Northern Region Trail Report

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Trail conditions at

· Bow Valley/Canmore/Kananaskis
· Banff National Park
· Jasper National Park

Some blogs on mountain conditions: skihere and acmg. 

Avalanche bulletins

Full descriptions of a number of the areas listed below can be found at the Northern Alberta Skiers Guide.

AREA	CONTACT PERSON	WEB SITE	CONDITIONS	LAST UPDATE
Goldbar	Kevin Moore	ENSC	Sorry to report that there has been no change in ski trail conditions. Goldbar - Renovated and tracked throughout - Poor/Fair Condition Goldstick - renovated, Skate only - Poor Condition, Not Recommended. Capilano - renovated, Skate only - Poor Condition. Strathcona Science Park - snow farmed and packed, Skate only - Poor Condition.	Feb 2
Other Edmonton trails	Park Rangers	City Recreation	See the Parks & River Valley bulletin.	Updated periodically by P&R
OUTSIDE EDMONTON
Athabasca	Rod Kerr	Area map & description	Very fast skating track as it is an mix of snow and small pieces of ice over an icy base. Good enough to gain purchase and control. Caution is advised for beginners. Only icy to ice classic track left so bring klister if you plan on tackling the track. Again caution is advised.	Feb 2
Blackfoot Recreation Area	Doug Kelker	Birkie & description	See the trail summary and details. [These don’t always get updated at the same time.]	Feb 2
Camrose	Robert Early	Camrose Nordic & description	See the club’s web site.	Updated periodically by the club
Chickakoo	Bruce Fediuk	Parkland Tourism & description	Trails have been groomed which has taken out some of the bumps and cleaned up a lot of the debris on the trail. Still, there is precious little free snow over the base. I recommend skate skiing because the classic track looks icy.	Feb 8
Drayton Valley	Mark Neilson	Pembina Nordic & description	Our trails continue to be very good. Plan is to groom & trackset the north loop early Saturday morning & also groom the ridge trail skate lanes. The classic tracks from last week are holding up well, still in good condition. We have a moonlight ski planned for this Friday night. Also the Rotary trails were groomed & trackset Wed evening and are very good now for classic skiing.	Feb 3
Edson	Marsh Hoke	description	We received 8 cm of new snow last weekend.  The Hornbeck Trails were all groomed and trackset Thursday, February 2nd.  Conditions are good for both classical and skate skiing, although the back of the 15K trail has some thin spots and track wobbles. The Muskeg Flyers Nordic Ski Club offer free tea, hot chocolate and cookies every Sunday afternoon, in the warmup shelter. For further information, call or email Marsh Hoke, Muskeg Flyers Nordic Ski Club Trails Chair, at 780-723-2460 or bigeddie@telus.net.	Feb 2
Elk Island National Park	info	Friends of Elk Island	See their online posting and a recent bulletin.	Updated periodically by park staff
Fort McMurray	Michael d'Entremont	Ptarmigan Nordic	See the club’s web site.	Updated periodically by the club
Fort Saskatchewan	---	Ft. Sask Nordic & description	See the club’s web site.	Updated periodically by the club
Grande Cache	Jeff Burgess	Grande Cache skiing	Trails at Pierre Grey's Lakes Prov. Park were groomed on Thursday and are in beautiful condition. In town trails are good for snow but need little cooler temps before setting, which should happen the next few days.	Jan 28
Grande Prairie	Cori Janes	Wapiti Nordic	Great conditions at the WNSC.	Feb 2
Hinton	Doug Eccleston	Club & map	See the club's web site.	Updated periodically by the club
Pigeon Lake	Mike Black	Club & map	Trail conditions at PLPP and Rundle's Mission remain good. A light dusting of snow last night was all it took to freshen up the tracks. Skiing in the Pigeon Lake area is looking very good for the weekend.	Feb 2
Red Deer	Don Wales	Club & Area map	The classical tracks between Great Chief Park and Heritage Ranch and the trails around the Great Chief Park ball diamonds have been renovated on Friday and are in superb condition considering all we have been through in terms of fluctuating temperatures and very little new snow. River Bend has groomed their lower trails for ski skating but since they don't have the luxury of snow moving, the classical tracks are likely not in the best of condition and there is still insufficient snow on the perimeter trail and upper trails.	Jan 20
St. Albert	Lawrence Samuel	Stanski & description	See the club's web site.	Updated periodically by the club
St. Paul	Wayne Krekoski	Club & description	With the new snow and tracksetting done on Thursday the trails are in very good to excellent shape … however no trails  are set on the golf-course yet.	Jan 13
Strathcona Wilderness Centre	Bjorn Taylor	SWC	See the most recent bulletin. UPDATED EARLY THIS WEEK.	Updated every Friday
Tawatinaw Valley	Bryan	TVANC &  map & description	A classic track was set today, looks not bad. Skate is possible, a bit rough & icy crust. There is a toll-free line - 866-698-2212 – for current grooming information.	Feb 4
Vermilion	Vaughn Cooper	description	Very thin base in Vermilion. Can skate ski and classic (no set track) with rock skis.	Jan 26

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