Danielle & Claude, Canmore, AB   $100.00

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We’re good for snow and clear skies on our trails and the track setter guy has been keeping up with it really well. Except for one complaint today about the back end of the lake–mixed tracks!  Can’t do much for those trails that are for EVERYONE  to use–like across the lake to the shore from Emerald Sports.

We discovered today that the Connector trail from the top end at Emerald Lake–is as bad for fallen trees as the lower end–down by the Natural Bridge–TONS of fallen bettle-kill trees!!! We are looking at 30 some trees at the lower end and maybe just as many near the top end???(in between ???? ) Joe could only get past the Hamilton Lake Creek today-which is not far at all !   We’ll see what the next few days brings…..possibly we will not even attempt the Connector Trail this winter!  Just a heads up to all????

On the heals of our best snowfall in weeks, Joe had made tracks on the Tally-Ho, Kicking Horse Fire Road, Yoho Valley Road and all of Emerald Lake –except for the Tree Hugger(shore) Trail which is just skidoo packed.

We have lot’s to ski over the next while and lot’s to be THANKFUL for.  Happy Christmas skiers and snowshoers!!

Joe the track setter  just got home–called to tell us how beautiful the track is from the Info down to the Kicking Horse fire road.  It will be heaven tomorrow!  And he will hopefully do Emerald then also.

Finally–a break in the high pressure!!  Joe is setting a track at Emerald Lake as I write.  Then he’s moving the equipment to TAK. Falls to work on that one. Should be a good weekend!!!  Enjoy !

Taken at Emerald, near the big walking bridge–just coming off the Fan ski trail.  So many tracks with this clear weather! We think this is a great horned or great grey owl (5 ‘ wing span) dropping down on a rabbit in the night!  Wonderful eh?

Winter greeting skiers,
We are still shy on our snow load but we do have quite a few trails open to x-c in Yoho.
Yesterday—Bruce and Joe were able to put the bridge in on the top of the alluvial fan.
Today—with the help of Pierre, Claude, Helen, Bruce and I shovelling snow and water onto the guard rail bridge—Joe was able to PACK a trail ALL around the Fan. Even got the 2 benches out at the far end! It’s skiable —with some ski set track—but will need new snow to be able to track it nicely. At least we can get out there and enjoy this fabulous sunshine.
Other tracks that are packed and track set—though marginal with lots of twigs and some rocks—are the trail from the INFO to the Natural Bridge, and down the Kicking Horse Fire Road to the Otterhead bench.

Of course there is the 1-A at the Lake Ohara turn off which fantastic–double track set and skate too– and taken care of by the Lake Louise track setters–Thank you guys!!!
Joe also plans to work on the Tak Falls road tomorrow–if all goes well !! Keep posted and enjoy what is there. Marilyn