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…
Sat Nov 7 @ 11:40 pm: Only a couple cm in Calgary so far, and a couple more expected overnight. Normand sent in a lot of nice photos from his excursion through the Pocaterra Back Door where he encountered 10-15 cm of fresh snow on Tyrwhitt, Elk Pass, Hydroline, and…
This is a nice surprise from Parks Canada, and thanks to Chuck for the photos and trip report. This is the earliest ever that we’ve had grooming on Moraine Lake road in Lake Louise. Take note that so far it is groomed only, and not trackset. Grooming leaves a corduroy…
These photos in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park were taken on Sunday by Ken Lukowiak during his hike to the Kananaskis Fire Lookout. I imagine there will be even more snow by now if the forecast was accurate. Ken accessed the trails from Highway #40. This access is more affectionately known…
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…
Yesterday I updated everyone regarding Redearth Creek. Back on Aug 24, I biked Elk pass in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park on a beautiful summer day and was even lucky enough to encounter a bear. I am optimistic that we will have groomed trails on which to ski in PLPP this…
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.
“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…
