Snowing ever so lightly…

Here is the scoop on the KHSC…..Hans tried to set a track on the Emerald Lake FAN and shore yesterday–but there is not quite enough snow yet!!!  Branches, stumps, boulders are not quite covered enough yet to risk wrecking our machine and making it hazardous  for skiers. The LAKE however is perfect for skiing on!  Please stay OFF the shore trails until we get more of a base!

The Kicking Horse Fire Road @ the Natural Bridge has been packed and cleared and is skiable. Again–we are waiting for more snow to set a track. The Tally Ho is in the same condition except that the section from the Field Info Bureau is very bare and rocky from the wind we had way back. It is NOT recommended to ski from that end–but could be skied from the Natural Bridge and back. We will get a track on these trails/roads soon as we could.

Emerald Sports will be open for the season today–stop in and say Hello!  I will keep you posted. Happy Holidays to all.

Dec. 13th, 2014

Greetings to all x-c skiers!
Our trails in Yoho are being packed and brushed and cleared of deadfall and the equipment is getting moved to assigned locations.
The mild weather will make for a good base to hopefully set a track on(except for the lake itself). For now we are skiing up Lake Louise or the Great Divide to get colder snow and tracked conditions. We have not got a track set trail at Emerald Lake yet—waiting for a dump of snow cause we lost some snow to the warm weather.
We are renting snowshoes for now—at Emerald Sports—on weekends. We open full time Dec 20th.
We have however—started the membership list and our total so far is 19! You can mail in your $40.00 per member cheque as per on the website www.khsc.ca . We will then mail back your card for perks at Emerald Lake Lodge, and soon we will also have our schedule of dates for Moon Light Guided Skis and Free Lessons and Tours.

Thank you for your patience in waiting for the snow! It will come! Enjoy preparing for the Holidays!     Marilyn, Bruce & Denise

Greetings X-C Skiers and Skaters!

We are all thinking of skiing soon but we do need to enjoy the moment! These clear sunny days make for fun skating on local ponds and lakes. Here are Bruce & I just outside of Field townsite loving the silky ice.

The boys have had the machine tuned up, put in some bridges over creeks (by the way—Emerald Lake Lodge has built a brand new huge bridge to their property!)

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Just waiting for snow but this is so sweet! Talk to you soon, KHSC

Bruce & I just outside of Field townsite loving the silky ice.

Bruce & I just outside of Field townsite loving the silky ice.

x-c rentals @ Emerald Sports

We’ve put away the ski rentals for the season but still have snow shoe rentals available. The skiing is still great on the crust in the morning and slushy on tracks in the afternoons. Come on out with your own skis if you’re not ready to bike yet!  Thanks for all the support this past winter!  Marilyn, Bruce, Denise