Hiking, Skiing and Snowshoeing
Andrew Nugara is presently writing snowshoe guide book no 2 which will cover all the easy stuff (which some of us never graduate from) entitled “A Beginner’s Guide to Snowshoeing in the Canadian Rockies.” He is looking for a pic taken from or near Mt. Murray Viewpoint in the Smith-Dorrien. Like us, he had no [...]
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TransAlta has resumed work on the penstock replacement in the Canyon Campground area of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The penstock, constructed in 1955, is leaking at numerous locations along its 1.37 km stretch. The new steel penstock will be buried. As a result of the project construction, the penstock and surrounding area, including Canyon Campground, [...]
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If you’ve ever complained about the Spray Lakes Road above Canmore being closed take a look at the avalanche debris piled across the road. Imagine you and your car somewhere down in the Grassi Lakes Valley! The two photos by Kananaskis Country Public Safety Section are from yesterday’s avalanche control. Wow!
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Introducing an orchestral piece called Winds of Kananaskis
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Experience Mountain Parks have added a new page to their website with a fully interactive map featuring the West Bragg Creek – Elbow Valley trails. If, for example, you click on Snagmore in the box (top left) the map moves to focus on the Snagmore trail. They plan to add trail descriptions soon, to produce [...]
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Introduces new ski trail maps by gotrekkers of Kanananskis Country
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Here is a new map of the trails in the Chester-Sawmill area. The trails between Chester and Sawmill, shown in purple, have been signed, and although they are marked as snowshoe trails they can still be used by skiers, though they will not be groomed. The signing was done by James Cieslak who grooms the [...]
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The Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association has released two maps showing the conglomeration of trails around West Bragg including the new trails constructed over the past couple of years. The new trails, some of which are still under construction, are “multi-use” trails intended for walking, biking, snowshoeing and equestrian.
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A new trail classification system is in the works for Kananaskis Country.
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Smith-Dorrien Trail system. The parking lot will be plowed this winter and coloured markers of the same colour will go back on some trails, like Blue loop and some of orange, and yellow. There is not enough money in the kitty this year to clear deadfall from trails, so because of the liability issue they [...]
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