“I wanted to say thank you. I lost my poles at the Minnewanka parking lot January 28 and Kinley Bailargeon returned them to me via your site.” -Laura Marshall The Lost and Found tab is a fairly new addition on the main menu, so I’d like to remind everyone that…
Jan 16, 2021 (I’ve summarized the grooming updates at the bottom of this post) Do you realize that ski season is half-over? This first half of this season has been pretty typical as far as snow and conditions. Rain, wind, warm temperatures are something we deal with throughout most ski…
Alf Skrastins’ photos from his Hay Meadow – Ruthie’s – Screamer – Skogan – Sunburst – High Level – Skogan Loop trip were remarkable. I was amazed to see the pictures of Hay Meadow without any bootprints. A caution had been posted about the conditions below the Marmot junction because…
It’s raining with strong winds at 8 am in Calgary. The mountains have received some snow, but unfortunately not in West Bragg Creek. Jan 13 at 7am: West Bragg Creek update from Boomer Groomer… “Heavy chinook winds will have left debris and possibly trees down on the trails system. Conditions…
Jan 11, 2021: Alf’s photos from the north end of PLPP illustrate the incredible trail conditions and grooming. $50 for an entire season of skiing on this? What a fantastic deal if it was just PLPP, but it also includes Ribbon Creek, Mt Shark, and Sandy McNabb. The wind is…
Thanks to tracksetter Ed Meyer for this Strathmore report and photo… “Cleaned things up on the golf course today. Added some single track to the lake which is running fast and smooth.” Bill Milne, Wedge(and possibly more) are being trackset tonight. As you may have read in the trip reports,…
Thanks to Normand for the report and photos from Redearth Creek, where he had some of the best conditions and tracksetting that he’s seen in recent years… “Overall, one of the absolute best skiing I had to the lodge from TCH1 in over 30 years. Get there, to see majestic…
Jan 8, 2021: It’s a cool morning in Kananaskis Country. I’d like to thank the PLPP Discovery Centre people for reporting the temperatures each morning on the Trip Reports page. Today, MK said it was -19°C with bluebird skies. The themometer at Marmot Creek is reading -17. The snow on…
The most viewed post on this blog in December was The Death Bridge. The November and December trip reports were viewed 62,382 times. Dog-friendly ski trails page was viewed 4,199 times since the start of ski season. Cross-country skiing is suddenly cool with a lot of people. Of course, long-time…
Jan 5, 2021: One of my favourite loops in Kananaskis is now completely trackset: Evan-Thomas fire road, Wedge Connector, and Bill Milne. The loop itself is 7K, but I usually extend it by continuing on the Bill Milne trail for a few K. There’s an ungroomed stretch between Evan-Thomas and…
