Hans was right

Lake Louise is superb We took a family outing along the Bow Valley Parkway and ended up in Lake Louise where it was -22c. It was calm and sunny, but still not a day where Tessa could stay outside for very long, even with her coat and boots on. Cheryl dropped me…

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Lake Louise, Yoho

2 1/2 feet of snow?!!!!!!!!!! Just received an email from one of the Lake Louise tracksetters: Hi Bob, The trails in Lake Louise are all in excellent condition( all the trails have been track set in the last two days). Tomorrow we are doing all the trails in Yoho( up…

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2011 should be a wonderful year!

  To echo Steve’s remarks, I have never seen such attractive snow and trail conditions at this time of year. The options are endless, and the weather looks wonderful for the near future.  Starting today, I’ll be back on the trails regularly! Whoohoo! There’s a new trail report everyone should be aware of…

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Emerald Lake

We escaped the extreme cold We were very lucky to have chosen Emerald Lake as our destination yesterday. It was -9 with not a breath of wind.  We are at Lake Louise with the Calgary Ski Club on their Winterstart weekend. Yesterday, a group went downhill skiing, another group had downhill…

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