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…
Thanks for all the comments on the Kananaskis Grooming issue. SkierDoug’s suggestion gets my vote although rejuvenating the Chester-Sawmill trails is a long shot and not likely to see the light of day. Nordiq Alberta gets an A+ for their handling of the entire process so far. Take heed of…
Winter is scheduled to return next week, so I hope some snow will survive. Not even the high elevations are safe from the heat wave. The predicted high in PLPP tomorrow(Thursday) is a blistering +7°C and sunny according to the Weather Network. It was nice to see the Ribbon Creek…
Feb 28, 2021: West Bragg Creek Grooming Report from Boomer Groomer: “A big shout out to volunteer groomers Bill, David, Peter and Jeremy. These fellas spent their Saturday night track setting close to 70km of trail for everyone’s enjoyment. Thankyou Gentlemen! Get it while you can as temps are shooting…
When Ruth Ramonas posted her comment on Oct 19, little did she know how prophetic her prediction would turn out to be. The “explosion” in xc skiing caught everyone by surprise. Only four months ago, we were still in fear of losing the grooming in Kananaskis. Nordiq Alberta put together…
Feb 27, 2021: A little bit of fresh snow in Calgary and West Bragg Creek, but more in the mountains. The web cams are showing snow covered roads from Canmore to Lake Louise. Shaganappi golf course “All trails were groomed Friday evening by one volunteer as it was snowing.” West…
If you missed it, I announced two weeks ago that this winter would be the end of the trail for me. In the interests of helping out a new blog person, what has been the most important feature of this blog for you? What would you miss the most if…
Feb 23, 2021 Overnight snowfall Calgary 3 cm Ribbon Creek 3 cm Canmore 5+ cm Lake Louise 7 cm Yoho 9 cm Mud Lake 8 cm PLPP 5 cm by midnight. (probably closer to the Mud Lake amount by morning) Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Trackset last night: Elk Pass(partial), Hydroline,…
A wind warning has been issued for Lake Louise, PLPP, Kananaskis, Canmore and Banff. Heavy snow is predicted tonight for higher elevations, and rain/snow at lower elevations. Peter Lougheed Provincial Park The usual Saturday night schedule of Whiskey Jack, Upper Pocaterra, Lower Lake, and Packers was completed. The trail report…
Ulrike was asking about Brewster Creek and what kind of skis she should use. Thank you to MAAD and Jean-Francois for their input. It sounds like the snowmobile ridges have been smoothed out for now. As someone who has done it on both skinny “plastic” skis and wider, metal edge…
