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I didn’t ski today, but we have trip reports from most of the areas where there is still some reasonably good skiing to be had. BarbBanff was excited about seeing the wolverine tracks near the Packers – Pocaterra junction in PLPP.

What a difference a day makes. All of yesterday’s beautiful tracksetting at Emerald Lake is now covered with 10 cm of fresh snow.  We left around 11 a.m. and it had almost stopped snowing. Emerald Lake is truly a magical place for xc skiers

Thanks to everyone for the trip reports today. I didn’t ski, so I am posting a few photos which have come in with the trip reports. Congratulations to Erik Carleton for having the fastest time in the Lake Louise Loppet 20K race today at 1:11:38,

-Helen Read celebrates 1000K of skiing this winter- Congratulations to the Iron Lady, Helen Read. I knew she was getting close – on Feb 20 I posted, “Speaking of Helen Read, I’m expecting her to announce any day now that she’s reached 1000K for this winter.”

I didn’t ski today but I see lots of readers were out there. I will take this opportunity to thank everyone for their trip reports. These first-hand accounts really help everyone decide where to go tomorrow. I remember the old days when

Friday Feb 10 @ 8:20 a.m: I ended up with 8 cm of new snow. That makes a total of 32 cm in Canmore over the past week. I see conflicting temperatures from the various weather stations. My thermometer reads -2°C, but the Canmore Nordic Centre shows +3 and the

–Wedge Connector as it was being groomed and trackset today. Photo by tracksetter Jeff.- If you checked the Ribbon Creek Live Grooming Report today, you would have been able to follow Tracksetter Jeff

-Skiers on Morant’s Curve in the LL to Banff loppet- Once per year, in preparation for the Lake Louise to Banff loppet, a trail is groomed through Banff National Park. This year