Syncline South & Allison-Chinook - Castle Prov Park & Crowsnest Pass

Trip date: Saturday Feb 18, 2023

Submitted by ChrisL

Particpants:

Chris
Marianne

Discussion:

First XC skiing experience in that region, we started with Syncline South as we didn't have much time. It felt more like a hike than skiing, but conditions were okay. No tracksetting, hard surface covered with a bit of fresh snow, easy trails and a few dry spots on Lake Loop and Fox Run.

Allison-Chinook the next day was much better. A bit more snow, ski-only trails like Whiskey Jack (our favorite), Whitetail and Camp were great. Marten wasn't bad either. Single-track set, we would avoid shared trails as much as possible next time. Rainbow Run was short, not enough snow. Mainline was icy for the first 200 metres or so.