April 3, 2021 The final trail update from the Chateau grooming team at Lake Louise: Upper Telemark and Peyto Trails (#5): Double trackset, April 2, good spring condition. Icy in places during the morning, slushy and sticky in the later afternoon. Fairview Loop (#2): Double trackset, March 30, fair spring condition. Icy in places during the morning, slushy…
Mary Perrott has coined a new term to describe spring skiing conditions. Catch and Release describes it perfectly. My first experience with “catch and release” conditions was descending Skogan Pass many years ago. It took a few faceplants to realize what was happening and what to watch out for. If…
The above original painting will be a treasured memento of my days as the moderator of this blog. If you recognize the mountain, you’ll know which trail it is. This painting by Canmore artist Erin Kerr is incredibly detailed; you can see the individual lines of corduroy on the groomed…
March 31, 2021: Redearth Creek to the Shadow Lake turn-off was trackset last night. We know this thanks to MAAD who skied all the way to Shadow Lake Lodge. The final 3K to the lodge is “snowmobile packed and in great winter shape.” You can read more details on the…
We received a lot of glowing trip reports today, thanks everyone. The snow stayed cold, so tomorrow (Wednesday) should still be good, although it warms up in the afternoon. Teresa encountered new tracksetting on Spray River, so the Banff tracksetter is still on the job.
Mar 29, 2021: The trails in PLPP received 10 cm as of midnight. The Mud Lake weather station in Kananaskis received an additional 4 cm after midnight so the new tracksetting in PLPP will probably have some fresh snow on top. Nakiska reports in at 15 cm of overnight snow….
March 28, 2021: We haven’t had the traditional heavy snow that we usually receive in March, but Mother Nature is going to throw it all at us as March goes out like a lion. The above alerts are in effect for West Bragg Creek but there is also a snowfall…
Thanks for all the trip reports and photos yesterday. Alf Skrastins found lots of fresh snow on Telephone Loop at West Bragg Creek. The weather forecasts are all calling for a significant snowfall event on Sunday pm/Monday in the mountains. The snow will be followed by at least a couple…
Update: West Bragg Creek received 5-8 cm. For a report on WBC, see Alf Skrastins’ comment below. Peter Lougheed Provincial Park tracksetting on Monday night: Elk Pass(partial), Hydroline, Tyrwhitt, Lookout. “Light flurries on Monday night that cleared up around the time grooming finished at midnight. In total, approximately 5 cm’s accumulated…
At 9 pm, I have about 1 cm of accumulation in Calgary. Roads between Calgary and Canmore are in poor shape according to reports on Bow Valley Road Conditions. I hope that PLPP is getting their share. The Kananaskis Mud Lake weather station had 2.2 cm by 8 pm. According…
