Virtual Yoho Challenge is on!

One race ends, and another begins. I haven’t spoken to the organizers of the Lake Louise to Banff Loppet but from my observations it has been an unmitigated success. Over 280 participants at last count, and probably double that doing it unofficially.  Just like many other events and fundraisers, the…

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Emerald Lake: Picture perfect

The skiing today, surrounded by some of the Rockies most impressive peaks, with spectacular blue skies, was beyond expectations. The 2 cm of new snow which was predicted was only a skiffin the new tracks. The air temperature at 10:20 a.m. was -14 but felt a lot warmer with the…

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