I decided to brave the crowds and head for West Bragg Creek this morning. I was in need of a dog fix and boy, this place delivered. I picked the perfect day because Elbow South and Iron Springs South, the trails groomed by Alberta Parks, had both been trackset last…
Before I get started on this report, I want to say that I enjoy seeing the comments and getting the questions from beginner skiers. The readers on this blog are very helpful and have a wealth of information at their fingertips for those of you who are just starting out….
Dec 23, 2020: Ski mania continues: this blog set a record yesterday with 19,303 views. It’s averaging about 60% more readers than last winter. I’d like to welcome all new readers and the new contributors to the Trip Reports page. Your valuable information helps skiers decide where to go tomorrow….
I’ll give you one guess as to who skied up to Lake O’Hara today. Yes, Chuck went all the way to the lake and provided this report… “Good conditions with cold snow on a solid snowmobile packed and skier tracked trail. No thin areas and absolutely no rocks. No tracksetting…
Morning skiers at WBC still had cold snow, but by mid-afternoon the north-south trails were getting wet. The snow and trail conditions in these photos look very nice, but the snow is wet in many of them. You never know when we’ll get another opportunity so I wanted to ski…
Apr 6, 2020 This is the first winter in 14 years where I didn’t have Tessa the springer spaniel as my sidekick, and I’ve been missing her more than words can say. Christine loaned me her dog for the day, so I returned to the Hayfield trails yesterday, this time…
The trails were trackset this morning. This is not in a provincial park or provincial recreation area. I wish I could tell you where it is, but I don’t want them to be overwhelmed during the pandemic. For now, I will refer to them as the “Hayfield Trails.” I covered 7K…
We took advantage of yesterday’s tracksetting on Wedge and Evan Thomas and had a great day of skiing. You may have read on the Ribbon Creek trail report that grooming has finished for the season on the Kananaskis Village, Ribbon Creek, Bill Milne, Wedge, Skogan Pass trails.
I was contemplating a few different destinations for skiing, but after reading the update this morning from the groomers at West Bragg Creek, it was easy to make the choice, and it was a good one. When I arrived at 2 pm, it was still snowing. The temperature was -3°C…
Judging from the trip reports, this was a day to be enjoyed everywhere in the SkierBob universe including the Pipestone trails which were cold, firm and fast. It was a blue-tiful day. The temperature at the trailhead at 2 pm was -4°C but the snow was blue wax cold. There…
