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…
From GBCTA: “To support our grooming operation, we are joining the big leagues with the purchase of an $180,000 Snow Rabbit! This is huge for us! Generous support from some major donors provides for a large portion of the purchase and key to giving us the confidence to commit to…
Morning skiers at WBC still had cold snow, but by mid-afternoon the north-south trails were getting wet. The snow and trail conditions in these photos look very nice, but the snow is wet in many of them. You never know when we’ll get another opportunity so I wanted to ski…
Sat Oct 24 @ 12 noon: Thanks to Boomer Groomer for the report and photo of West Crystal Line… The following trails have been re track set as of 10 am Saturday morning thanks to about 5-7cm of snow overnight: Mountain Road, West Crystal and links, East Crystal, Loggers, Sundog,…
Update Oct 24 at 8:30 a.m: The snowfall warning for Calgary and Bragg Creek has ended. I enjoyed some wonderful sking today at West Bragg Creek, and by the number of WBC trip reports which have been submitted, it appears that a lot of other people were having fun, too. …
Colleen, pictured above on Loggers, read my mid-afternoon update about the tracksetting at West Bragg Creek. She grabbed her gear and headed out to indulge in the early-early season snow and grooming. We’ve already had a number of reports from WBC, thanks everyone. I’ll add a few photos and give…
Thanks to Groomer Jeff for the photo and report… “XC ski grooming is well underway in West Bragg. Most of the trail system has been roller packed, and track setting has commenced as you can see from the photo of West Crystal. Conditions should be very good on core trails…
