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We still have some good snow

This winter, with warm weather and thin snow packs, it’s getting more difficult to find a good place to ski. From what I’ve been reading on the Trip Reports page, today

I’m updating the blog this morning from the rustic and beautiful Emerald Lake Lodge. (You may have guessed from Tracksetter John’s comment). We arrived in Lake Louise yesterday in time to ski the Fairview loop which was

Cascade Valley

Elk Pass Update from Brendan: Elk Pass is groomed and partially trackset. I passed the piston bulley (loaded on a trailer) on the drive to the trailhead late Friday afternoon. Conditions are excellent. The track

Lake O’Hara; Canmore

Lake O’Hara Hey Bob, These conditions are going to last a lot longer. What better time to get out and enjoy it. It has been snowing all week in the mountains, and now it is clear & cool. Today we headed up to Lake O’Hara, and we have never seen…

Emerald Lake

Good news! The Kicking Horse Ski Club reports that the alluvial fan at Emerald Lake is once again accessible: You can ski the lake and fan again–just start at the beginning of the CONNECTOR (top of stairs across from Emerald Sports) –go across the small walking bridge(carefully) and up and…

Avalanche at Emerald Lake

Here’s a photo, taken in 2004, which shows the slope where it happened. : Update: There was the first avalanche which caught the two skiers. A second one at night which is referred to below. See comments. We have some confusion over when this slide occurred. From the coverage in…

Storm warning in effect

We received about 6-8 cm of snow in Canmore last night, and there’s still lots to come according to the forecasts for Banff and Kananaskis: Today: 5 – 10 cm Tonight: 15 -25 cm Mon: 10 – 20 cm (those amounts are subject to whichever forecast you believe) It looks like most…

Lake Louise and Yoho

Message from the tracksetter: Hi Bob, After the 30 cm or so snowfall on Saturday all trails in Lake Louise have been groomed and track set( one exception,Pipestone trails, will be done Wed Feb 2). The snow cat has left town, so…..back to the old ginzu! All trails in Yoho…

Emerald Connector Avalanche

Yoho National Park Usually when we go to Yoho, the Emerald Lake Horse trail and Alluvial Fan loop is on our agenda, but another enjoyable trail is the Emerald Connector and I wanted to see the spot where the avalanche occurred. (Click on the photo to see a larger version) The…

Snow on the way

Snowfall warning in effect from Environment Canada for Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis. 20 cm is expected in the next 24 hours. The Weather Network is predicting 10-15 cm. The forecast high for Saturday is -10 and Sunday -16. Don’t forget the grooming demonstration at Lake Louise on Sat from 1-3 pm…

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We still have some good snow

Hello from Emerald Lake