NORTHERN REGION TRAIL REPORT

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Trail conditions at

· Bow Valley/Canmore/Kananaskis; see also the SkierRoger blog
· Banff National Park
· Jasper National Park

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Nordic Pulse overview

Full descriptions of a number of the areas listed below can be found at Mike Stern’s Edmonton Area Skiers Guide. For Mike Stern’s musings on local and regional conditions, see Mike's Two Skis Worth.
AREA	CONTACT PERSON	WEB RESOURCES	CONDITIONS	LAST UPDATE
Goldbar	Dean Zarudenec	ENSC, weather	Grooming details are on Nordic Pulse.   More info on the Facebook page.	Updated regularly
Other Edmonton trails	Park Rangers	City Recreation & Facebook	See Mike's Two Skis Worth or the Parks & River Valley bulletin or SkiLocal or SkiYEG.	Updated regularly
OUTSIDE EDMONTON
Athabasca (Muskeg Creek)	Sandra Jardine	Area map, description, weather	See the Athabasca Northern Nordic Ski Club Facebook page for details.	Updated by the club
Bonnyville	Christine St. Laurent	description & maps, weather	Some Muriel Lake grooming details are on Nordic Pulse. See the Facebook page too.	Dec 19
Camrose	Club	Camrose NSC, description, weather, photogallery	See the club’s web site and Facebook page. Grooming details are on Nordic Pulse.	Updated by the club
Cold Lake	Ted Cote	description & maps, weather,	Trails are in great shape on the bay and in the south side of the provincial park. There has been some illegal snowmobile activity in the park but the tracks are still in nice shape. Approx 30km of groomed trails for classic skiing and about 10 km groomed for skating.	Jan 30
Cooking Lake – Blackfoot Recreation Area	Doug Wiens	Birkie, description, weather, photogallery	Conditions will remain terrible until the trails are regroomed. Details are reported on Nordic Pulse. The Park Report is here. Trip reports etc. are on the Facebook page.	Updated regularly
Devon	Bob Scheele	photogallery, weather	All trails maintained by DNSC have been groomed last night The main 5.3 km green loop on the golf course is set with double classic tracks and is in just about excellent condition. (you will find my minor mishap)The Lions Campground is set with classic tracks in very good condition.The Skate Loop has been flat packed and is in excellent condition The River Trail (blue) and the High Trail (black Expert only) are set with a classic trackPlease refer to this link for trail maps, skier etiquette, and ways to support the DNSC - https://linktr.ee/devonnordicskiclub.	Jan 7
Drayton Valley (Pembina Nordic)	Jason Dodds	description, weather, photogallery	See the club’s Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Edson (Hornbeck)	Errol Bowren	description, weather, photogallery	Watch the Muskeg Flyers public Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Fort McMurray (Ptarmigan Nordic)	Facebook	Ptarmigan NSC, weather, photogallery	See the Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Fort Saskatchewan	Facebook	Ft. Sask. NSC, description, weather, Photogallery	See the website report or the Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Grande Cache (Smoky River Nordic)	Denis Grenier	Smoky River Nordic, weather, photogallery	See the Facebook page for the club’s Trail Condition Report.	Updated by the club
Grande Prairie (Wapiti Nordic)	Eric Chislett	Wapiti NSC, weather, photogallery	See here for grooming details and trail conditions. More details also on the club’s Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Hinton	Terry Dodge	Hinton NSC, map, weather, photogallery	See the club’s web site, Facebook page, Nordic Pulse and the webcam.	Updated by the club
Lacombe	Tyler Dickson	Lacombe CCSC, maps, weather, photogallery	Lacombe Cross Country Ski Clubs grooming areas are currently closed until cooler temperatures and more snowfall.	Jan 15
Lac La Biche	Brian Deheer	Park Report, weather, photogallery	The Shaw Lake Trails were all groomed and trackset yesterday. With all the new snow, they are really looking good. Hope the warm temps don't impact them too much this week. See the Facebook page.	Feb 3
Leduc	Chris Hrabec	map, weather	Leduc golf course is melted out but sorta skiable. Hoping for snow soon. See the Facebook page.	Feb 12
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park		Park Report, map, weather	All of the trails at MLPP were groomed January 28th. They are in very good condition. Expect debris throughout the trail system after the last wind storm.	Jan 30
Parkland County		Parkland Tourism, weather	Chickakoo (description & map), Tucker's Field & Bunchberry Meadows (description & map) and Hasse Lake: Updates here.	Updated by park staff
Pigeon Lake	Mike Black	Pigeon Lake NSC, trail conditions, maps, weather Hidden Springs	Cross country skiing has ground (literally) to a halt here in the Pigeon Lake Region. Bare ground and/or icy conditions prevail on most trails. Need SNOW!!! You can find maps, trail updates and occasional contact updates at… plnsc.com Happy trails!	Feb 13
Red Deer	Don Wales	Red Deer NSC, weather, photogallery	We have been unable to groom the GCP and Heritage trails due to a combination of melting and freezing. Classical tracks have been reduced to icy ruts. Snow is predicted next week but may not be enough to resurrect the ski trails as the sun is now higher in the sky and day time temperatures remain above zero. Last winter our ski season ended on February 21, and it may be the same again this winter. An unusual ski season in Red Deer for sure. Check River Bend site for ski conditions there. See the Red Deer Nordic Facebook page. For grooming details of the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area Nordic Trails see Nordic Pulse.	Feb 12
Rocky Lane (High Level / Fort Vermilion)	Kayla Wardley	description, map, weather photogallery	See the Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Rocky Mountain House	Angela Chant	weather, photogallery	See the club’s Facebook page.	Updated by the club
Slave Lake (Nine Mile Rec.)	Evan Baranyk	Nine Mile Recreation Society, weather	See the club’s Facebook page.	Updated by the club
St. Albert	Club	description, weather photogallery	See the club's Facebook page.	Updated by the club
St. Paul (Lakeland)	Lakeland NSC	description, weather, photogallery	Check Nordic-Pulse for up to date trail conditions. Details at Westgrove Nordic Pulse and Lakeland Golf Course Nordic Pulse. See club news on the Facebook page. Maps are here.	Updated by the club
Strathcona Wilderness Centre	Paulina Retamales	SWC, trail map, description, weather	See the webcam, and Nordic Pulse. The weekly bulletin is here.	Bulletin issued on Friday
Tawatinaw Valley	Reint Boelman	Facebook, map, description, weather, photogallery	Details are on Nordic Pulse.	Updated by the club
Vermilion	Vaughn Cooper	Vermilion Nordic, description, weather	See the club’s posting and Nordic Pulse.	Updated by the club