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…
Update Nov 21 at 11 a.m: Kananaskis trail report shows some tracksetting in the Kananaskis Village area last night. Trails include Kovach, Aspen, Terrace, Terrace Link. You could do a nice loop starting on Terrace at the village, up to the lookout on Kovach, and back down those delightful S-turns to…
Here are a couple photos from Wednesday when I skied the Spray River(west side). It was in nice shape, but no guarantees what it’s like after two warm days. The tracksetting continued for 9.9K. At that point, you’re basically on the Goat Creek trail which looked like this: There were skier…
Better than we expected Upon arriving, we were surprised to find that Cascade Fire Road had recently been groomed and trackset. It still has some challenges – the meadow has a lot of exposed grass and the initial long hill has a few icy spots. Once you’ve crested the hill, however,…
I haven’t been out on skis for what seems like a long time. Please leave a comment if you were skiing this weekend. What’s it like out there on the trails?
A week ago, I said it was fabulous, magnificent, and beautiful here and the only thing that changed for today is that it was warmer and faster. Six of us from the Calgary Ski Club had a wonderful day in almost-perfect conditions. The trail was trackset on Jan 1 and was…
West Bragg Creek Hi Bob, A couple of New Years presents- fresh tracksetting on most of the trails, from the GBCTA, and warm sunny weather with a temperature of – 4 at West Bragg Creek, to ring in the new year. Unfortunately, a visit from the grinch as well- in…
30K of XC skiing bliss in a magnificent and beautiful place Talk about a trail with great scenery, this is it! Arlene and I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day or better conditions for an incredible afternoon of skiing on Cascade Fire Road in Banff National Park. The trail was trackset…
The rumours were true! I took that photo on the way to Pocaterra this morning. Looked very inviting. Updated: Ribbon Creek trail report Kananaskis – PLPP We had an enthusiastic group of 13 skiers for the Calgary ski club trip today to Pocaterra. In addition to Pocaterra, we were on Lynx,…
Steve Riggs was at the Fire Lookout today and sent in the following photos and report: Hi Bob, Excellent skiing on December 16 at PLPP. We skied Whiskyjack- Lookout- Hydroline- Fox Creek- Moraine, finding superb conditions throughout with 5-10 cm of light new snow over the groomed, enough to …
