I’d like to give a warm and enthisiastic welcome to SkierRoger. One of the nice features which you will notice is that trip reports will appear front and centre on the home page. Click over and have a look – Roger welcomes your feedback and suggestions. Roger has posted a…
“Snow couch funding throughout the empire where decent seating unavailable!” Like me, did you have a good chuckle upon reading MaSid’s suggestion for the slush fund? This post isn’t about MaSid’s suggestion to underwrite funding for snow-couches, but it exemplifies why I’ve enjoyed the contributions to this blog. As Helen…
Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) Minister Jason Nixon announced the details of a Kananaskis Conservation Pass on April 27th. The pass will help pay for conservation, public safety, and services. It will take effect starting on June 1, 2021. Bragg Creek Trails (BCT) is pleased to see that trail stewardship and…
Valley. Thanks to Chuck for the report and photos. Chuck remarked… “Ski season is far from over in Banff National Park.” See all Chuck’s photos including another bird besides the Chickadee. I’ve probably seen a Savannah Sparrow somewhere but I didn’t know what it was. A lot of excitement today…
“The pass will support the continued grooming of xc ski trails” – Jason Nixon Effective June 1, The Kananaskis Conservation Pass will be required for vehicles entering K-Country. It will go by your licence plate and you can include two vehicles for the fee. A $15 day pass is also…
This blog reached 1.8 million+ readers this winter, and logged 2.4 million page views. The average winter readership over the past four years was 1.1 million. Since starting the blog in 2008… I’ve written 2854 updates. 28,750 comments have been submitted. I don’t know what possessed me to log every…
Thanks to Ray Yong for the photo and report from West Bragg Creek… “Snow was thin at the trailhead but fine in the trees. It was wet and slightly sticky, but no problems with clumping or sticking. I was using my skin skis and the grip was fine. Made the…
Dylan Jones is looking for advice… “I live in Woodbine in Calgary, and I’ve offered to help my community association potentially set up a ski trail/circuit in some park space that’s being underutilized. But I’ve got no idea what I’m doing lol! I wanted to see if you could maybe…
April 24, 2021 Thanks to Alf Skrastins for this report from West Bragg Creek: “5-7cm of new snow did fall at WBC. The base has melted out a bit more over this past week, but enough remains to allow for a nice ski on the core trails.” GMJ had this…
April 21, 2021 A few days ago, Alf Skrastins made a good case for resurrecting Lionel as a groomed ski trail The easiest, longest, most scenic beginner trail in Kananaskis. The sky was overcast that day and his photos weren’t optimal for displaying the remarkable scenery along the trail. Yesterday,…
