Congratulations to Jon Arne Enevoldsen, fastestskier with a time of 2:56:37. Karen Messenger was the fastest female at 3:34:45. Fastest team was Mr and Mrs Smith at 3:21:04. Full Results. I didn’t participate in the loppet as a racer but I took hundreds of photos today. I’m posting a…
The Lake Louise to Banff loppet is always an exciting adventure into the unknown. There is no other ski race like it, and I have been privileged to be a participant
The Lake Louise to Banff loppet returns after a one-year hiatus, albeit a shortened version. I suggested to Jo Lunn, the “CEO” of the loppet, that I bet it will be sold out quickly despite the new configuration because it is just so enjoyable.
Update Nov 8, 2018: The Environmental Assessment has been approved by Parks Canada. Start your training. Loppet on! “ My favourite ski race, the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet was a no-go last winter due to the construction at Morant’s
-Ian Murray finishes first overall in the Nipika 20K skate race. Photo by Chuck- Chuck gets around. He took a day off from skiing to spectate and cheer
-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
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…
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
-Charlotte at Morant’s Curve. Can you see the train coming?- Results have been posted Update Jan 25 @ 7 pm: I just added more photos to the gallery. All 200 photos are now displayed.
-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
