Coming soon… Hi Bob, As I reported a while back, Okotoks has started a ski club; called Crystal Ridge Nordic. We had our first general meeting in November of 2010. We selected an executive committee and registered as an official “association” with the Province. We are currently working on a Web Site, purchasing…
Pocaterra trail was in nice condition yesterday and getting better, as a light snowfall was gradually covering the pine needles and debris in the tracks. The temperature was perfect at -5, the snow was still cold enough for wax to work well, as five of us set out from Pocaterra…
(Click on any photo to enlarge it) Six of these seven skiers say skiing is better than shopping on Boxing day. The lone dissenter(lady on the far right with a big smile) was still undecided. Dec 26, 2010 Today was a glorious day to be in the mountains, and far…
Hi Bob, Just wanted to share with you some info about my ski today in the PLPP. We started at Boulton Trading post and we were the only car parked there at 11am. Skied Wheeler and Meadow and enjoyed a warm lunch at the Visitor Centre, just like you mentioned….
What a fantastic day! Without a doubt, these were the finest conditions I’ve seen so far, and I had my most enjoyable ski of the season. This must be the best place in the world to ski. We hit the trail around noon on the first machine-set tracks of the…
Life is good. Soak it all in while you can! When you see all those categories and tags next to the blog post title, you just know it’s going to be a good one. When you see “rant” included in there, how much better could it get? The recent snowfall…
I’ve got some great news… Lots of new snow in PLPP. At 2 pm today, Elk pass already had about 8 cm of new snow, and it was still snowing quite heavily. Chip’s wish came true, and Pocaterra had about 4 cm of new snow. I would expect the groomer…
Explore some of the best cross-country ski trails with us Cheryl and I have joined the Canmore Nordic Ski Club(CNSC) and will be organizing and co-ordinating daytrips for members of the club. Our first trip will be going Saturday Dec 18 to Moraine Lake Road in Lake Louise. You can see our schedule…
After spending three tough days of work in Calgary this week, I was itchin’ to get out on the trail. I had my sights set on Whiskey Jack and the Kananaskis Fire Lookout. It was late in the day; the bus full of seniors was already leaving PLPP as I was…
Pocaterra Hut is now open Decisions decisions! What a lucky bunch we XC skiers are. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many trails available to us at this time of year. Now, with Pocaterra hut open, I expect there will be a large contingent of skiers wondering about Pocaterra…
