December 2018

XC Ski on Xmas Eve

The Kananaskis Lakes Fire lookout is a popular destination for cross country skiers. The views from the lookout are perhaps one of the best one can achive via an XC track and since it can be accessed via the north and south, it can be done via a large variety of trails. Those wanting a […]

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XC Skiing at Boom Lake

Boom Lake is easily one of my top 3 cross country ski trails in the Canadian Rockies. Although it’s never machine groomed/track set, it has enough elevation gain that you’re quite often using a herringbone or snowplow instead of the skier set track. The lack of grooming also makes this feel like a back country

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The secret Cave

The cave is a not-so-secret detour from Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park. It’s not even a real cave but an overhang which is deep enough that one can take a picture which makes it resemble a huge cave entrance. It’s obviously been around long before the official trail was created but it’s only become

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XC Skiing at Elk Pass

When it comes to cross country skiing, the first area to be trackset each season is usually Lake Louise. The second area is quite often the southern end of the Kananaskis Lakes, which sit at a higher elevation and see quite a bit of snow due to the lake effect. The highest point in this

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