Wow–what snow!!! By 3 pm today(Thursday Dec 20th) we have one beautiful, silky soft single track at Emerald Lake–on the Horse Trail and Fan! Sooooooo sweeeeeet! Tomorrow morning would be the ideal time to ski! And All weekend and the full Christmas week–and then some. What a gift!!! To have such snow and a track setter who cares and can do the job! Merry Christmas everyone! Stay OFF the lake–way too slushy!! Use the walking trail to get to the Horse Trail! This shot is at the bottom of the rise to wonderful Horse Trail. Marilyn on the right and 2 lodge guests who were the first skiers on the tracks!
Almost got tracks at Emerald
Joe pushed through today with the sled. Got a good packed trail for now on the Horse Trail and Fan only. It won’t be long before it is track set but we need to let it set up. Sure is nice to ski out there again. Still staying OFF the slushy lake!
Call out for helpers!
Kicking Horse and Tally Ho turned out beautifully! That is your best bet ! Joe managed to pack along the trail to the uphill on the Horse Trail –got to the back of the lake, up on the Fan and close to the first bridge( at 9 o’clock)–then got stuck for a few hours!! Snow is very deep and hollow bottom there. He was able to turn around and try and widen the skidoo track on the way back. It will take a fair bit of work to get the fan packed! We need snowshoers or fat boards with skins to break the trail first–and the more the merrier! Get your friends together this weekend and come for a work out. Hopefully someone knows the general layout of the Fan Loop! Call if you need more info! Marilyn
We got the snow!
Joe plans to track set from Field to the Natural Bridge and down the Kicking Horse today! No more woollies(twigs, mini trees) on the trail! THEN–he plans to go pack at Emerald for the first time yet–staying off the lake and using the walking trail–up to the Horse Trail and off to the Fan ! He could be snorkelling !!! Not sure if he will have time to set a trail??? We will let you know how it goes when he reports in!
2 members pay up–on the trail!
Pierre & Wendy from Field deliver the goods at our newly installed picnic table! Thanks–call that a snow $ transfer !! Got a good 6″ last night.
Let it snow–let it snow–let it snow!!!
TAK FALLS road has a good 1′ base and is double track set–Dogs allowed here!
And the boys hauled another older picnic table to the OtterTail Viewpoint on the Kicking Horse Road–got shovels at all 3 locations along the way–and set a new track on the way home! Way to go Joe & Bruce!! See you on the trail tomorrow –should be sweet!