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Dog-friendly

Another dog-friendly ski trail

January 30, 2012

My blog statistics show the Dog-friendly ski trails page has been clicked on 489 times since Jan 1, so I know people are always looking

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Mt Shark was excellent today

January 29, 2010

We took Tessa to Mt Shark today and found wonderful conditions. The weather was warm enough that she didn’t need her coat or boots. Every trail had been groomed and trackset on Wednesday. There’s been no new snow, so the tracks were fast. We skied for a while on the 10K yellow trail and encountered Jasper [...]

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Nice to be back at Ribbon Creek

December 20, 2009

It was with a renewed appreciation for this wonderful place that we took to the ski trails at Ribbon Creek this afternoon. As most of you know from reading this blog, Kananaskis Country was not going to be grooming the trails here this winter due to budget cutbacks. We’re thrilled to say that is no longer [...]

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Special ski trip this Saturday

December 14, 2009

Someone will win a nice Xmas present I recently contacted Lyle Wilson from Nipika Mountain Resort to get information about his upcoming loppet and received a wonderful Christmas present. He has graciously donated a gift certificate for two nights accommodation at his beautiful facility in the Kootenay Mountains, which we will draw for this Saturday during the daytrip which [...]

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Canmore & Mt Shark in excellent condition; Dogs on the trail

March 11, 2009

Tessa – ready to ski at Mt Shark Mar 11, 2009 Tessa and I had a great time out at Mt Shark today. The trails had all been trackset and groomed yesterday. The air temp was -12 with sunny skies. In a few places there was some wind-blown snow in the tracks, but nothing more than a minor inconvenience(more below). [...]

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Mt Engadine Lodge

January 8, 2009

One of the pleasures of navigating the Smith-Dorrien is this terrific spot near Mt. Shark ski area. Chris gave us a report on the recent snow conditions there. I’ve also inquired about tea and tracksetting: Hello Bob, “We are open for afternoon tea on Saturdays and Sundays from 3-5 – cost including unlimited tea/coffee and snacks is [...]

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