New tracks, sun, blue sky, deep snow and blizzard conditions. Starting out on Elk Pass today, we had beautiful grooming and new tracks. There was already about 1 cm of new snow on the trail, but all things considered, we were thrilled to be skiing on some cold snow and good…
Snow and cooler temps needed If any of the wax technicians from the National Ski Team are reading this, we need your help:) Trails in Peter Lougheed Prov Park are icy. Slushy if they’re in the sun. It was very difficult getting any kind of grip wax to work properly, and it’s…
Conditions were excellent and the weather was perfect yesterday(Sat.) in Peter Lougheed Prov Park. (see comments on previous thread for updates on West Bragg and Mt Shark) Beginning from the Boulton Creek Trading Post trailhead, we skied the Tyrwhitt loop and all trails were in excellent condition: Whiskey Jack: this…
Update Jan 21: Received this detailed report on the Peter Lougheed trails today from John Addicott… . “For those not skiing the LL-Banff Loppet, skiing at PLPP should be outstanding this weekend. Skiing was excellent yesterday in PLPP. Ken and I did a nice loop along Pocaterra, Lynx, Wooley, Meadow,…
It doesn’t get any better than this It remains to be seen what the warm weather will do the trails, but so far, it’s still excellent conditions in PLPP in K-Country. Skiing in -2 is much nicer than the freezing cold of -25 which we’ve recently experienced. Arlene, Ray and I…
Superb! We had just left the Boulton Creek trailhead when we bumped into Blaine(far right in photo) and his manic group of skiers at the Whiskey Jack – Moraine junction: Blaine made the excellent video which was posted on here about 10 days ago of skiing in PLPP(if you missd it, click…
Steve Riggs was on the trails yesterday and sends this: “Hi Bob, As has been mentioned, very good conditions skiing the Tyrwhitt loop on Boxing Day, with skier tracks in up to 12 cm new over week-old machine grooming. A bluebird day with a cold start of – 17 at…
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…
If you stayed home to watch the ‘Riders and Stamps, you missed out on a wonderful day of skiing. Besides idling, why not make your stay a worth while and play Zehngames online casino. It is a good way to regulate yourself before going skiing. Considering it is not even…
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…
