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Lots of snow but no grooming

-Barb from New York was thrilled with all the snow and skied to Moraine lake- Nov 3 @ 10 a.m: Thank you to Jeff Hearnden, Backcountry Maintenance Coordinator at Parks Canada for this update:

Ski season is on!

I was taking a chance by going to Lake Louise. Parks Canada was experiencing equipment problems and there was no guarantee that we’d see any grooming

3 cm at Lake Louise

Right on schedule, the snow has arrived at Lake Louise, but still not enough for packing or grooming. The Snow Forecast shows

Let’s get started

While we’re waiting for the snow, we can at least fantasize with these photos. Can you guess which trails are pictured here? I’ve posted six photos, and five of them should be pretty easy.

Anticipation

-Savina and her mom were enjoying the early snow on Moraine Lake road on Nov 9, 2013.-

Where’s the snow?

We’re getting a little antsy around here. No skiable snow to speak of in Banff, Kananaskis, or Yoho. This is not unusual, of course, but we’re all eagerly anticipating

Early-season skiing at West Bragg

Two of this blog’s regular trip reporters were enjoying the fresh snow and packed trails at West Bragg Creek yesterday. I remember a similar occurrence in 2003 when an upslope storm brought lots of snow

Nov 1 snowfall update

Welcome to our first taste of winter! As for me, it’s nice to be back home after a very intense week doing non-ski stuff.

Skiing starts in 30 days

Guaranteed to have snow on Oct 18! Skiers from all over North America are booking hotel rooms in Canmore in preparation for the annual migration to Frozen Thunder at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Improved trails at West Bragg Creek

Thanks to Alf Skrastins, we have our first trip report of the season. You can see many more photos here: West Bragg photos from Alf

Category: Early season