It was with a renewed appreciation for this wonderful place that we took to the ski trails at Ribbon Creek this afternoon. As most of you know from reading this blog, Kananaskis Country was not going to be grooming the trails here this winter due to budget cutbacks. We’re thrilled to…
The rumours were true! I took that photo on the way to Pocaterra this morning. Looked very inviting. Updated: Ribbon Creek trail report Kananaskis – PLPP We had an enthusiastic group of 13 skiers for the Calgary ski club trip today to Pocaterra. In addition to Pocaterra, we were on Lynx,…
Pocaterra Pocaterra is in nice shape for our daytrip tomorrow. No recent grooming, but the tracks are still good. The snow is cold, so there’s no problem with waxing. Stephen Vermeulen sent this email regarding Pocaterra: “I skied Pocaterra trail from the hut up to the Packers junction and then along Packers…
Due to cutbacks at Alberta Tourism, Parks & Recreation, there will be no grooming or tracksetting on the Ribbon Creek, Kananaskis Village, Skogan Pass trails this winter. The Alberta minister responsible for this decision is Cindy Ady. Her website is http://tpr.alberta.ca/newsroom/minister.aspx, or you can go directly to her feedback email…
Early season snow on Ribbon Creek and Pocaterra
How’s this for Oct 9? Hi Bob, I checked out the snow conditions at the Ribbon Creek trails today. There was about 15cm at the elevation of the Nakiska day lodge (1500m elevation). At 1900m elevation, there was 25cm of snow depth and at 2100m elevation, the snow was 40cm…
There was a lot of new snow in PLPP over the past 48 hours. Some tracksetting has been done at the north end. Today I did a loop from Elkwood including Wheeler, Amos, Lynx, Pocaterra, Lodgepole, Meadow. Snow was cold(-5C), air temp was 0. No icy tracks, no sign of deteriorating…
While Calgary was shivering at -20 today, the weather was beautiful at Ribbon Creek/Kananaskis Village. It was -8 with a big blue sky and bright sunshine. The trails had been recently groomed but had about 3 cm of fresh snow in them. We skied Terrace, Ribbon Creek, Link, Kovach, and…
It really needs some new snow. This is a steep trail, and the snowplowing has left it hard-packed, somewhat glazed, and there are exposed rocks and dirt. You can avoid all the hazards if you’re careful, but you better be a seasoned intermediate skier if you choose to do this…
