PLPP

Pocaterra trail was in nice condition yesterday and getting better, as a light snowfall was gradually covering the pine needles and debris in the tracks. The temperature was perfect at -5, the snow was still cold enough for wax to work well, as five of us set out from Pocaterra…

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Merry Christmas

Season’s Greetings to all cross-country skiers and all our Ski Here! readers. I won’t be updating the blog for a few days, but if you ski somewhere, let us know about it in the comments section below. Update Dec 24: We skied at Ribbon Creek today – superb conditions. See…

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Join me for a ski trip

Explore some of the best cross-country ski trails with us Cheryl and I have joined the Canmore Nordic Ski Club(CNSC) and will be organizing and co-ordinating daytrips for members of the club. Our first trip will be going Saturday Dec 18 to Moraine Lake Road in Lake Louise. You can see our schedule…

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Lots of smiling faces today

(You can see a larger image of the photos by clicking on the actual photo) Ten of us set out from the PLPP Visitor Centre on a beautiful warm day with pretty nice conditions on all the trails which we encountered. Bonus! some fresh grooming and tracksetting occurred last night…

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Rejuvenation in PLPP!

Up to 10 cm new snow If you read the comments on the previous thread, or the PLPP trail report, you’ll discover that the trails in Peter Lougheed Prov Park are no longer icy, but they’re covered with lots of new snow, and in good condition. Here are a couple photos…

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Snowing in PLPP

New snow – just in time! Update Jan 16: See comments below for the good news. Turns out there was about 10 cm of new snow according to the trail report. At 2 pm in Peter Lougheed Prov Park the trail conditions were much as described on their trail report(icy…

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Ski Trip this Saturday

Ribbon Creek – great for novice skiers Go here for more details on this trip Calgary Ski Club There are a variety of trails for novice skiers and more challenging terrain for the intermediates. It should be a perfect day for skiing as the weather forecast is calling for a…

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Cascade Fire Road

A week ago, I said it was fabulous, magnificent, and beautiful here and the only thing that changed for today is that it was warmer and faster. Six of us from the Calgary Ski Club had a wonderful day in almost-perfect conditions. The trail was trackset on Jan 1 and was…

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