Dec. 07, 2011 - Issue #842: Hroses
Exploring Calgary - a photo essay by Craig Janzen
Seeing the city by ski power
Checking the map because we are lost.
Putting on really warm socks (we overdressed).
Stepping into ski's for the first time (it took a couple tries to figure out how they work).
It's much easier to ski when the trail is already made.
The first of a couple falls for Chelsey.
The sun setting over the Glenmore reservoir.
To check the current conditions and predicted opening dates for all cross-country trails in Edmonton, visit edmonton.ca and click the Attractions and Recreation tab. For Nordic conditions around Alberta, visit snowzone.ca
Capilano Park
109 Ave and 50 St
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
Gold Bar Park
109 Ave and 50 St
Trails: Beginner-advanced
Type: Classical, skate and night skiing
Goldstick Park
42 St and 101 Ave
Trails: Advanced
Type: Classical, skate and night skiing
Kinsmen Park
91 Ave and 108 St
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical, skate and night skiing
Riverside Golf Course
(no washrooms or shelters)
Rowland Road and 84 St
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
Strathcona Science Provincial Park
17 St NW
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Skate
Snow Valley Ski Club
119 St off Whitemud Freeway
Trails: Beginner-advanced
Type: Classical, skate and night skiing
Terwillegar Park (no shelters)
Rabbit Hill Road West
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
Victoria Park
116 St and River Valley Road
Trails: Beginner
Type: Classical and skate
William Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Road
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
Argyll Park at Mill Creek
(no shelters)
69 Ave and 88 St
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
Twin Brooks Natural Area
119 St and 16 Ave (Twin Brooks Close)
Trails: Beginner-intermediate
Type: Classical and skate
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