Update: Our expert tracker, Barb Banff, thinks they are wolverine. The animal tracks running for a couple kilometres along Tyrwhitt were causing a lot of consternation among the skiers today. We’ve heard on the trip reports that they could be bear tracks, but it would have to be an awfully…
It’s the first day of spring tomorrow. The last time spring arrived this early was in 1896 — 124 years ago! It’s usually on March 20 and occasionally March 21. I was heading to PLPP to ski on yesterday’s new tracksetting, but stopped at Evan-Thomas to check the snow conditions.
“XC ski trail grooming is perfectly designed to provide the recommended safe spacing and social distancing.” Conditions on the Bill Milne trail were as good as ever yesterday. After skiing the village trails, I drove to my private parking spot at the golf course – to find six cars there!…
After 18 days of deprivation, it was wonderful to be skiing on the best conditions, in the most pleasant weather, on the most enjoyable trails known to mankind. After seeing Steve’s photos from West Bragg Creek, I guess my description could apply elsewhere, too. Did someone really access the trails…
Don’t be deceived by these beautiful photos. Most of the trails I skied today had a lot of pine needles in the tracks. If you ski on these trails, it would be best to use waxless skis. As you’ll see in the not-so-beautiful photos, the tree debris was sticking in…
Feb 13, 2020 It was a challenge to find a place to ski where there was no wind. I stopped at Ribbon Creek but it was very windy and the temperature was rising. At least I got a good picture of some skiers and a friendly dog named Kimmick at…
Sometimes words aren’t necessary. That knowing look, that you give to your skiiing partner when you’ve just finished the most amazing, fun, downhill run is all that’s required. When Peter finished his guiding duties at the Ski for Light event in PLPP, we headed for the new tracksetting at Elk…
Feb 4, 2020 Thanks to Shulamit for the photo. She also remarked… “I thought I’d forward this photo from yesterday at West Bragg Creek. I took this photo just as the sky was clearing and thought that it looked like a big reptile in the ski – we can call…
The conditions on Tyrwhitt were as close to perfect as you’ll ever get. Trackset last night, the snow was clean and cold with beautiful fast tracks. Going north to south, I enjoyed it so much, I reversed direction and skied it all over again in the other direction.
Yesterday we were flying around the new tracksetting in PLPP. Today, it was slow going in fresh snow on last night’s tracksetting. Chuckley has reported 8 cm in the south end of the park. I arrived to 4 cm at Elkwood with a temperature hovering near zero, so the snow…
