CCSAM | d baniak | Activity https://ccsam.ca/members/dbaniak/activity/ Activity feed for d baniak. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:56:47 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.4.0 en-CA 30 hourly 2 9c3e6d286013fc8c50521185ab7f18c4 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I zipped past Solarflare Mar 16 to report as follows. I […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12667/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:30:43 -0500 So, I zipped past Solarflare Mar 16 to report as follows.
I arrived at the Stables lot around noon to take advantage of the heat of the day. Skied Esk, Chick loop, Esk again to the forest path to the Kiln loop and back to the Stables lot.
The trails were in fantastic condition with the weekend skiers packing down the roughness caused by the…Read more

]]> 0 0ccc2012f820464a54a0522fea8fd8a9 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I skied past Long Stare once again. Mar 10 I arrived at […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12628/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:07:33 -0500 So, I skied past Long Stare once again.
Mar 10 I arrived at the Stables lot noonish, curious to check on conditions after the snow, rain and sleet event of Sunday evening.
In a word, they were marvelous: skiers had packed down the app. 1.5 inches of fresh snow, covering all debris. I skied Esk to Chick, thru the forest trail to West Blue, back…Read more

]]> 0 0b630e09109d4d397eda52b530d47bfd d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I tiptoed past 'ol Clam Bake again. I arrived at the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12589/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:10:59 -0600 So, I tiptoed past ‘ol Clam Bake again.
I arrived at the Stables lot Mar 2 noon, and skied Asp and Chick. Tracks well defined with some blown in spots and debris from the big wind late last week. The good news on the debris is that it in being skied in and only marginally affects glide.
Spoke to other skiers who reported Esk and west Blue are…Read more

]]> 0 a0c563cf491c48099d4ebbb4e1f05cd4 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I tiptoed past Clambake once again. I did not ski today […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12507/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:31:44 -0600 So, I tiptoed past Clambake once again.
I did not ski today Feb 18, hoping for serious snow. However, I respectfully disagree with GAD’s rant about trail walkers.
You have to accept human nature these days: everybody seems to focus on themselves.
That said, I suggest that the “trails” are wide enough that walkers can take advantage of them…Read more

]]> 0 f40a162b8aaa89ee2c43e2f19efba907 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I bamboozeled my way past Stormcloud yet again Feb […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12502/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:46:53 -0600 So, I bamboozeled my way past Stormcloud yet again Feb 17.
I arrived at the Stables lot noon and skied Asp and Chick.
The slightly bad news: some baniak in a dually tried to drive up the Blue and tore up the trail for about 30 ft,
The good news: they managed to get well and truly stuck in the snow judging by the depth of the ruts created by…Read more

]]> 0 761a5b97d8f51ab312b7b825a596b127 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I scooched past Cloudburst again. I arrived at the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12459/ Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:24:39 -0600 So, I scooched past Cloudburst again.
I arrived at the Stables lot noon Feb 7 and skied Asp and Chick.Trails were crusty at the edges with a good skied in bottom providing a good kick with green wax. Glide 6-8 ft.
A huge thankyou to the Birds Hill crew for their excellent grooming and repairs on the Blue and Asp. The Asp outgoing is perfect…Read more

]]> 0 4dfb8240fc9f303657afffa01598534f d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, another run past the guardian '''''Pound Cake". I […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12275/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:52:22 -0600 So, another run past the guardian ””’Pound Cake”. I started at noon Jan12 from the stables parking lot doing the east Blue ,down the Chick to the Asp ,
did the Asp loop and then the Blue from the Chick parking lot back to the stables lot.
Hydro disruption not a factor. Blue was pebbly and slick: the changes in elevation of the trail really…Read more

]]> 0 5d4c11f0818f5eeed0888b58830b4475 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I got past the "Snowflake" guardian Jan 9 and can […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12245/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:37:31 -0600 So, I got past the “Snowflake” guardian Jan 9 and can report as follows.
First the good: The Piston -Bully is in good shape and has groomed the trails which are showing a little more grass in places, but certainly dooable.
Second, the bad: The Asp and the Blue trails are “closed” . After my ski on Kiln I walked past the trail barricades and…Read more

