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Winter returns
The snowfall warning is isolated to Kananaskis. Other areas in the empire such as Lake Louise, Banff, and West Bragg Creek are expecting smaller amounts of snow. Forecasts are predicting daytime highs around zero for the next five days. Tracksetting on Sunday night in PLPP included Amos, Meadow(partial), Wheeler, and…
Sunday morning update
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…
Saturday morning update
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…
“Hair-raising, jaw-clenching survival skiing session”
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,…