One race ends, and another begins. I haven’t spoken to the organizers of the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet but from my observations it has been an unmitigated success. Over 280 participants at last count, and probably double that doing it unofficially. Just like many other events and fundraisers, the…
Chuck has posted some excellent loppet photos from Baker Creek west to McNair Pond. Early in the race, most skiers were still smiling. When I asked Robin if she was doing the 72K loppet, she replied “Yes, what was I thinking?!” Robin had completed 43K of her 72K loppet challenge…
Congratulations to Heather Myers of Canmore. After sking for close to 10 hours, she completed the 72K Corona Challenge in the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet. Her time was 9:54:45. What an amazing accomplishment. The photos I’m attaching had no captions, but I’m assuming the above photo was taken at…
Jan 21, 2021: Over 125 skiers have already signed up for the LL to Banff virtual challenge which starts on Saturday Jan 23. So much for my theory that most people would register for Leg 2 – Baker Creek to Castle Lookout. I just received an update from chief organizer…
This looks terrific! The original loppet, which really did finish in Banff, was actually 71K, but the distance from Lake Louise to Castle Junction and back is 72K. The loppet was shortened to 50K a few years ago when BNP would no longer allow the racers to ski through the…
As I explained to Ken Wiens, the focus of this blog is trackset trails, but some of the non-trackset backcountry photos are spectacular. Does anyone know where this is? Can anyone uncover Aqua Toque’s secret stash? Hint “conditions were awesome at ####### #### Lake!” I suspect you won’t be able…
Nine wonderful trip reports today, and a Backcountry report with meteors! Thanks, everyone for the prose, poetry, and photos. It’s been quite a few years since I participated in the Canadian Birkebeiner near Edmonton but I remember how much fun it was(and the utter chaos at Ukrainian Village trying to…
Update Jan 30: Lake O’Hara fire road is trackset. Recent tracksetting in PLPP includes Amos, Woolley, Meadow, Wheeler, Boulton Creek, Moraine, Lodgepole, Braille. The Tunnel Mountain trails in Banff have been trackset. Golden, BC update from Ruth: “Excellent conditions at the Golden Nordic Centre, Skate lanes are freshly groomed. New snow is…
West Bragg Creek will be the site of a new, fun event. I received the following information from Flora: “We have a fun new family friendly event scheduled in West Bragg on Sat Feb 8th. It’s called 2.4 hours of adrenaline Fruit Loops (that’s two-point-four hours). Start time is 9am.”…
For the Lake Louise to Banff loppet, there is a changing of the guard this winter, but the race goes on. This announcement was posted on the loppet website: “Hello Loppet enthusiasts! We are excited to inform you that the LL to Banff Loppet and relay will be hosted on…
