XC Ski

The Pipestone is one of my favorite places to ski. Being close to Lake Louise, it’s usually in condition fairly early and because it’s on the other side of the lake, it’s always free of tourists. The parking lot may be full of skiers on the weekends but since it’s a loop where most people […]

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

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

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

The Lake Louise area is usually the first area in the Canadian Rockies to get trackset for XC skiing. The Moraine Lake road in particular typically closes around Thanksgiving day and sees its first snowfall shortly after. The photo above was taken at the entrance to the Moraine Lake road and as you can see,