March 18th: Clear skies on Sunday night with no new precipitation during the grooming shift. Some bare spots are starting to show on the edges on trails at the North end, especially on Wheeler, which is down to ice/pavement in sun exposed areas. Warm daytime temperatures, strong sunshine and intermittent winds lately have left abundant tree debris and snow bombs on the trail and there is a chance of downed trees. Spring freeze-thaw conditions exist with conditions likely to be icy in the morning and softening as temperatures rise, with the least icy conditions generally on the newest grooming.
The recent warm weather is starting to thin the trail base, after abundant early March snow gave low elevations a few weeks of a workable base. Generally accumulation to date is well below normal for PLPP this season and bare spots and sheer ice could appear quickly if the warm weather continues, especially under trees and in sun exposed areas at the North end.
Click on the computer icon above to access the Alberta Parks report and information on individual trails if applicable.
Today | Distance | Open | Last Groomed | Trackset | |
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Wheeler | 5.43km | ||||
Amos | 2.53km | ||||
Woolley | 2.03km | ||||
Meadow - Vic to Elkwood | 2.62km |
1-3 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed | Trackset | |
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Whiskey Jack | 3.86km | ||||
Lower Lake Group Camp | 1.55km | ||||
Packers | 2.75km | ||||
Pocaterra - Packers to Tyrwhitt | 3.4km | ||||
Pocaterra | 3.95km | ||||
Come Along | 1.89km | ||||
Pocaterra Grid | 0.07km | ||||
Lynx | 1.82km | ||||
Pocaterra - Lynx to Packers | 3.02km | ||||
Lodgepole | 3.94km | ||||
Rolly Road | 1.71km |
4-6 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed | Trackset | |
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Meadow - VIC to Lodgepole | 1.25km | ||||
Sinclair | 1.39km | ||||
Braille | 1.35km | ||||
Braille Trail | 0.67km | ||||
William Watson Lodge Access | 0.53km | ||||
Spruce Road | 0.94km | ||||
William Watson Lodge Loop | 0.65km | ||||
Rolly Road Grid | 0.23km | ||||
Elk Pass Trail - Trailhead to Hydroline Jct. | 1.99km | ||||
Upper Lake Connector | 0.98km | ||||
Hydroline Trail | 3.42km | ||||
Elk Pass Trail - N.Hydroline Jct. to Tyrwhitt Jct. | 3.9km | ||||
Moraine | 2.4km | ||||
Blueberry Hill | 3.51km | ||||
Patterson | 0.88km | ||||
Boulton Creek | 2.46km | ||||
Fox Creek | 1.69km |
7-10 Days Ago | Distance | Open | Last Groomed | Trackset | |
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Lookout - South Side | 3.27km | ||||
Lookout - North Side | 1.68km | ||||
Tyrwhitt | 4.79km |