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A reminder that the place to see current trip reports is on SkierRoger.

I’d like to give a warm and enthisiastic welcome to SkierRoger. One of the nice features which you will notice is that trip reports will appear front and centre on the home page. Click over and have a look – Roger welcomes your feedback and suggestions. Roger has posted a…

Paradise….

Valley. Thanks to Chuck for the report and photos. Chuck remarked… “Ski season is far from over in Banff National Park.” See all Chuck’s photos including another bird besides the Chickadee. I’ve probably seen a Savannah Sparrow somewhere but I didn’t know what it was. A lot of excitement today…

$90 fee to access Kananaskis Country

“The pass will support the continued grooming of xc ski trails” – Jason Nixon Effective June 1, The Kananaskis Conservation Pass will be required for vehicles entering K-Country. It will go by your licence plate and you can include two vehicles for the fee. A $15 day pass is also…

Number crunching

This blog reached 1.8 million+ readers this winter, and logged 2.4 million page views. The average winter readership over the past four years was 1.1 million. Since starting the blog in 2008… I’ve written 2854 updates. 28,750 comments have been submitted. I don’t know what possessed me to log every…

Question about setting up ski trails in a Calgary park

Dylan Jones is looking for advice… “I live in Woodbine in Calgary, and I’ve offered to help my community association potentially set up a ski trail/circuit in some park space that’s being underutilized. But I’ve got no idea what I’m doing lol! I wanted to see if you could maybe…

West Bragg Creek; More snow on the way

April 24, 2021 Thanks to Alf Skrastins for this report from West Bragg Creek: “5-7cm of new snow did fall at WBC. The base has melted out a bit more over this past week, but enough remains to allow for a nice ski on the core trails.” GMJ had this…

Lionel

April 21, 2021 A few days ago, Alf Skrastins made a good case for resurrecting Lionel as a groomed ski trail The easiest, longest, most scenic beginner trail in Kananaskis. The sky was overcast that day and his photos weren’t optimal for displaying the remarkable scenery along the trail. Yesterday,…

Still skiing at West Bragg Creek and more snow to come

The recent snowfall produced a flurry of activity yesterday. Thanks for all the trip reports. Alf Skrastins at West Bragg Creek… “Did a short ski around the Crystal Line trails at WBC. The 12-14cm of new snow on the remaining base was enough for an enjoyable tour. This year saw…

The winter of social distancing

April 18, 2021: Today’s snowfall should extend the season a bit. Thanks to Normand for his PLPP trip report. We’ve had the Year of Winter Wonderland 2019-20 the Year of the Pine Needle 2012-13 the Year of the Deep Freeze 2016-17 the Best Ever Year 2019-20 This past winter will…

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