Nordic Pulse

Feb 21st: It's Cookie Race weekend!  Tyrwhitt and Elk Pass were trackset for the Cookie Race happening on Saturday, with the remaining race trails being groomed on Friday night. Use extra caution, especially if skiing against race direction, as tracksetting favours race direction, and goes through most intersections. This is north to south on Tyrwhitt, and south to north on Elk Pass.  As always, and especially today, do not walk or skate ski on the ski trails. 

There have been intermittant accumulations of around a cm over the last week, with about 2-5 cm's accumulating- not more than a trace in the last 2 days. 

February snow and lots of shovelling have improved trail conditions, but the snowpack is close to an historic low for this time of year, and there are still a few places at lowest elevations not trackset as normal. Natural hazards exist on some trails north of and including Packers due to the thin snow base.  These include some bumps and uneven surfaces, exposed brush and possible ice; there are also many snow bombs from the strong sun, and the possibility of downed trees from recent high winds. 

Click on the computer icon above to access the Alberta Parks report and information on individual trails