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A romantic skiing getaway

The Canadian rockies are home to some magnificent historic lodges which retain a lot of their original charm, and we were able to experience the ambience and atmosphere of two of them

I’m updating the blog this morning from the rustic and beautiful Emerald Lake Lodge. (You may have guessed from Tracksetter John’s comment). We arrived in Lake Louise yesterday in time to ski the Fairview loop which was

Cascade Valley

Elk Pass Update from Brendan: Elk Pass is groomed and partially trackset. I passed the piston bulley (loaded on a trailer) on the drive to the trailhead late Friday afternoon. Conditions are excellent. The track

Good news! The Kicking Horse Ski Club reports that the alluvial fan at Emerald Lake is once again accessible: You can ski the lake and fan again–just start at the beginning of the CONNECTOR (top of stairs across from Emerald Sports) –go across the small walking bridge(carefully) and up and…

Avalanche at Emerald Lake

Here’s a photo, taken in 2004, which shows the slope where it happened. : Update: There was the first avalanche which caught the two skiers. A second one at night which is referred to below. See comments. We have some confusion over when this slide occurred. From the coverage in…

Emerald Connector Avalanche

Yoho National Park Usually when we go to Yoho, the Emerald Lake Horse trail and Alluvial Fan loop is on our agenda, but another enjoyable trail is the Emerald Connector and I wanted to see the spot where the avalanche occurred. (Click on the photo to see a larger version) The…

Snow on the way

Snowfall warning in effect from Environment Canada for Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis. 20 cm is expected in the next 24 hours. The Weather Network is predicting 10-15 cm. The forecast high for Saturday is -10 and Sunday -16. Don’t forget the grooming demonstration at Lake Louise on Sat from 1-3 pm…

Hans was right

Lake Louise is superb We took a family outing along the Bow Valley Parkway and ended up in Lake Louise where it was -22c. It was calm and sunny, but still not a day where Tessa could stay outside for very long, even with her coat and boots on. Cheryl dropped me…

Lake Louise, Yoho

2 1/2 feet of snow?!!!!!!!!!! Just received an email from one of the Lake Louise tracksetters: Hi Bob, The trails in Lake Louise are all in excellent condition( all the trails have been track set in the last two days). Tomorrow we are doing all the trails in Yoho( up…

Lake Louise, Emerald Lake, Goat Creek

Nicholas Roeder just spent 4 days in the Lake Louise/Emerald Lake area and sends some photos and this report: “Lots of new snow near Emerald Lake and Baker Creek. Trails should be in great shape for the weekend. I skied the following trails and can recommend them all: Pipestone (new…

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A romantic skiing getaway

Hello from Emerald Lake