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Day Two, WAHOO! – January 30, 2015

Posted on February 1, 2015 by murray

As I have said…. it is a gamble. Today we win. I’m still flying economy but the hike today resulted in some outstanding skiing. Cirque Peak is the place we are headed. B had skied there a week ago and … Continue reading →

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Bad Day Skiing – January 29, 2015

Posted on January 31, 2015 by murray

A bad day skiing is better than a good day at work, so they say. West Nile is the destination. It has been warm in the mountains. The snow has been melting and the surface is crusty. We hope that the … Continue reading →

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First Ski Walk of 2014 in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Posted on January 26, 2014 by murray

No expectations. That’s the rule. If I don’t have any expectations then they are always exceeded. The skiing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has not been great so far this year. All the snow has fallen on Edmonton and Calgary … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Addiction

Posted on February 11, 2013 by murray

For those that do not know Edmonton is 4 hours from the mountains so I cannot just wake up and decide to go skiing on this day or that. The past few years I have been ski touring almost exclusively. … Continue reading →

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Glorious

Posted on March 27, 2012 by debbie

Moraine Lake is our destination for the day. Up. J, R, B, Murray and I pile into the van with skis, lunch and extra clothes. It is B’s first ski in the mountains. Her running fitness and sense of adventure … Continue reading →

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The Worse the Driving; the Better the Skiing

Posted on March 10, 2012 by murray

The roads are bad. It’s Monday afternoon, the sky has closed in and it is snowing hard. Debbie and I have set out for another foray into the mountains. I sometimes get asked why I am headed south when the … Continue reading →

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Moraine Lake Road

Posted on January 16, 2012 by debbie

We find ourselves in Canmore this weekend.  Let me explain. Months ago, we heard that one of our favorite artists, Laurie Anderson, would be playing in Calgary as part of the High Performance Rodeo ( https://www.hprodeo.ca ), an international arts … Continue reading →

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