PLPP: Last night’s tracksetting included Pocaterra from the hut to Packers, Lynx, Rolly Road and Come-Along. “Saturday night’s grooming took place under a mainly cloudy sky, with very light snow falling on and off during the night, and the temperature hovering 2 to 3 degrees below freezing. Between just over…
Mar 20, 2021: Tracksetting in PLPP last night included Whiskey Jack, Upper Pocaterra, Packers, and Lower Lake. Inconsistent snow conditions not only make for challenging skiing, but it’s also a challenge for the groomers…. “The snow base changed continually and ranged from quite moist all the way through (early at…
Mar 19, 2021: I enjoyed the detailed, descriptive trip report from BDski which came in early this morning. BD did the 42K Cookie Race course which sampled most of the trails in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. I admire BD’s perseverance on difficult conditions and can relate to everything he reported,…
Mar 18, 2021: Check the Trip Reports page for a detailed account of conditions in the south end of PLPP from Ray Perrott, and the north end from Keith Bagnall. This recent stretch of warm weather may not be that surprising at the lower elevations, but it is unusual to…
Mar 13, 2021: Skiing from the winter gate to the back door on Hwy #40 would be about a 9K trail. Thanks to Alf Skrastins for this great idea: The Nordiq Alberta ski pass program has been a huge success. It has provided us with exceptional ski grooming plus the…
Before Kananaskis started displaying their trail reports online, the above report is all you would get – once a week – if you had a fax machine! The Visitor Centre attendants were busy all day fielding phone calls from skiers who were in search of the latest tracksetting info. Take…
Life got a lot better and more fun when I changed my attitude towards dogs. I was bitten by a dog when I was a young child and I can still see the scars from the puncture marks on my wrist. From that time forward I was somewhat scared, but…
I’m hoping for some good news regarding Rio, the lost dog. It’s very worrying to think of her out there lost, alone, and scared. See previous update for details. Update Mar 8 at 9 pm: She has been found! It looks like we’ll have a brief return to seasonal temperatures…
Don was describing the early-morning icy conditions at Confederation golf course on Friday. This early spring is quite a change from last winter when we had the best ski season ever. If you’re prepared to drive, you can still find some winter-like conditions in PLPP and Lake Louise where the…
I’ve always been curious about this, and now that we have a few statistics, how many cross-country skiers do you think there are in the greater Calgary area? 5200 Kananaskis season passes were purchased. 2500 day passes were purchased. Based on this information, what would be your estimate of the…
