February 2013 Presentation: The Grand Ski Traverses of the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains By Chic Scott

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Author Chic Scott will tell the story of all the long distance ski traverse in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains, beginning with Joe Weiss’s traverse from Jasper to Banff in 1930 up to the great traverses in the Columbia Mountains in the 70s and 80. Featured with the be the Great Divide Ski Traverse completed in 1967 by Chic Scott and three companions and the Jasper to Banff Traverse along the ‘East Side’ completed by Chic Scott and Marg Gmoser in 2010 when they were 64 years old.

Hosted By: Parkland XC Ski Club
Date: Tuesday February 12, 7:30 PM
Location: Kerry Wood Nature Centre

Excerpts From Newsletters of Yesteryears The Parkland Poets

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A self-imposed duty, as club secretary, has been that of reviewing the mass of paper that arrived at my house, turned over to my keeping by the previous secretary.  Thus, I am sorting and reading and reading. Most fascinating are the old newsletters.

However, before I share from them, I need to say my reading of the club history left me in awe of and full of admiration for the many club members who contribute to the success of the club year after year after year often simultaneously wearing multiple “club hats”.

Now, some excerpts from the many poems that were part of yesteryear’s newsletters.

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Destination Mount Gordon

Trying to eat lunch on the wind swept Wapta Icefield By Ivan

Trying to eat lunch on the wind swept Wapta Icefield By Ivan

By Derry

On February 1st our merry band of backcountry skiers set off across Bow Lake enroute to Bow Hut and distant Mount Gordon. The ski across the wind-swept lake was more like skating, but snow conditions improved once we got into the trees. We proceeded carefully through the narrow creek canyon and up into the snow covered alpine. Bow Hut looked so close across the Valley, but it still took us hours to make the steep climb. A warm fire and good food quickly improved our moods.

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Hilda YO-YO Ski Tour

A few photos from a fun weekend YO-YO skiing around the Hilda Area.

Ribbon Creek Ski Trip and Fondue Feast

Fondue Tour on the top of Blueberry hill. One of the rare times that it is very clear and no wind

Fondue Tour on the top of Blueberry hill. One of the rare times that it is very clear and no wind

By Dion

We set out for beautiful Kanannaskis Country on Friday. This is the first ski trip with the Parkland Ski Club that I have ever participated in. I had heard a lot of good things about the trip before I signed up. I actually heard more about the food than about the skiing itself! The last of us arrived at around 8pm on Friday night at the Ribbon Creek Hostel. It was a cold night, about -26 Celsius, and very dark. We had a trip meeting that night and decided that we would start off the ski as group and then separate into two groups. Marilyn was the leader for one group and Jane lead the other group.

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