-10 seemed like spring today If the temperatures stay below zero for the remainder of the week, we will have excellent conditions for our Saturday ski from Pocaterra. In addition to Pocaterra, I skied on Lynx, Amos, Wheeler, and Whiskey Jack and all were in good condition. There’s about 3…
The best ski trails in the world are trackset Made a quick trip down to PLPP this morning to find lots and lots of new trails ready to ski on. Wheeler(above photo) was one of the only ones without some fresh grooming, but the old tracks were still really good. The temperature…
Kananaskis Country – PLPP update The fresh snow and cooler temperatures have really helped conditions in K-Country. Most trails are covered with fresh snow, but are still in good condition. As you can see in the photo above, there’s lots of new snow on Tyrwhitt and only one track has…
It was a real contrast in snow conditions between the north end and south end of PLPP(Peter Lougheed Prov Park) ski trails in K-Country yesterday. The south end trails such as Elk Pass, Blueberry, Tyrwhitt remain in excellent condition while the north end is a mixed bag. At the top…
I promised to give a report on Mt Shark trail/snow conditions, but I can’t because we didn’t end up skiing there. The new snow which fell overnight was so heavy we couldn’t get through the access road to the trailhead, so you know the recent grooming and tracksetting is buried. There must…
Where’s the best snow this weekend? The trails in the north end of Peter Lougheed Prov Park(PLPP) have deteriorated significantly today(Fri) because of the warm weather. Any of the easier trails such as Pocaterra, Wheeler, Lodgepole are covered with pine needles from the strong winds and the snow is very wet,…
As previously mentioned, I am co-ordinating a ski trip for beginners/novices/intermediates on Saturday to K-Country. In other words, anyone can participate as we will split into two groups. I’m going to stay with the beginners/novices while Cheryl will take the manic skiers on some more challenging and longer trails in the south…
All XC skiers know that God lives on Tyrwhitt. You can now ski an entire loop on trackset trails from Boulton Creek parking lot. Whiskey Jack, Tyrwhitt, Elk Pass or Hydroline, Fox Creek, Moraine. *Novice skiers, please take note of my warning at the bottom of this post. In today’s…
Guess what we found today!? (See Nov 13 update at bottom of this post) We arrived in the late afternoon(4 pm) to find the most beautiful snow conditions we’ve ever seen at Elk pass in November. It had been trackset earlier in the day and the tracks were firm and well set-up. Pisten Bully tracks:…
Early season snow on Ribbon Creek and Pocaterra
