Calgary Ski Club

❄️ Lake Louise Loppet — February 22, 2026 ❄️
One of Canada’s most scenic cross-country skiing events is back ✨
Whether you’re racing for time or skiing for fun, this is your chance to glide through the iconic trails of Lake Louise.

Bus trip to Sunshine.

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Join us for an exhilarating Cross Country Skiing experience! 🌲🏔️ Breathe in the fresh air, enjoy the scenic trails, and make unforgettable memories in the great outdoors.

At Calgary Ski Club, we’re not just about carving down the slopes—we’re about adventure, connection, and embracing the great outdoors in every season.

From group ski trips and backcountry adventures to hiking, biking, and social events, we bring together like-minded outdoor enthusiasts who share a passion for adventure and friendship.

Join us for an epic St. Patrick’s Day Ski & Board Weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort! 🍻❄️

🏡 $389/person – 3 nights in on-hill Sherpa Condos with ski-out access.
🚗 U-drive trip – Back by popular demand.
🎿 Ski-in, ski-out convenience, just a short walk to the chairlift.
💵 $100 Gas Card is provided.

📅 Trip Dates: Depart Friday, March 14, 2025
📍 Where: Whitefish Mountain Resort

Calgary Ski Club’s Lake Louise Loppet Timing and Medals

Calgary Ski Club chief timer, working with Zone 4 remote staff have created continuous timing verification. How this works is shortly after you cross the finish line our chief timer will confirm if you are in the medals, and whether you are 1st, 2nd or 3rd in your age group. There is no waiting for results.

You will be handed off to the medal area, where volunteers will present you with your gold, silver or bronze medal. We have sourced wood and acrylic medals from a Calgary manufacturer with a unique design front and back.

Prizes, if you won one, will be in your registration package, along with your bib and timing chip.
If you didn’t place in the top 3 of your category, Zone 4 will be publishing your results a few hours after the race.

Calgary Ski Club’s Lake Louise Loppet

Two new changes to Calgary Ski Club’s Lake Louise Loppet are coming to Loppet 25 this year that we hope you will enjoy.

We heard from some that our 20 km loop wasn’t long enough, and we also had safety concerns with the steep outbound downhill and tight turn on Telemark trail, just past our Cross-Over marshal station.

This year we have a new route that will take 25 km racers uphill to the top of track-setting on Lake Moraine Road and then enjoy a long downhill run before turning left to Fairview trail. Full course layout is on our website. We hope this change is a positive one for the faster racers.

The other change is the introduction of Teams of 2. We saw this category in bike races last summer and brought it to Loppet 25. Team up with your favourite skier and join one of the following Open events, Women’s, Mixed, Men’s, or Veteran’s 100+. The last one adds both racer’s ages together for those in our mature race community.

Within weeks of opening registration we had our first father and son team, and are looking for many more to join.

Calgary Ski Club’s Lake Louise Loppet is now open for registration. It is a classic ski race held on the beautiful slopes surrounding frozen Lake Louise on March 2, 2025. It will include our traditional individual races, and this year we are introducing a fun event for Teams of 2 racers, who could be Women’s Open, Mixed Open, Men’s Open and Veterans 100+ that will be held on our 13 km route. Check our race poster out for which individual distance will challenge yourself, or sign up with a friend.

Another great bit of urban wildlife trivia, thanks to our friends at the Miistakis Institute ...

Urbanization of native species: what is it, and why does it matter?

DYK: Different animals are more adapted, comfortable and tolerant of human presence and pressures?

This means a skunk can (and will) live among humans, while a cougar or bear will do almost anything to avoid us. (No shade to them, we all need our space.)

The amount of wildlife activity we see in Calgary changes based on where you are; for instance, natural landscapes at the city's edge may have more activity than areas with more dense development.

We've got three categories we've put animals in:

🐻 Avoiders are dependent on natural area connections. (Elk, Bears, Cougars)

🦌 Utilizers live and breed in urban areas but need links to natural areas. (Moose and deer)

🦨 Dwellers live in the city with or without natural areas. (Bobcats (aka Robertcats), Skunks, and Coyotes.)

Knowing how wildlife interacts (or doesn't) with us and our human infrastructure helps us plan, manage and steward our natural spaces-- keeping our urban wildlife healthy, reducing conflicts and enabling Calgarians to coexist with our animal residents -- because this is their home too. 🥰

Quick ski at bowness park on Sunday after a birthday party outside … the tracks are set!

Also heard Confed and S**g are ready to go… anyone else been yet??