I realize this report will be irrelevant by tomorrow if the big snowfall materializes. It’s a good thing the snow is coming because the first 2K of Cascade Valley is extremely thin. All in all, however, it was still a fun ski trip especially considering I didn’t hit any rocks…
The Mountain Madness relay race happened yesterday in Banff. It is a fun, multi-sport race with teams of five competing in a five-leg relay from the top of Mount Norquay to the finish line in town. It starts with a downhill ski leg from the top of Mt. Norquay, then the…
Jan 24, 2020 Does Banff National Park not have anyone competent enough to update their trail reports accurately? This morning I read that Goat Creek was trackset yesterday. Surprise! It wasn’t.
As you know, Alpine Club of Canada has taken over Shadow Lake Lodge. Lawrence White, executive director of ACC, just informed me they will not be opening the lodge this winter. The significance of that development is that Redearth Creek will not be groomed by ACC/Shadow Lake Lodge for the…
Fri Jan 10, 2020 A search party should be organized in Banff National Park. We need to find the Banff tracksetter! There’s 10-15 cm of fresh snow on Goat Creek which requires grooming. On the bright side, the snow was cold, clean and free of debris. The skier-set tracks were…
Thanks to everyone who signed up for snow farming at Confed tonight. As you heard and saw yesterday from Chuck, the Tunnel Mountain trails in Banff haven’t been trackset this winter despite lots of snow. I received an update from Eric Baron at Parks Canada today: “The public consultation period…
Chuck’s photos are always good, but these are remarkable! I laughed when I read the captions on a few of them. Thanks, everyone, for your trip reports and the helpful information. It’s going to take a few days to pack, groom and trackset. It sounds like some parking lots are…
Dec 11, 2019 Bill Milne and Wedge Connector We have a lot of new choices when it comes to trackset trails. I received the above photo from Ribbon Creek Tracksetter Jeff. The trail report gives these remarks:
The conditions at Upper Bankhead and Cascade Valley are wonderful. At the end of the day, Pat and I were able to go down the big hill with no fear and no snowplowing, so you know it’s good. The temperature at 1:20 pm at the Lake Minnewanka parking lot was…
Dec 7, 2019 Helen Read was the first one to ski on Cascade Valley after it was snowmobile packed. Helen remarked… “Packing continues past campground…..yeah!!! Did not feel a single rock.” The Banff trail report indicates that Redearth Creek has also been packed. Update Dec 8: Cascade Valley has been…
