Snowshoe Trails

Snowshoe to Mount Murray Viewpoint

by Gillean Daffern on March 24, 2012

A description of a snowshoe trip via Lower Chester Loop to Mount Murray Viewpoint.

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Winter Walk over Ranger Hill

by Gillean Daffern on March 18, 2012

A walk over Ranger Hill at West Bragg using Boundary Ridge, Strange Brew and Ranger Summit trails.

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Snowshoe Elkwood Loop & Marsh Loop

by Gillean Daffern on March 1, 2012

A description of three new showshoing trails in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park: Elkwood Loop, Marsh Loop and the connecting trail to William Watson Lodge.

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Winter Walk on whatsitcalled loop, West Bragg

by Gillean Daffern on February 7, 2012

A loop for winter walkers and snowshoers from West Bragg parking that takes in parts of Braggin’ Rights, Reconnect and Long Distance trails.

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Snowshoeing Guide is here

by Gillean Daffern on December 13, 2011

An attractive looking book with excellent writing and colour photos, some with the routes marked on, and good topo maps at the back of book with routes marked on in red. There is a section at the beginning on equipment, technique, etiquette  and avalanche hazard and an appendix on snowshoeing on the Wapta and Columbia Icefields. Routes are described by highway starting in Waterton National Park and range up through the Rockies to the north edge of Banff National Park.

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Snowshoe McLean Hill

by Gillean Daffern on April 21, 2011

A snowshoe up McLean Hill from Hwy. 549. We had been up Ridge trail many times  before, but always as a spring tune-up. This would be our first time on snow and we guessed that the motor bike trail would translate well into a snowshoe trail. It did. The hills are manageable (not a novice trail, though) and the pine forest retains the snow well. Amazingly, the snow was more like mid-winter snow, and very often we were breaking trail through 14 inches of it.

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Snowshoe to Warspite Lake

by Tony Daffern on April 9, 2011

Warspite Lake is a great short snowshoe trip (just over 4 km return to the lake) in warm spring conditions or for a quick in and out trip on a short, cold day in December or January. There is no avalanche danger if you don’t venture beyond the lake.

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Snowshoe North Baldy trails

by Gillean Daffern on March 22, 2011

A description of  North Baldy trails on snowshoe, specifically Old Mill Road and the Kananaskis Integrated Forestry Interpretive trail which enables you to make a loop. Describes snow conditions in mid March .

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Kananaskis Village Snowshoe Trail

by Gillean Daffern on March 14, 2011

A brief description of Kananaskis Village snowshoe trail. There is the option of continuing on Terrace trail. An update on the  grocery and deli at the Village Centre.

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Snowshoe Moose Loops

by Gillean Daffern on December 23, 2010

Snowshoeing two interpretive trails off Hwy. 68 in the Jumpingpound area of Kananaskis Country. Moose Creek Loop and Pine Woods Loop can be amalgamated to make a good half-day trip.

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