Nov 20, 2020: The hut is open daily 8:30 am – 8 pm It’s a very unusual occurrence to see more fresh snow at Pocaterra hut than at Elk Pass. I estimate there was around 15 cm of high-density snow from Wednesday night. One skier had broken trail in the…
Just a reminder to purchase your Kananaskis parking pass. Another reminder: if you’re looking for up-to-date trail conditions, check the Trip Reports on the main menu. Some even have pictures. Nov 18: I arrived at the Elk Pass parking lot at 2:45 pm to a temperature of -2°C and lots…
Nov 16, 2020: After a summer of wondering whether we would ever see this incredible machine again in PLPP, Steve Riggs spotted it today on Elk Pass as it was starting out. Steve remarked… “A surprise encounter with the groomer at the end of our trip, on lower Elk Pass…
Steve Riggs found 20 cm of new snow at the top of Elk Pass! Update from Tanya: There is now plenty of snow at the traditional Elk Pass trailhead if you want to avoid the back door entrance. Tanya remarked, “Plenty to groom in my opinion. Great coverage and not…
Everyone I met today was a SkierBob reader. Of course that only makes sense because they all read about the back door conditions right here. We are getting lots of reports on the PLPP south trails from skiers who are accessing them through the back door. By the way, the…
Thanks to Steve Riggs for the following report. You can see more of Steve’s spectacular photos here. If you’re new to this blog, PLPP stands for Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country. This area is expecting 5-10 cm of new snow today. Nov 9, 2020: TYRWHITT-LOOKOUT, today via the…
Oct 30, 2020 at 2:55 pm: The provincial government announced this afternoon that cross-country ski trail grooming will continue in Kananaskis for the 2020-2021 season. A user-pay system will be put in place according to the Nordiq Alberta proposal. The areas included are Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Ribbon Creek/Kananaskis Village,…
The following comment was submitted by Jamie Carpenter: If the effort to preserve trail grooming in Kananaskis is successful I certainly hope it will not be limited to PLPP. This summer and fall’s huge spike in trail use would suggest that grooming at Ribbon Creek and Mt. Shark – in…
Back when it was announced that grooming would cease in Kananaskis, one of the reasons given by the government, besides cost, was that the trails weren’t well-used. Luckily I have an extensive catalog of archived photos which indicates otherwise. I was going to post photos from the past 12 years…
Mar 28, 2020 Thanks for all the “pandemic” comments. We have a lot of thoughtful people following this blog. My final ski trip of the season last evening was wonderful, but sad at the same time knowing it would be the last one of the season, and possibly forever.
