Can I pre-ski the trails? The Lake Louise to Banff Loppet is only one month away. Already there are 133 of a maximum 160 skiers registered for this unique event. It looks like we already have enough snow to do the entire 71K. I wonder if they’d consider holding it this Sunday…
Registration has opened for the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet I know a lot of skiers were disappointed last year when they waited too long to register. Being in the National Park, there is a limit of 160 participants. New this year is a FAQ page which will answer almost…
Here are a couple photos from Wednesday when I skied the Spray River(west side). It was in nice shape, but no guarantees what it’s like after two warm days. The tracksetting continued for 9.9K. At that point, you’re basically on the Goat Creek trail which looked like this: There were skier…
Loppet results: Calgary ski club Where else could you finish a race in such a beautiful setting? It was a gorgeous day with good snow conditions yesterday in Lake Louise for the loppet. The lake was frozen and free of slush so we were able to do the initial 2K…
This warm weather has everyone concerned about the condition of the trails. Are conditions still good at Elk Pass? I see they groomed and trackset it yesterday. Don’t forget, it’s the Lake Louise Loppet tomorrow(Sunday March 7). This event next weekend in Golden looks like fun and it sounds like they’ve…
Well-done to all our Olympic athletes. The Canadian men’s cross-country ski team has risen to a whole new level. My heart goes out to Devon Kershaw who missed the podium by .6 seconds after racing superbly for 50K. You and your teamates made Canada proud. Skier George Grey also had a great…
Surprisingly good conditions for the Cookie Race It was a wonderful day of cross-country skiing fun in Kananaskis Country yesterday. This was the warmest day I can ever remember for the annual Kananaskis Ski Marathon, more affectionately referred to as the “Cookie Race.” Race-time air temperature was around zero, and it…
A spectacular two days of skiing and I didn’t even put my skis on! The weather today was as nice a winter’s day as I’ve ever seen and the there was a huge crowd lining the track and cheering on the skiers. I was volunteering both days but my job allowed me lots of…
A great preview of what’s to come at the Olympics The top cross-country skiers in the world will be competing in Canmore on Friday and Saturday. If you’re coming to watch this event, here’s a link with most of the relevant information Alberta World Cup. I’ll never forget the thrill of…
Lake Louise to Banff loppet – one of the best ever! Update Jan 26: Finally have my photos posted here “So to all who participated, from first to last and everyone in-between, thank you! You all made my day.” – Mike Freeman(see comments below) There’s just no other ski race…
