March 4, 2021: Nordiq Alberta sent out this news release today and it shows that $60,000 was raised in excess of the required amount. An additional $22,000 in donations was also raised. In the comments, tell us what you would do with the excess funds. Keep in mind the Ribbon Creek snowcat…
I was greeted with a winter wonderland atmosphere when I arrived at Boulton Creek in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in mid-afternoon. I skied on last night’s tracksetting: Wheeler, Amos, Woolley, and Meadow with a side trip on Lynx. I had not even skied on Woolley and Meadow this season, so…
March 1, 2021: Ski mania continued unabated in February. The daily average of 10,054 unique visits to this blog is up 116% over last year. Since Oct 1, 2020 we’ve received 1.48 million visits. ****** Kananaskis sees record visitors for 2020 Estimated number of visits to Kananaskis Country 2015: 3,597,678 2016: 3,706,633…
Conditions on the Bill Milne trail weren’t quite as good as on the village trails, but it was still enjoyable. Now that I’m on the farewell tour, when I met Barb and her friendly dog Jamie on the trail, she wanted to take a selfie with me. I had to…
I didn’t get her name, but the young lady in the above photo was descending the steep hill from the Kovach Lookout and she told me she had fallen a couple times, but as you can see, she was still having fun. I met lots of skiers with big smiles…
Thanks for all the trip reports yesterday. I waited until mid-afternoon to head out to Kananaskis, thinking the crowds would be starting to thin and parking would be easier. My first choice was the Stoney trailhead which has come to be known as the Troll Falls trailhead. I observed a…
After climbing the Bill Milne trail from Ribbon Creek, I walked about 300 metres through the village over to Terrace trail and headed south. Terrace, Kovach, Aspen, Lower Kovach and the best conditions ever on Terrace north to the Ribbon Creek parking lot. I wasn’t coming down the S-turns but…
(I’m posting this as a separate update to encourage Bill Milne skiers to try this part of the trail. I also skied the village trails and the Evan-Thomas loop which I’ll post later) You’d think that after skiing for 23 years and logging 24,880 km, I would have done every…
(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…
It was a pleasant change to read about the new snow on your trip reports today. It’s a rare occasion to see Fox Creek with such clean snow and crisp tracks. Thanks to Alf Skrastins for the report and photos…. PLPP-Blueberry Hill- West Elk Pass Conditions were wonderful at the…
