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A shout-out to parents who encourage their kids

-Caitlin Irwin with her gold medal from the Lake Louise Loppet which was on Sunday- Pete Irwin is one of our regulars who posts trip reports(under “Pete”). He is also

Pipestone, wolves, cookie race

Thanks to Chuck for this report: With news that the Pipestone Loops were trackset yesterday, and word that the Bow Valley Wolf Pack is in the area, this was today’s choice. Sure enough, the wolves had just crossed the trail in front of us near the trailhead, heading east. At…

Forest of Sound by Mary Perrott

This is how Mary’s trip report should appear: Mary has a way of making words come alive, and I can paint a vivid picture in my mind. Beautiful! Thanks to everyone for the updates. I’m still down with this horrible flu/cold/cough. I don’t think I’ve

Lake Louise to Banff Loppet

Results have been posted Update Jan 26: Article in the Rocky Mountain Outlook The trail conditions this year may have been a challenge, but today’s weather was perfect

Silver City to Johnston Canyon

-The Silver City hand-off is where the road intersects the ski trail.- I didn’t want to pass up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to use the historic location of Silver

Moraine Lake road and Tramline

-Ray and Mary Perrott are two of this blog’s esteemed trip reporters. Thanks to Mary for today’s report.- Mary, when describing conditions on Moraine Lake road, used the term “flying” and she was right.

Norwegian Sundby wins Ski Tour Canada

Congratulations to Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway for winning first place in the inaugural Ski Tour Canada. Canadian Alex Harvey put on a good show for his home country with a fifth.

Two Canadians in top 10 in today’s race

Canadian skiers made a good showing at today’s interval start 10K/Women and 15K/Men. Alex Harvey was 4th, Ivan Babikov 10th, Devon Kershaw 20th and Graeme Killick continues to impress with a 29th.

The “Bad Boy” of world cup xc skiing

Update Wed Mar 9: You can watch today’s skiathlon live on the internet starting at 10 a.m. Petter Northug is reputedly the most famous person in Norway,

Ski Tour Canada is here!

The best cross-country skiers in the world will be competing at the Canmore Nordic Centre from March 8 – 12. The event is expected to reach 60 million TV viewers worldwide.

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