Frozen thunder

“Absolutely terrific”

October 24, 2012
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Those were the words of the U.S. women’s national ski team coach Matt Whitcomb when I spoke with him late this afternoon on Frozen Thunder. He said this snow and track is phenomenal.

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As predicted

October 23, 2012
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- Mark and his girlfriend Eamier who recently moved here from Ireland – With the cold temperatures and new snow, my expectations for Frozen thunder today were pretty lofty. I wasn’t disappointed.

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Don’t be a jerk

October 23, 2012
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  Last winter, one of my most-commented posts was about an incident on the trail at Moraine Lake Road, when another skier tried to force my friend

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Fabulous conditions on Frozen thunder

October 22, 2012
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The snow guns have produced enough new snow to make the conditions on frozen thunder the envy of skiers all over the world. Today we were greeted

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New and improved

October 21, 2012
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- Skiers were enjoying the good classic track on Frozen Thunder this morning – With the cold temperatures overnight, the Canmore Nordic Centre now has the snow guns

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Frozen thunder much improved with natural snow

October 20, 2012
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- Devon Kershaw and Ivan Babikov from Canada’s national ski team – By 5:30 this afternoon when I ventured out to do some skiing, Frozen Thunder had received about 4 cm of new snow.

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Canadian ski team

October 19, 2012
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The national cross-country and biathlon teams were introduced today at the Canmore Nordic Centre. CBC was there doing a story

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All the way from Minneapolis…to ski on Frozen Thunder

October 17, 2012
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- Doug and Jenny from Minneapolis – Skiers from across North America have converged on the Canmore Nordic Centre to get a jump on the ski season.

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Frozen thunder GPS track

October 14, 2012

The blue outline on the below map shows the track of Frozen Thunder at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

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Frozen thunder – the reviews are in

October 13, 2012
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- Ziggy and Stephanie from Calgary – Frozen thunder opened today at the Canmore Nordic Centre. I spoke with a few skiers around noon to get their impression of conditions

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Frozen thunder is ready

October 12, 2012
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Frozen thunder was groomed and ready for skiing late this afternoon. I tested it with both my skate skis and classic waxless skis and conditions were great

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Frozen Thunder takes shape

October 11, 2012
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These photos were taken this morning at the Canmore Nordic Centre, where Frozen Thunder is being prepared for skiing. The dump trucks are hauling snow

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When will skiing begin?

October 7, 2012
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Not soon enough in my opinion. Anyone else getting the itch? Today I will be digging out my ski clothes and wax bench. If the past is a good indicator, it looks like we’ll have skiable snow

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A tasty appetizer

October 3, 2012
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Our first significant snowfall This isn’t a restaurant review, but last night’s snowfall was a delicious reminder of what’s to come in a few weeks. We were immersed in a beautiful snow-covered forest today

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A green wax(cold!) weekend

November 18, 2011
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Update 8:55 pm: Since posting this, we’ve had an email from Tracksetter John at Lake Louise: “Yep MLR & GD are great. Heated undies would help. I was working

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