Feb 23 at 3 pm. Photos and report from Boomer Groomer… “Seven cm of new snow overnight got groomed and track set on most trails in West Bragg. Conditions are very soft due to warm daytime temperatures, so expect tracks to get beat up fairly quickly. Due to the previous…
Erica’s family are the Frischkorns who were the anchor donor for the West Bragg Creek Snow Rabbit purchase via their Frischkorn Family Foundation. You can read more about this generous family on a post I made on Feb 7. If you meet a skier and a dog both with red…
Update: I’ve been informed by Tracksetter Jeff that a reroute has been groomed to bypass the ice flow, same as the one we used in 2019. We haven’t been inconvenienced this winter with ice floes, but an ice floe-less winter was too much to expect. Thanks to Kazzy for the…
Thank you to all the hardy souls who submitted a Trip Report on this chilly day. It looks like Helen Read found the warmest place: Lake Louise at -15. Mike W had a good suggestion on where to find warmer temperatures for skiing. Make sure you read his comment on…
The above painting, entitled Heavenly Glide, by Anne Brown is Iron Creek trail in West Bragg Creek. I had a wonderful ski on heavenly snow at WBC late this afternoon and had the pleasure of meeting Anne on the trail. I looked through my Iron Creek photos but I couldn’t…
Thanks to Groomer Jeremy for the photos and this update… “The skiers’ dreaded ‘snow eater’ took it’s toll on the well loved trails today. Warm temperatures and this afternoon’s fierce winds have drastically transformed snow surface and deteriorated skier conditions —in and out of the tracks. Extreme scouring and…
I decided to brave the crowds and head for West Bragg Creek this morning. I was in need of a dog fix and boy, this place delivered. I picked the perfect day because Elbow South and Iron Springs South, the trails groomed by Alberta Parks, had both been trackset last…
Before I get started on this report, I want to say that I enjoy seeing the comments and getting the questions from beginner skiers. The readers on this blog are very helpful and have a wealth of information at their fingertips for those of you who are just starting out….
After a stunning start to the season in October, the West Bragg Trails are back to square one. Virtually all of 60 cm of snow we had two weeks ago disappeared, and was just recently replaced with 13 cm of new. Unfortunately, without an accumulated base, ski conditions are poor,…
If you go skiing at West Bragg Creek, you’ll find extremely thin snow, dirt, rocks, grass, and possibly an ambulance. I can’t recommend skiing at WBC on the poor conditions. The groomers rolled the snow from yesterday, but it wasn’t enough to make for safe skiing. I checked a few…
