shape; even Bow Trail is a lot better with just a few thin patches and a few places where there are twigs…
Update Jan 21: Received this detailed report on the Peter Lougheed trails today from John Addicott… . “For those not skiing the LL-Banff Loppet, skiing at PLPP should be outstanding this weekend. Skiing was excellent yesterday in PLPP. Ken and I did a nice loop along Pocaterra, Lynx, Wooley, Meadow,…