]]> 0 e12f1584715131fe15be51411a8b0ad8 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I managed to sneak past "Cloudflake" the guardian of […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12211/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:49:29 -0600 So, I managed to sneak past “Cloudflake” the guardian of the portal and post thus: I arrived at the stables lot Jan7 noon and skied Asp and Chick. The trails have had a lot of traffic but are in good shape with the right track more wowed and faster ( 8 to 12 ft, glide), and the left track better formed with 6 to 8 ft, of glide.
Sharper corners…Read more

]]> 0 83d39b12290df2196c307bb05f7be526 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the restaurant noon Dec23, and skied Esk […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/12068/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:56:47 -0600 So, I arrived at the restaurant noon Dec23, and skied Esk and Chick loop. I was the second skier o Esk which was groomed early today judging by the crispness of the grooming corduroy.
Track well defined, minimal grass showing with 3-4 foot glide on green wax.
Perfect day: full sun with no wind.

]]> 0 15d9483ab34ceac6da3be2a00b03e48f d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I hit the trails noon Feb23, and skied Esk, Chick to Asp […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10818/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:37:12 -0600 So, I hit the trails noon Feb23, and skied Esk, Chick to Asp loop west of the Chick trail. GW’s assessment of the trail conditions is accurate; I gauge the glide at 15 ft.

Skiers have created a work around of the terrible shape of the Esk at the beginning of the trail. If starting from the parking lot, go past the restaurant building and the 2…Read more

]]> 1 7c443c8d1e5cc991d9e8796ff9c4b7eb d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the stables lot noon Feb21. Skied east […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10811/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:54:44 -0600 So, I arrived at the stables lot noon Feb21. Skied east Blstm ,entire Chick,and the Kiln loop via the traverse off the Esk.
The trails were in very good condition with most of them still having a thin layer of snow at the very bottom of the track, facilitating good kick with reg blue wax and a 15 to 20 ft glide. Some icy bits in sunny locations,…Read more

]]> 0 7d92d908b20815e11c0fe53f14b2627a d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the stables lot noon Feb12. I decided to […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10770/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:33:54 -0600 So, I arrived at the stables lot noon Feb12. I decided to reconnoiter the east Blstm to settle any doubts as to its condition.
I respectfully regret to suggest that RL’s post of elephants is in error on 2 points: a) there were no signs of elephants or their droppings,and
b) any elephants that had been down the trail (which is…Read more

]]> 0 0035b832011baa7e45b42c93b058357a d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I was buoyed by the Facebook Group posting,and arrived […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10755/ Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:21:25 -0600 So, I was buoyed by the Facebook Group posting,and arrived at the stables lot at noon Feb10/24.
The trails were in very very good condition: 2/3″ of snow completely covered all bare and icy spots, settled nicely at the bottom of the tracks. and was perfectly packed down by skiers. Kick on V40 blue wax was good, and the glide of 6 to 8 ft buttery…Read more

]]> 0 2203aa088e2c7ad962f0265abedbe6f0 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I have been in a funk, staring out the window in Nov. […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10734/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:07:51 -0600 So, I have been in a funk, staring out the window in Nov. Dec. and 1/2 of Jan. before stating to ski Jan 16/24. Lost my posting mojo.
Anyway it’s back for what it’s worth.
I hit the stables at 11:30 Feb 6/24,with my Kneissel metal edged battle boards, and skied Asp, around the Asp loop, up Chick to west Blustm, and did the Blustm back to the…Read more

]]> 0 555dd6f8dd14563ad39110881ea717a4 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So,I arrived at the park restaurant bldg at 12:30 with my […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10182/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:11:57 -0500 So,I arrived at the park restaurant bldg at 12:30 with my “talking” skis. Set off on the Esk trail:nobody had been down it. I weaved my way around horse tracks and droppings breaking a trail where it seemed best. By the time I arrived at the junction with Lime Kln the horses were gone and I broke trail on the left side of the trail to the lookout,…Read more

]]> 0 c074a2365fd918131caee8be7f8440c0 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, will this be the earliest start ever, beating the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10175/ Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:17:38 -0500 So, will this be the earliest start ever, beating the Nov11/12 start?
If the thermometer stays as forecast a historical event may occur.

