“It really is pretty easy to practise social distancing when one is out in the mountains.” -gh “It’s easy to see what’s coming next- no access to provincial lands. If not right away- once the NP closure inevitably causes overcrowding elsewhere. A poor decision in my opinion.” -Steve Riggs
I couldn’t have asked for a nicer way to spend my birthday than skiing my all-time favourite loop on great conditions and in lovely weather.
Update: Our expert tracker, Barb Banff, thinks they are wolverine. The animal tracks running for a couple kilometres along Tyrwhitt were causing a lot of consternation among the skiers today. We’ve heard on the trip reports that they could be bear tracks, but it would have to be an awfully…
Rhonda Jewett sent this email along with the photos…, “I was out skiing the freshly groomed trails in PLPP today and wanted to share it with you and the xc ski universe that comes to your website! First, the good news story: the parking lot and trails were packed today….
Don’t be deceived by these beautiful photos. Most of the trails I skied today had a lot of pine needles in the tracks. If you ski on these trails, it would be best to use waxless skis. As you’ll see in the not-so-beautiful photos, the tree debris was sticking in…
Feb 13, 2020 It was a challenge to find a place to ski where there was no wind. I stopped at Ribbon Creek but it was very windy and the temperature was rising. At least I got a good picture of some skiers and a friendly dog named Kimmick at…
Sometimes words aren’t necessary. That knowing look, that you give to your skiiing partner when you’ve just finished the most amazing, fun, downhill run is all that’s required. When Peter finished his guiding duties at the Ski for Light event in PLPP, we headed for the new tracksetting at Elk…
The conditions on Tyrwhitt were as close to perfect as you’ll ever get. Trackset last night, the snow was clean and cold with beautiful fast tracks. Going north to south, I enjoyed it so much, I reversed direction and skied it all over again in the other direction.
Yesterday we were flying around the new tracksetting in PLPP. Today, it was slow going in fresh snow on last night’s tracksetting. Chuckley has reported 8 cm in the south end of the park. I arrived to 4 cm at Elkwood with a temperature hovering near zero, so the snow…
What a fantastic day of skiing! For our annual ski trip on the Tyrwhitt Loop, Peter, Chip and I were once again lucky to enjoy the best conditions of the winter. The Tyrwhitt Loop is my all-time favourite, and today it was pure enjoyment.
