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Elk Pass

Elk Pass April 21

April 23, 2012

I received this email and photo from Kairn K: “Spring Fashion hits the hills. The usual spring conditions: crusty in early morning hours

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Wonderful conditions on the new grooming in PLPP

April 6, 2012

The snow temperature at Elk Pass trailhead at noon today was -9, so waxable skis performed well. Air temp

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First day of spring – cold and snowy in PLPP!

March 20, 2012

Cold and snowy, the best way to usher in springtime in the Rockies, at least if you’re a xc skier. It was a busy day

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This was the perfect winter day for xc skiers in PLPP. The south trails were a dream. For a moment while on Tyrwhitt, I thought maybe I had died and gone to heaven. It had been 40 days since I last skied the Tyrwhitt loop, and I couldn’t have picked a better day to re-acquaint [...]

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Elk Pass buried in snow

March 6, 2012

Quite the incredible trip report from Meghan(according to her ski pole measurement, there must be at least 40 -50 cm of new snow): Hi guys:

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All the stars were shining bright

February 2, 2012

Do you know what PLPP stands for? Today, it was Peter Lougheed Provincial Paradise. It had been

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Snow – with a vengeance!

December 30, 2011

Update Dec 31 @ 10 a.m: The Kananaskis trail report shows that the south end trails were groomed and trackset early this morning, including Elk Pass, Blueberry, Hydroline and Patterson. Happy skiing!

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Great snow in PLPP

December 26, 2011

I forgot the patch cord for my camera so I can’t download any of the wonderful photos which I took today. If I could, you’d be seeing perfect cold snow, excellent tracks, sun, blue sky, and lots of smiling faces. If you check the trip reports, Steve Riggs has included excellent

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A great day in PLPP

December 16, 2011

Update Dec 17: More tracksetting occurred last night in PLPP. Check the trail report. I did a lot of skiing today in PLPP, most of it on excellent conditions. I started

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Where are you skiing this weekend?

December 9, 2011

Peter’s trip report from PLPP(Dec 9 at 5:31 pm) covered most of the bases. We were there later on, and I’ll fill in a few extra details. Some strong winds have blown tree debris onto Whiskey Jack.

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Lovely day in PLPP; many new trails ready

December 2, 2011

It was wonderful to be skiing on Tyrwhitt after eight long months without. It was groomed only, not trackset, and as the trail report specifies, there are some

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We have a winner! …2 Free nights at Buffalo Mountain Lodge

November 28, 2011

Congratulations to Darin McBeath, the winner of 2 Free Nights at Buffalo Mountain Lodge. I pulled Darin’s name from the SkiHere.ca toque from among 60 entries.

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Like mid-winter conditions

November 26, 2011

I’ll let Debbie and Dave tell the story of today’s skiing: What a great Saturday afternoon at Elk Pass ! On top of the at least 40 cm of recent snowfall, the trails were freshly track set on Friday night, and the snow

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Cascade Valley

November 25, 2011

Elk Pass Update from Brendan: Elk Pass is groomed and partially trackset. I passed the piston bulley (loaded on a trailer) on the drive to the trailhead late Friday afternoon. Conditions are excellent. The track

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40 cm on Elk Pass

November 24, 2011

Update: Video has been posted It was like skiing in a picture postcard The snow depth varied between 30- 40 cm, but when I fell, it seemed even deeper!

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