This winter season marks 25 years of X-C groomed tracks in Yoho! It is also the anniversary of Emerald Sports & Gifts.

The Field Kicking Horse Ski Club has been getting ready for the upcoming 2013-2014 season.

❄ Our crated brand new skidoo arrived at Motor Tech Enterprises in Golden mid September.
❄ Kathryn Cameron picked up the new track setter from Advance Tracksetting in Sherwood Park, AB October 21.
❄ John Morrison purchased a used track setter from Lake O’hara Lodge and gathered old equipment to bring to Emerald Lake.
❄ David Allen picks up the new sled from Golden and brings it to Field.
❄ Sean Coubrough of Parks Canada helps us find winter storage for new equipment.
❄ Todd Keith of Parks Canada skied through bureaucracy to get the green light to do new trail construction.
❄ 5 days later the Club has a new trail thanks to Mountain Iron Construction / Ryan Gallagher of Golden BC.
❄ Michael Furfaro helps with the chainsaw clean up work.
❄ The new trail “the Re- Connector” avoids the avalanche area on the Tally-Ho cliffs, drops down towards the Natural Bridge and then bear’s back up again. It is still an intermediate to advance trail rating as most of the Connector. Just waiting for snow at this point(so we are heading for Hawaii)
❄ First trails to get track set this early winter will be along Emerald Lake and the Alluvial Fan with possibly the first 2 km of the upper connector down the Emerald River.
❄ The remainder of the Connector, including the new Re-connector, is usually not track set until after the Christmas holidays due to less snowfall in that area and the roughness of the terrain.
❄ Other trails to open early are the Kicking Horse Fire Road from the Information Bureau to the Otterhead River and the Takkakkaw Falls Road.
❄ Sign up for free updates on the web site to keep in the loop (bottom of the HOME page). Send in your memberships and get ready to ski this winter.

We appreciate the support of Skier Bob for promoting Yoho trails. Check out his site: www.skihere.ca

Ski ya later hey… Marilyn, Bruce, and Denise

Marilyn checking out the new sled.

The new Re-connecter!

STAY & SKI IN FIELD, B.C.
ANNOUNCING the winners of our WINTER RAFFLE
Thank you to ALL who purchased tickets towards our fundraising and thank you to ALL the business’ that donated so generously for these lovely packages.
Merci Marla & Maggie from Field for producing it!

2 nights Stephen Creek Cabin – “Spa Pack”
2 x 1 hour massage from Andrea MacPhee in Field
Breakfast for 2 @ The Siding General Store, in Field
“Willow Bank” soaps collection from Golden, BC
Tea goodies from Banff Tea Company – Susanne Gillis-Smith
Cross-country ski Rentals from Emerald Sports & Gifts for 2 days
Snowshoe Rentals from Friends of Yoho for 2 days
The all-new Skoki Cookbook from Katie Mitzel

WINNER—Melanie Woods/Gabe Lamarche of Canmore, AB – Congratulations!
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2 nights Spiral Tunnel Guesthouse – “Chocolate Pack”
Dinner for 2 from The Truffle Pigs,
Chocolate Gift Basket donated by Marla Schultz/JP Gally,
A private 1-hour x-c lesson by Jessica Stichelbout,
Cross-country ski Rentals from Emerald Sports & Gifts for 2 days
Snowshoe Rentals from Friends of Yoho for 2 days
The all-new Skoki Cookbook from Katie Mitzel

WINNER—Helen Barry of Field BC—Congratulations!
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2 nights Weary Traveller Guesthouse – “Sporty Pack”
Breakfast for 2 @ The Siding,
Hand knit mittens & 3 VR ski waxes from member Maggie Fields,
$50.00 Gift from Wilson Mountain Sports,
A private 1-hour x-c lesson by Jessica Stichelbout
Cross-country ski rentals from Emerald Sports & Gifts for 2 days
Snowshoe Rentals from Friends of Yoho for 2 days
The all-new Skoki Cookbook from Katie Mitzel

WINNER— Elizabeth Harris of Calgary, AB—Congratulations!

Raffle Announcement Poster in PDF format.

The Kicking Horse Ski Club is contemplating allowing dogs on all of our ski trails starting in the 2013/2014 season. The decision will be made based on feedback from the users of the trails, so please fill out the survey to cast your vote.

Of course Dogs need to be on a leash at all times in the National Parks and the owners must pick up after their dogs and dispose of it in the garbage bins. They should also put extra $$ in the donation boxes to help pay for resetting the trails more often. Maybe we’ll sell dog memberships? Who knows?

We will post comments next fall with the output of the survey, so pass this around to your skier friends/dog owners. And should it be that Dogs ARE allowed, it will be on a trial basis for the first year.

The survey can be found here.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

5 PM – Traditional Raclette with BC Wine Tasting by Dominique Guyot & Bruce Park: Lake View Wines
6:30 PM – Dinner Buffet

• Bacon wrapped & brined “Sunderland Family Farm” pork tenderloin medallions with organic BC quince glaze
• Potatoes Dauphinoise
• Maple baked organic squash – Parson’s Farm-Keremeos, BC
• Braised balsamic red sugar beets – Greencroft Gardens, Grinrod, BC
• Dark organic miso, apple & ginger gravy
• Roast pepper, cauliflower and cashew salad

Dessert Buffet

• Scrumptious delicacies from “Panino Bakery” Canmore, AB – CRMR

Chefs

Val Morrison: Emerald Lake Lodge (CRMR)
Sean Cunningham: Truffle Pigs
Everett Cooper: Truffle Pigs
Steven Lay: Cathedral Mountain Lodge

Tickets

Tickets sold @ door are $30.00
$5.00 for kid’s (12 under) pizza 5-6 PM
And $5.00 discount per membership card!