Just returned from a fabulous day on Goat Creek from the Canmore end. It was trackset this morning. Snow was cold: used VR30 which is rated for -10/-30 but the sun was shining and the ambient temp was around -6. Couldn’t have been better. Even the hill from the parking…
Clive sent in the following photo and report: Hi Bob, I skied West Bragg Creek this morning. I did Iron Springs – Elbow Trail – Loggers Loop – Crystal Line. Conditions were generally excellent – a blue wax day with great tracks and soft snow on the downhills. What a great…
After ten days without skiing, I managed to get in a few K’s at the nordic centre today. Conditions are about as good as I’ve seen them all winter. Last week’s snow really freshened up the natural-snow trails. I skied out on the Bow Trail which has had pretty marginal…
See Comments below for updates on West Bragg Creek, Upper Ribbon Creek trails(Skogan Pass, etc.), Sawmill(backcountry). This must be what heaven is like Skiers enjoying the sun and snow on Elk Pass Acting on Steve’s comment from yesterday, we skied in Peter Lougheed Prov Park today and it was fabulous….
Julie, Marc, and Felix on Goat Creek (See comments below for updates on West Bragg Creek) The recent warm and windy weather is starting to take its toll. Goat Creek was still in pretty good condition but there was wet snow on occasional stretches of the trail which made it difficult to…
(See trails update below for the latest on CNC and Chester Lake/Buller) Anyone planning to head out to the backcountry may want to rethink their plans, warns the Canadian Avalanche Centre. The risk of snow slides is rated as high at all levels, even below the treeline in the Fernie-Lizard Range…
(See comments below for additional updates from readers) This incredible photo of Healy pass was sent in by Steve Riggs. See the comments below for Steve’s remarks regarding Healy Pass, West Bragg, and Ribbon Creek. I must say these back country photos are making it look more and more enticing….
Goat Creek: What a wonderful surprise This afternoon, we decided to stay close to home and ski at the Canmore Nordic Centre. On our way, we first decided to drive 5K up the hill and check out Goat Creek. There were a few cars in the Goat Creek trailhead parking…
It’s been a few days since I’ve put up a new post, but we’ve been skiing every day. Thanks for the comments and updates in the interim. Working backwards, we skied on Cascade Fire Road yesterday(Sunday). The air temp was -9 and there was no wind. There had been a lot…
There are a number of attractive options if you want to ski in or near the city right now: The Calgary Ski Club’s website has this to say about Shaganappi Golf Course(posted Dec 18): “Shaganappi is OPEN – Best snow & trail conditions seen since 2000 – Hooray!- There is…
