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The winning streak continues

– Blog readers Noreen and Mike were skiing the Tyrwhitt loop in PLPP – I don’t remember a winter where I’ve been able to ski 23 consecutive times in such good conditions. Since Dec 1, we’ve had a stretch

-4 in PLPP today

– Colin and Kalina on Wheeler – It was a tale of two climates today. While Calgary was in the deep freeze at -18°C, a number of skiers

Heaven

I was contemplating a ski on Skogan pass today, but kept right on going when I reached the village turn-off. After 4 days of being ill, my lungs protested

Dreaming of this day

Ribbon Creek and Kananaskis Village Six weeks ago, I was biking up to the Kovach Lookout, dreaming about the day

The early bird gets the cold snow

(Update: Photos have now been posted.) A very rare event occurred today. The sun was in my face as I was climbing Whiskey Jack! Tracksetter Jody had just finished

First day of spring – cold and snowy in PLPP!

Cold and snowy, the best way to usher in springtime in the Rockies, at least if you’re a xc skier. It was a busy day

The best ever

This was the perfect winter day for xc skiers in PLPP. The south trails were a dream. For a moment while on Tyrwhitt, I thought maybe I had died and gone to heaven. It had been 40 days since I last skied the Tyrwhitt loop, and I couldn’t have picked…

Finally met Steve

This turned out to be an eventful day. Never mind that conditions in PLPP were excellent everywhere, with every trail

All the stars were shining bright

Do you know what PLPP stands for? Today, it was Peter Lougheed Provincial Paradise. It had been

PLPP: “best conditions we’ve had this year”

Thanks to Tony for this update: We “got our butts out there” today (Jan 7th) and were rewarded with the best

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