Kicking Horse Trail - Happiness is fresh track setting...
Trip date: Friday Feb 18, 2022
Submitted by Ray Yong
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Skied the Kicking Horse Trail in Yoho this afternoon. Temp was +4 under cloudy skies at 1300, the occasional flurry, and very light winds. Trail had just been trackset, so conditions were perfect (well, when using waxless and skin skies, anyways). Snow was wet and crunchy, with just the occasional stickiness that threatened to pull you out of your boots.
Track setting is strong and not going anywhere. Could have stopped to build a snowman anywhere along the trail - snow was perfect for that. If temperatures drop below zero the trail may be a little slick, but right now it's just great. I do love the work the Kicking Horse Ski Club does on the trails, and I hope Parks Canada does just as good a job next year.
Also stopped by to take a look at Yoho Valley Road. Didn't ski it, but it looks like it's ungroomed/untrack set, with a few cm of wet snow over skidoo compacting.