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Tag: Lake Louise
First tracks on a brand new trail
Lake Louise – buried in snow again today That was quite the storm which blew through today. I was on the highway when it hit, around Redearth Creek. Almost white-out conditions for 20-30 minutes and then…over. The snow and wind stopped and it was calm and beautiful as if nothing…
Message from the LL tracksetter
John, who does some of the tracksetting at Lake Louise, sends this message: Yes, We tracked Morraine + upper tram yesterday, lots of snow, just touching pavement with poles at bottom, no problem for skating, Parking lots will continue to be a problem, thx for noting the tram line option,…
If you go skiing, let us know
Received this email today… Subject: It Ain’t Over Yet! “Hi Bob, just wanted to let folks know that we skied the Fairview Loop at Lake Louise today (i.e. Upper Tramline, Fairview Trail, Lower Moraine Lake Road) – all single track set on April 9 after the new snow and tracks…
Good conditions today at Lake louise
Cooler temperatures, some new snow, and fresh grooming has given us a place to ski with good conditions. The air temp this afternoon at the Moraine Lake Road trailhead was -1 and it was snowing lightly. I started out with my waxless skis, not knowing what I was going to…
Lake Louise loppet
Loppet results: Calgary ski club Where else could you finish a race in such a beautiful setting? It was a gorgeous day with good snow conditions yesterday in Lake Louise for the loppet. The lake was frozen and free of slush so we were able to do the initial 2K…
Comments on the weekend’s skiing
This warm weather has everyone concerned about the condition of the trails. Are conditions still good at Elk Pass? I see they groomed and trackset it yesterday. Don’t forget, it’s the Lake Louise Loppet tomorrow(Sunday March 7). This event next weekend in Golden looks like fun and it sounds like they’ve…
Skiing for three days in a row…
It’s been a while since I could say that. First I want to say thanks to everyone who has sent in comments while I haven’t been out skiing myself. Much appreciated. What’s everyone looking at? Pocaterra trail. Feb 10, 2010 Peter Lougheed Prov Park Today I was in PLPP on the north end trails…
Updates: West Bragg; Sandy McNabb; Bus trip to LL
Steve is back on skis! I was wondering where Steve Riggs had disappeared to, and with this recent comment, we now know the story. Steve, I’m sorry to hear that you had to miss three weeks of ski season but it’s nice to see you’re back: “We headed south on…
Fantastic day of skiing and racing
Lake Louise to Banff loppet – one of the best ever! Update Jan 26: Finally have my photos posted here “So to all who participated, from first to last and everyone in-between, thank you! You all made my day.” – Mike Freeman(see comments below) There’s just no other ski race…