Update: Feb 19/20 Tracksetting PLPP tracksetting included Pocaterra from the Hut to Packers, Rolly Road, Come-Along, and Lynx. Saturday morning temperature at the Lower Lake is -7°C. Bill Milne, Wedge, Evan-Thomas, and Ribbon Creek. Confederation golf course: Blue and Green Loops. Shaganappi golf course: Groomed and trackset. West Bragg Creek:…
Update Feb 17 at 1 pm: Tracksetting on Telephone Loop at West Bragg Creek was completed this morning. West Bragg Creek: “2 to 4 cm of fresh snow overnight. New tracksetting underway with light snow falling. It should be a fantastic day of skiing out in the creek.” The temperature…
I was out enjoying family day, seeing lots of kids, dogs, and….families! I’ll be posting photos tomorrow. While skiing today, I stumbled upon a groomed trail which I had never seen before. I was merrily skiing along a trackset trail when I crossed a snowshoe trail and something looked out…
Feb 15, 2021: Although it pertains mostly to backcountry skiers, I don’t imagine there will be many opportunities to post such a blog title. Thanks, MAAD. If you haven’t heard, there was an earthquake in Banff. The coming week should be one of the best for xc skiing throughout the…
Last night, the Riibbon Creek tracksetting crew groomed a reroute around the monstrous ice flow on the Bill Milne trail in Kananaskis… “A detour around the ice flow on Bill Milne, which grew much larger in the last day, was groomed. Please use this detour as the ice and water…
We can finally see some light at the end of this frigid tunnel. While it is still extremely cold today, the mountains are flirting with Pineapple Express temperatures for Sunday of -11°C at Kananaskis Village. With little new snow and little traffic, most tracksetting from the past week should be…
Update: Since posting this, both PLPP and Mt Shark have disappeared from the Nordic Pulse website. I think we discovered it before they were ready for us. Caution: The Nordic Pulse app appears to be in a testing phase, so continue to use the Alberta Parks trail reports as your…
“I’m hopeful that your remarkable example will inspire some others to pick up the torch to ensure that something similar will continue on.” -Alf Skrastins Many readers have said something similar, concerned with not having a site like this one. I don’t think you will have to worry about it….
Feb 9, 2021: With so few skiers on the trails, the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park tracksetting crew will be out, starting at 12:30 pm today on the following trails: Elk Pass Hydroline Tyrwhitt Lookout Last night, the trails on the west side of the road were trackset including Lodgepole, Braille,…
Feb 8, 2021: After 13 years, 2755 updates, and 28,000 comments this will be the final season for my blog. Last year was supposed to be the final one, and I even told Chip and Peter on Jan 21, 2020 that it would be the end of the trail for…
