Life got a lot better and more fun when I changed my attitude towards dogs. I was bitten by a dog when I was a young child and I can still see the scars from the puncture marks on my wrist. From that time forward I was somewhat scared, but…
I thought it was time to check out the conditions at Strathmore, and did I ever pick the right day to go. Ed Meyer in his Pisten-Bully and a volunteer on a snowmobile were grooming and tracksetting when I arrived. The temperature at 3 pm was -19°C with a light…
The above painting, entitled Heavenly Glide, by Anne Brown is Iron Creek trail in West Bragg Creek. I had a wonderful ski on heavenly snow at WBC late this afternoon and had the pleasure of meeting Anne on the trail. I looked through my Iron Creek photos but I couldn’t…
(I’ve posted the tracksetting updates at the end of this post) The Wedge Connector, Evan-Thomas, and Bill Milne were all in excellent condition today. The snow stayed cold and should still be in good shape for tomorrow. Going downhill on Evan-Thomas I experienced fast tracks but not icy, and I…
I was thinking of calling this update “The transition from ice to snow” because a few days ago, you could ice skate on the Bill Milne trail. Today, after last evening’s Pisten-Bully magic, it was like real snow again. I waited for it to warm up and in mid-afternoon it…
A couple things before I start my report. Chuck would like me to remind everyone that on single tracksetting, downhillers have the right-of-way. That’s very important on Cascade Valley(beyond the 6K bridge) where Chuck was today, also on the Castle Lookout to Baker Creek trail where I was today. I’m…
You’ve already read about Pipestone from Chris and Karl. I met them as I was starting out and they were finishing on Pipestone #20. They started early in cold weather but I waited for the temperature to warm up and for the snow to speed up. Chris and Karl mentioned…
Before I get started, I want to ask the person who contacted me through Facebook, asking about dog-friendly ski trails, to send me another message. Your message disappeared before I could answer. I don’t know what happened there. The Skogan Pass trails were groomed last night, as well as a…
It would have been a tragedy if these trails hadn’t been groomed this winter. I skied on near-perfect conditions today while doing the loop that includes Evan-Thomas, Wedge Connector, and Bill Milne. I hope everyone will buy a Kananaskis parking pass. Evan-Thomas was trackset last night for the first time…
Ed Meyer sent the following videos and report(first video shows the snow farming): “Conditions out here are looking good . We did have an issue with a snowmobile getting on the track and tearing some sections up. Not quite sure what would possess someone to do that. I won’t be…
