Hello to everyone who heard me on CBC’s Ski Report this morning. The regular host, Paul Karchut, is on holidays so they asked me to fill the time slot with XC information. Pick the three best places to ski this weekend That’s a tough mandate, but I had to limit the choices for…
Beginner skiers The trails on man-made snow at CNC are in excellent condition and there’s lots of them ready. Located next to the daylodge is a 9-lane practice grid which would be a good place for beginner skiers to “find their ski legs.” It’s fairly level, so you won’t need…
First Moonlight starlight ski Do you enjoy new experiences? Do you look forward to surprises? Anticipate the unknown? Well then, try skiing in the dark with a cheap headlamp. I checked out the natural snow trails at the CNC late yesterday afternoon. Didn’t get started ’til 4:45 pm. I headed out on…
This should be a fantastic weekend for XC skiing. Nice weather, good snow, lots of groomed trails. If you’re out on the trails today, let us know about it. If I wasn’t able to get out skiing, I’d enjoy reading about all those who did. Click on comments or send me an email….
Warmer weather on the way Update Nov 25: Banff Trail and Banff Trail Loop have been trackset It had warmed up to a balmy -18 this afternoon at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Most of the trails near the biathlon range with man-made snow are in excellent shape, groomed for skating and…
The best conditions I’ve seen in mid-Nov The Snow Gods made us wait a few extra days this year, but they have rewarded us handsomely for our patience. The conditions on the natural-snow trails at Canmore Nordic Centre are as good or better than I saw them at any time last…
John, who does some of the tracksetting at Lake Louise, sends this message: Yes, We tracked Morraine + upper tram yesterday, lots of snow, just touching pavement with poles at bottom, no problem for skating, Parking lots will continue to be a problem, thx for noting the tram line option,…
Ski Season is On! It feels great to be skiing in K-Country again I’ve posted some additional photos on Facebook. We headed for K-Country to check out Ribbon Creek this afternoon. Yesterday, I was speculating that we’d see some maintenance on the trails and I was correct, but the packing on Ribbon Creek already…
A few trails have been groomed The state of the trails is immeasurably better than it was yesterday at this time. Canmore Nordic Centre(CNC) has a much-improved Frozen Thunder loop. It’s been extended and the snow conditions are fabulous. Does anyone want to guess who the skier in the photo is?…
A spectacular two days of skiing and I didn’t even put my skis on! The weather today was as nice a winter’s day as I’ve ever seen and the there was a huge crowd lining the track and cheering on the skiers. I was volunteering both days but my job allowed me lots of…
