Yoho

Lake O’Hara fire road

February 4, 2013

- Greg, Pat, and Sarah on Lake O’Hara fire road – The winter trail to Lake O’Hara is actually the road which takes visitors in by bus in the summertime.

0 comments [...Read more]

Thanks to Roland L for the trip report, and thanks to Brenda for the photo: Skied Pocaterra today Feb 02 From the junction Packers towards south shortly before Whiskey Jack junction we followed large animal tracks on both side of trail

1 comment [...Read more]

We have a winner!

December 18, 2012

Congratulations to Robert Rombough, the winner of a new pair of Fischer Sportglass skis. Thanks to everyone for all the interesting, insightful, and humorous

0 comments [...Read more]

Let’s support ski trail grooming in Yoho and Emerald Lake

October 14, 2012

If you missed the news earlier this year, Parks Canada decided to end grooming of the xc trails in Yoho and Emerald Lake as a cost-saving measure. Thanks to some new

2 comments [...Read more]

A romantic skiing getaway

December 21, 2011

The Canadian rockies are home to some magnificent historic lodges which retain a lot of their original charm, and we were able to experience the ambience and atmosphere of two of them

2 comments [...Read more]

Emerald Lake

December 13, 2009

We escaped the extreme cold Starting out at Emerald Lake. Dec 12, 2009 We were very lucky to have chosen Emerald Lake as our destination yesterday. It was -9 with not a breath of wind. It was a a beautiful day at Emerald Lake. Dec 12, 2009 We are at Lake Louise with the Calgary [...]

1 comment [...Read more]

Great conditions at Emerald Lake & Yoho

November 26, 2008

We were pleasantly surprised by the snow at Emerald Lake and Kicking Horse River today. See more photos here We didn’t get on the trail ’til 4 pm, but we made the most of it by skiing the Emerald Lake Basin Loop(also known as the Emerald Lake Horse Trail) which was a blast, and the Kicking [...]

0 comments [...Read more]

Some new places to ski

November 23, 2008

Canmore Nordic Centre has 900m of man-made snow for skating and classic skiing. It’s amazing they have anything ready, considering the weather, and you don’t have to pay yet. I noticed the Yoho trail report says that the Emerald Lake horse trail has been trackset. That’s one of the most picturesque trails you’ll ever ski on. See archived photos [...]

0 comments [...Read more]