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1 Henry March 5, 2013 at 5:25 pm

And I need to further commend you further Bob for your most recent photos of the CNC. I had a chance to see it from the parking lot in September, and your photos really bring it to life. I love how it is all set along the side of Mt. Rundle.
Calgary area xc skiers are lucky indeed !

2 Michel March 4, 2013 at 7:22 am

I see someone already beat me to it! I really like the top banner photo. Good job!

3 Henry March 5, 2013 at 5:23 pm: And I missed the part where Bob used the Swedish blue and yellow for his name. Well done.

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4 Henry March 4, 2013 at 7:17 am

That’s a superb photo you’ve got up as the banner today – Hydroline trail I assume. It makes me want to be there !

5 GordN January 25, 2013 at 12:23 pm

Please “sticky” your favorite PLPP route. I can never find it when I want to!

6 Dmitry January 20, 2013 at 12:26 pm

Hello Bob,
I am planning to come to Calgary 2 weeks from now and I’d like to do some X-contry skiing. It seems I can’t find a link with
a) map of trail locations (except for Canmore)
b) places where I can rent X-country skies for couple days (except the same Canmore)
I would very appreciate if you can point where I can find this information.
Thank you in advance,
Dmitry

I don’t know of any listing of rental shops, but here are are a few:
Banff Snowtips
Kananaskis Village: Kananaskis Outfitters
Lake Louise: Wilson’s

For maps and trail locations, look on the Main menu under “Resources-Maps” which gives links to various maps and trail locations. -Bob

7 Rose January 30, 2013 at 10:58 am: In the city of Calgary, I know XC gear can be rented at Norseman and at the university’s Outdoor Centre, probably at Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) as well.

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8 Jim December 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

Great outing on the Brewster trail yesterday (28th) – conditions were excellent, well groomed track, and we see from Bob’s blog that we just missed some excitement with a Cougar in the area. Thinking back, we did notice Cougar tracks on the Healy Creek trail when we first set out but they quickly trailed off into the woods. It was a pleasure meeting Bob on the trail – some good advice on other trails to explore.

9 cka November 23, 2012 at 4:28 pm

The Cascade Fire Road was track set this morning and it is fantastic. Thank you to Don Gorrie from Parks Canada for a great start to the season!

10 CKA November 20, 2012 at 8:36 pm

Nov. 21, 2012 – 4pm – The Moraine Lake Road has received at least 25 cm. One uphill track is set. Sticky snow coming downhill. As temperatures cool it should be fabulous. Parks was working on alternative tracks, keeping them packed and ready for more snow! Unless it gets really warm, we are set for the season.

11 Martin November 17, 2012 at 9:05 am

Hi Bob, regarding charging for xc in Peter Loughheed pp, I often ski on Saturday and last season PLPP was not groomed on Saturdays I broke trail on many days through significant new snow. I would not be happy paying to ski on such days.

12 Jan November 15, 2012 at 11:31 pm

Hi Bob,
Are trip reports from last winter available anywhere on your site?
Thanks for your continued great x-c ski resource!
Jan

They’re here: http://skierbob.ca/trip-reports-archive/ -Bob

13 Jan November 16, 2012 at 10:14 pm: The link above or from the Trips Reports takes us to a ‘Page not found’ webpage with the heading ‘You 404’d it. Gnarly, dude’.
Any suggestions?

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14 Jennette November 14, 2012 at 9:14 am

Hey Bob,We met you last year in bragg creek. We were thinking of going to chester lake this weekend, We will be pulling a double chariot, could you recommend anywhere besides lake louise that would be good to go this weekend with little ones. Really want to get out in the snow.
Thanks
Jennette

The Chester Lake trail has a very steep hill which would be a challenge if you’re pulling a chariot. It sounds like the snow coverage is pretty good there. I haven’t seen Elk Pass since the recent grooming but it probably still has a few hazards. Lake Louise is probably still the best bet unless we get a big snowfall in the next two days. -Bob

15 terri November 12, 2012 at 7:06 pm

Hi Bob,
I went to Chester Lake yesterday. It was my first bc ski trip. The trip was fine but the descent was narrow and icy. Do you know of a better – wider trailed gentle trail for someone that wants > exercise but < scare?
Terri

Check the suggestions on the backcountry page http://skierbob.ca/backcountry-2012-2013/ -Bob