Ken Hewitt, who was instrumental in the success of the Kananaskis Grooming parking pass last winter, has provided an update on where the surplus funds will go. The list below shows an excellent and constructive use of the surplus funds, and I’m surprised they were able to do this much…
At this time last year, cross country skiers were wondering if there would be grooming in K-country for the winter of 2020-2021. It’s a relief that we don’t have to be concerned about that issue. After the province observed how successful XC skiers were in raising the money to fund…
“Snow couch funding throughout the empire where decent seating unavailable!” Like me, did you have a good chuckle upon reading MaSid’s suggestion for the slush fund? This post isn’t about MaSid’s suggestion to underwrite funding for snow-couches, but it exemplifies why I’ve enjoyed the contributions to this blog. As Helen…
Thanks for all the trip reports and photos today, very interesting and entertaining. It truly is amazing to see these conditions in mid-April.
It’s wonderful to end on such a high note. I enjoyed incredible conditions for my final ski trip of the season. I stayed on last night’s tracksetting and with the cold snow, it was all fun. Almost too good to be true for April 11. The temperature around noon at…
Today at Kananaskis Village the volunteers were recognized for their vital role in the continuation of grooming in Kananaskis. The support of volunteers was crucial to keeping groomed ski trails open in K-Country this winter. Thank you for making a difference! PLPP Tracksetter James, on behalf of the provincial government,…
March 30 Update: At the Canmore Nordic Centre, the man-made snow was trackset overnight. “The emergence of the ground showing through the snow has made grooming on natural trails challenging. We risk doing some gardening and digging up more dirt, so there will be limited grooming on the natural trails…
As Mary mentioned on her trip report, it was an entire trip with no sticky snow, but the best part of today was meeting all the skiers on the trail who wanted to stop and chat. Every junction was another opportunity for skiers to wish me well on my farewell…
Mar 17, 2020: Thanks to Alf Skrastins for this report: PLPP-North Trails We decided to take advantage of the most recent grooming at PLPP, which was all at the north end of the network. Even with a noon start, the snow was still very hard and icy, so we opted…
Mar 11, 2021: When I was able to stride up the big hill with minimal herringbones on waxable skis, I knew I was in for a glorious day. As Keith mentioned in his trip report, the weather forecasts don’t look very promising but I think these wonderful conditions should last…
