Destination: Canmore, Alberta, Canada
Terrain: Groomed and Ungroomed trails
Trip Rating: All levels skiing and snowshoeing
Canadian Rockies Spring Break Ski Trip
This is the Big One! Don’t miss out! Join us for a ski expedition to the magnificent Canadian Rockies: Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, and Kananaskis Country. We have planned six days of glorious backcountry easy-intermediate level ski touring and groomed X-C trails in that region.
The group will travel by car, leaving from Portland Saturday, March 20, and arriving in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, Sunday, March 21, with one overnight stay on the road (not included in cost). We will start our adventure by spending a day skiing at the Canmore Nordic Center, the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Trails selected for ensuing day tours are well known in that area and include Burstall Pass, many Banff Nordic trails, many Lake Louise Nordic trails, and Smith-Dorrien trails starting from Chester Lake. These trails can be skied to whatever level of choice you care to. One day will be left open for sightseeing or, yes, more skiing! Downhill skiing is also an option.
Accommodations in Canmore entail a new luxury condominium arrangement with kitchen facilities and entertainment areas for dinners and socializing—as well as a hot tub! Canmore is a delightfully entertaining community and worthy of at least one night “on the town.”
The return trip will begin early Sunday, March 28, returning to Portland late that night. Travel distance to Canmore is approximately 725 miles, plus local driving. (It is possible to fly to Calgary and take a shuttle to Canmore.) A pre-trip meeting will be scheduled to go over the details.
Other considerations:
- You need your passport, and it must not expire within 6 months of the trip.
- You need Snow Flake-rated tires and AWD (recommended) in BC.
Trip limit: 20 participants
Cost: $395 per person for 7 nights lodging. Not included are travel costs, including at least one night on the road, carpool sharing, meal and any trail fees.
Carpool miles: From Portland, 1450 miles round trip, plus mileage to the ski areas
Trip Leader: Ted Scheinman
Co-Leader: Rick Grote