Dec 11, 2019 (Click on the photos for a larger image) Helen and Kazzy didn’t exaggerate or overstate anything yesterday in their glowing reports of the Bow River loop in Lake Louise. I can’t imagine how conditions could be any better. The snow, the tracksetting, the weather were all wonderful.
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…
Nov 15, 2019 It’s going to be a zoo in Lake Louise tomorrow. I’ll give you some parking suggestions later in this post. Conditions on Moraine Lake road were fabulous this afternoon. Although the temperature reached zero, the snow has not deteriorated.
Nov 13, 2019 The trip reports have imparted valuable information about the condition of the ski trails. Thank you to everyone who submitted a report. West Bragg Creek From Philippe’s day at West Bragg, it sounds like icy conditions in the morning and wet snow later in the day.
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.
Sat Nov 9 @ 8 a.m. The trails are icy at Lake Louise this morning. It rained last night and did not snow. The temperature is -1 with an expected high of zero.
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…
I skied the Pipestone trails at Lake Louise today, and all was excellent except for a few pine needles, but they weren’t sticking in my wax. Spent some time in the sun at
I spent most of my day taking photos of the loppet trails along the Bow Valley Parkway. For those doing the Lake Louise to Banff loppet on Sunday, I’ll post those photos tomorrow.
