A day to die live for. I arrived at Ribbon Creek just in time to hear Ross and Jurgen(a SkiHere reader) tell me how much fun they had. They regaled me with stories of the incredible snow on upper Kovach. So good,
Elk Pass Update from Brendan: Elk Pass is groomed and partially trackset. I passed the piston bulley (loaded on a trailer) on the drive to the trailhead late Friday afternoon. Conditions are excellent. The track
There’s skiable snow on Elk Pass. The first K up to the top of the big hill has been packed. I only saw one rock on the trail, so conditions were reasonably good. Still
It looks like we got our wish. The Banff trail report has an update for Lake Louise today: Cross-Country Skiing: Lake Louise Area Trails CONDITIONS: First ski report of the season!
Hello Bob, We went to Ribbon Creek today. 2-3 cm of fresh snow covering the old tracks made it quite pretty with all the trees covered in snow. The Swix purplish-red wax (-1 to +2) worked reasonably well for the first 2 hours. It was overcast and snowing lightly. We…
Thanks to Blaine for this report on today’s action: 4th Place Relay Finish for Team MitoCanada (M2) We awoke this morning to heavy snowfall and what was shaping up for a great power day on the ski hill. However, this posed some challenging conditions for the xc skiers who were…
If only it could be like this everyday I could be accused of being too generous with the superlatives, but I’ve never seen the trails around Kananaskis Village and Ribbon Creek this good. What’s better than excellent? That’s how it was today. If it was light out right now, I’d still…
Hi Bob, Another wonderful weekend of skiing – this seems to be a great year for snow so far. I went out with a small group from the Norseman Ski Club today to do Ribbon Creek to Kananaskis Village via Kovach and back via Aspen. It was beautiful with fresh…
Skiing in Okotoks Hi Bob, Well we are finally ready to open our new ski club to the Public. Starting on Saturday, Feb. 5th, we are ready for skiers to enjoy the Crystal Ridge Nordic ski course located at the Crystal Ridge Golf Course. There is a $5.00 charge for…
I revisited some little-used, low-priority trails around Ribbon Creek which had just been groomed, and had a blast. Before we get to that, have you read the comments that came in today for the contest? Unreal. Other wordly could describe the comment which Bill left. Make sure you read it. Contest When I…
