March 6 update from Boomer Groomer: The good, the bad, and the ugly: Conditions for the most part have been fantastic this week in West Bragg Creek. The exception has been open areas exposed to lots of wind such as Mountain View West, Mountain View and parts of Moose Loop.
I was contemplating a few different destinations for skiing, but after reading the update this morning from the groomers at West Bragg Creek, it was easy to make the choice, and it was a good one. When I arrived at 2 pm, it was still snowing. The temperature was -3°C…
What an amazing day at West Bragg Creek. Beautiful weather with sunny skies, little wind, lovely trackset trails, and snow that was still cold(in most places). The snow temperature in mid-afternoon at the trailhead was -3°C, so I was able to use my waxable skis.
Thanks for all the trip reports. I’m happy to see people are out skiing and that we’ve got good conditions after the scary rain and ice event over the weekend. As JeremyN related in his report, a storm moved through this morning and deposited about 5 cm of new snow…
Confederation golf course in Calgary: “What a difference a day makes!! 10cm of much need snow fell Saturday night. All the trails were rolled Sunday morning and will be regroomed and track set Sunday night. Skiing this week will be great!” Steve Riggs submitted a trip report from West Bragg…
West Bragg Creek will be the site of a new, fun event. I received the following information from Flora: “We have a fun new family friendly event scheduled in West Bragg on Sat Feb 8th. It’s called 2.4 hours of adrenaline Fruit Loops (that’s two-point-four hours). Start time is 9am.”…
What great initiative by these students. Groomer Jeff from West Bragg Creek provided the following: Many thanks to a couple of Banded Peak students who set up a fundraising booth for the GBCTA in front of the Trails Centre on Sunday afternoon. They were participating in a Changemaker program…
Whether you refer to the phenomenon as “dished” or “half-pipe,” it’s difficult to control your speed on a steep, hard-packed trail in these conditions. The trail crews at West Bragg Creek do a lot of hard work to mitigate these situations. The following has been provided by WBC Groomer Jeff:
Dec 26, 2019: If you’re new here, be sure to check the Trip Reports page for numerous reports from skiers who were on the trails today. Telephone loop at West Bragg Creek is challenging for the first 6k. I guess I’m willing to suffer the steep hills with hairpin turns…
Dec 6, 2019 Although it’s trackset, Telephone Loop at West Bragg Creek still has a few early-season challenges such as brush, bumps, uneven surfaces, open water, three rocks, and some areas where it’s very soft. If you go wide with your pole plants, you’ll break through. There was one other…
