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Miles was asking about conditions at Nipika, so I checked it out in person. Today it was excellent as long as you had waxless skis. The grooming here is imaculate and the variety of trails almost endless.

Nipika update

It’s -20°C on my thermometer in Canmore, and we’ve had about 2 cm of snow. Lyle says the weather is a lot nicer at his place, and conditions have never been better

Upcoming loppets; Herald article on Emerald Lake

With the new year, it’s time to start considering which loppets you’ll be entering this winter. The Lake Louise to Banff loppet on Jan 20 was sold out in 55 minutes.The number of participants is restricted

More trails open at Canmore Nordic Centre

This has been an early-season dream weekend. Great Divide on new tracks on Friday. Moraine Lake road on excellent tracks and cold snow yesterday. Skiers finding skiable snow

A record-setting day

Update: Here’s a video from yesterday’s ski trip MLR video What a terrific day yesterday! Ten trip reports which covered most of the bases, thanks everyone. It’s nice

Larches at Nipika

Lyle Wilson from Nipika Mountain Resort was reading my posts about the larch trees, and sends this email: “If people want to wander in larches

Loppet updates

LL to Banff Conditions weren’t looking so good a couple days ago, but there’s now some positive news. The Lake Louise to Banff Loppet has posted

Spray River bridge open; Goat Creek packed

Update Dec 23: Goat Creek was trackset today. Spray River east side is also trackset. If skiing from Canmore to Banff, the east side may be a better choice for your final 5K. Chuck has provided the following regarding the grand opening

Nicer than expected at CNC

It had warmed up to -11 by the time I made my way onto the snow at 3 pm at the Canmore Nordic Centre. After one round, I was in the daylodge; not to warm up, but to

What’s new

Mt Shark The Kananaskis Trail report shows every trail at Mt Shark was groomed and trackset yesterday… “Mt. Shark ski trails are in prime condition due to the recent grooming and the 46 cm of new snow which fell over the past week.” LL to Banff Loppet The Lake Louise to…

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