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Yoho

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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