Update: From the comments which were submitted to this post, it appears the Great Divide was closed to all vehicle traffic in 1999. It was likely closed to vehicle traffic in the winter sometime in the eighties. It’s wonderful to have the old highway from Lake Louise to BC on…
With new snow at Lake Louise, the tracksetting was refreshed on the Great Divide, Moraine Lake road, and Upper Tramline today. DonC has provded a trip report from his day on Moraine Lake road and Fairview. Christine, Rick and I had a late afternoon start on the Great Divide where…
Update Nov 7: Lost and Found. I forgot to mention that Chip found a multi-tool(Swiss army knife?) in the Great Divide parking lot. He turned it in to the Visitor Centre. Nov 6, 2020: Chip and I set out at 12 noon on the Great Divide, not quite sure what…
Chuck skied 36K on cold snow today, covering all the bases at Lake Louise: Moraine Lake road, Upper Tramline and the Great Divide. All the above trails are trackset. The fact that Upper Tramline is trackset is significant because Chuck expects the Moraine Lake road parking lot will be closed…
After finishing my first ski trip of the season on Moraine Lake road, I drove up the hill to check out the Great Divide(also known as the “Old 1A.”) My pulse started racing when I spotted the Parks Canada truck and trailer parked at the trailhead. I think I heard…
Good News Update: Alf encountered 11 cm of new snow on Elk Pass which is exactly what the Mud Lake weather station reported. Thanks to Chuck for the photos and trip report. When looking at Chuck’s photos be sure to read the captions for further details. Ten cm of new…
Nov 16, 2019 (Note: Click on any photo for a larger version) Today was one of those exceptional days where the skiing was magical. This will be entered in the log book as a “Best Day.” In addition to the wonderful snow and trail conditions, near the BC border…
The Great Divide was groomed and trackset yesterday, but with last night’s rain the conditions were icy this morning. When I arrived at 9 a.m, I was fortunate to get the last spot in the parking lot.
Chris took this photo this afternoon as they were tracksetting the Great Divide at Lake Louise. It is now double trackset with a skating lane. When the tracksetters finished, they moved over to Moraine Lake road to start the process. As Parks Canada had posted, there was an excavator at…
Thanks for all the trip reports! This is the third day in a row where we’ve had a photo from this same location on Loggers at West Bragg Creek. Don C is responsible for the top photo which was taken earlier in the day. I took the second photo around…
