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2024-03-23 at 09:50 - comment by SkierRoger
Thanks Steve.
Seems to be a few options to get there, despite the Ribbon Creek lot being closed. In the past, I’d taken the Troll Falls trail.
2024-03-23 at 07:21 - comment by SteveR
We started at Nakiska, taking my usual route from the north parking around the back of the lodge area and down past the lowest chairlift to join Skogan. On the way back we went further south on Skogan to see what the “Skogan-Nakiska Connector” was, after noticing it on the map. It’s a good wide trail that took us up to the road opposite the north parking, ungroomed but easy enough to climb. Descending it with the lumpy ice crust would have been challenging on the skinnies. I wonder if it ever gets groomed?
2024-03-22 at 20:55 - comment by SkierRoger
Lovely pictures Steve.
Where did you park today?
Skogan!
Report Submitted by SteveR
(trip) Date: Friday Mar 22, 2024
Submitted: Friday Mar 22, 2024 at 20:37
Participants:
Bob and I
Discussion:
Fine conditions on a quick out and back to Skogan Pass this afternoon. A dusting of new over the early morning grooming, with winter snow for the most part, although I did experience a few moments of sticking when the sun popped out on an open south facing section. The hard base was evident in spots lower down, but pretty much vanished beyond the Screamer. As we ascended, we noticed the tracks of an ATV or tracked vehicle that had gone up the trail ahead of us, chewing up the trail in a few spots until leaving the Skogan trail at High Level junction. We met them just below that junction as they were coming back down and it turned out to be two ATV's, one on 4 wheels, the other a half-track. I don't know what they were doing there- I assume some kind of "official business" (Trans Alta checking on powerlines?) but they didn't do the grooming any favours. Two corners in particular were left with deep ruts that could be challenging after a melt/freeze. Near the top we met a rush hour of descending skiers, including our very own Helen, but otherwise saw no-one else. Other than some cautious slowing down at the two aforementioned corners, the whole descent was fast yet easily controllable- great for arcing a few parallel turns here and there while keeping eyes peeled for any ruts left by the ATV's (which thanks to the previous descending skiers smoothing things out, were mostly a non-issue in the soft snow). It should be good for a while yet, maybe even better with a few cm's of new fluff on top.
 One of 2 chewed up corners between Sunburst and High Level. By far the worst spot, as with the soft snow and firm base, most of their tracks were no problem to descend.
 Perfect conditions on upper Skogan.
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