Mar 19–27, Sat–Sun
All Abilities Ski
This is the Big One to the Big Mountains! Don’t miss out! Join us for a ski expedition to the magnificent Canadian Rockies Canmore, Banff, Kananaskis Country. We have planned six days of glorious backcountry intermediate level ski touring and groomed X-C trails of that region. The group will travel by car leaving from Portland Saturday, March 19, and arriving in Canmore, Alberta Sunday, March 20 with one overnight stay on the road (not included in cost). We will start our venture by spending a day skiing at the Canmore Nordic Center, the site of the ’88 Winter Olympics. Trails selected for ensuing day tours are well known in that area and include Burstall Pass, Canmore to Banff via Goat Creek, Dead Man’s Flat to Skogan Pass and Ribbon Creek, and Smith Dorrien trails starting from Chester Lake. These trails can be skied to whatever level of choice. One day will be left open for sightseeing or yes, more skiing! Downhill skiing is also an option.
Accommodations entail a luxury house arrangements with kitchen facilities and entertainment areas for dinners and socializing. Canmore is a delightfully entertaining community and worthy of at least one night “on the town.” The return trip will begin early Sunday, March 27, returning to Portland that day. Travel distance to Canmore is approximately 900 miles. A pre-trip meeting will be scheduled to go over the details. A valid passport will be required to travel to Canada.
Trip Limit: 8 participants, including the leader.
Trip Cost: $450, includes seven nights’ accommodations in a luxury house in Canmore. Additional costs to be incurred are one or two nights of accommodation on the road, potluck meals, shared costs for transportation, trail fees for one day at Nordic Center and shared costs for groceries to prepare meals and trail lunches in Canmore.
Sign up at the Overnight Trip Extravaganza in October. Afterwards, you may sign-up on the ONC-PDX website, or send your ONC overnight trip application and $450 check payable to ONC-Portland Chapter to the trip leader: Ted Scheinman. For questions, please contact Ted at 503-452-7432 or email at tedskier@gmail.com
BOOKINGS
This event is fully booked. To be put on the waiting list, contact the trip leader.