]]> 1 53969e37c0accac2c9060fb4b3d6ec15 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, me and the G-man started today at 9:30 Apr 12 at the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/10080/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:43:16 -0500 So, me and the G-man started today at 9:30 Apr 12 at the stables parking lot. Skied east Bluestem to the lookout, Chick loop,and Esk back to the parking lot. The ski track was very melted and shrunken, with the base of the track collapsing under my skis from time to time. I had decent luck keeping one ski in a track and placing the other…Read more

]]> 0 96f41fbe9cda21d77dd05fc101951532 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the stables parking lot around noon Mar13, […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9879/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:30:21 -0500 So, I arrived at the stables parking lot around noon Mar13, and skied Asp around the loop, Chick to the lookout, Esk hill, Chick loop , and via Esk, the Kiln loop back to the lot.
The Esk and Kiln have Not been freshly groomed: these trails (groomed Mar10) have had the 1-2 inches of Mar 11 snow skied in and are in magnificent shape with, in my…Read more

]]> 0 7fdedf47850f7f7a8d64d1a0d77b1fcc d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, me and my "woodies" hit the park around noon Feb 28 at […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9822/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:59:24 -0600 So, me and my “woodies” hit the park around noon Feb 28 at the stables parking lot. Did Asp l around its west loop, Chick to tower, Chick loop and Esk back to the stables. Blustm and Chick are only tracked trails. I hope this does not mean that the Bully is broke again. Anyway the tracked trails are in good shape, and the skier packed trails(…Read more

]]> 0 db4c1ce1ad8671e0044d2c9316d8b54d d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, me and my friend G hit the trails at noon, Jan 25 in the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9666/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:44:28 -0600 So, me and my friend G hit the trails at noon, Jan 25 in the heat of the day. Skied outgoing Esker to Chick,crossed over to Bluestem, did the Aspen loop west of Chick and then Esk back to the stables. The new snow had been skied in, the tracks well defined, and the glide was magnificent. No wind,and sunshine. Great ski on green wax.

]]> 0 cd9d60367d94671d76ef5e5d939b9075 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the stables lot at noon Dec 18, and tried […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9379/ Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:32:44 -0600 So, I arrived at the stables lot at noon Dec 18, and tried the recently groomed trails. It was a good news bad news situation. The good: it was great to ski Aspen in its entirety, there is lots of snow for the Bully to manipulate, the sun was peeking through a slight haze, and the forest looked like a Christmas card with the snow sitting on…Read more

]]> 0 ef48404d5fb18fbd28baa2e6c4e07f56 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: KM: It appeared to me that Aspen back from the Chickadee has […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9346/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:08:07 -0600 KM: It appeared to me that Aspen back from the Chickadee has been skier tracked. The Lime Kiln is still only skier tracked although BK reported that it was “doable” and the track at the junction of Esker showed a skier track that seemed better defined. Hope this helps.

]]> 0 668f67f2e0e01b9926e8e3cce9cf3539 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the stables lot at noon Dec 11. Skied Esker […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9337/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:06:36 -0600 So, I arrived at the stables lot at noon Dec 11. Skied Esker to the tower, down the Esker hill to Chickadee and crossed over to the Bluestem and around back to the stables. Weather was perfect @ -1, whisper of a breeze, and most importantly, virtually perfect track conditions; the glide went on fooreveeer. Good kick on my ” Uncle John’s” with blue…Read more

]]> 1 a74e0b523c016abc9e17d90fae01ecfe d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: Chickadee had been walked on but the path was a perfect […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9154/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:33:23 -0600 Chickadee had been walked on but the path was a perfect width for skiing and had the advantage of being well packed so I could get some decent glide. I met a skier who had done Bluestem backwards from the Chickadee parking lot and they reported a decent skier tracked trail. There was app. 6-8″ of snow with some grass visible. An ok ski.

]]> 0 d6cf50924fd6dbb9eabf52024c8de307 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, on Nov 13 I took my "talking skis" to check out the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9153/ Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:27:01 -0600 So, on Nov 13 I took my “talking skis” to check out the conditions. I did the Esker, which was horse-ridden and sleigh ride marred to the junction of Esker and Kiln; thereafter it was skier tracked to the lookout and down the Esker hill to the junction of Chickadee.

]]> 0 9dbcd40d72eb2d628afdbe0e880fedfa d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I ventured out to the park April 29,about 10:30 am to […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9032/ Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:43:30 -0500 So, I ventured out to the park April 29,about 10:30 am to determine if the postings of dlivingston were accurate. I started at the Chickadee trail head, and went east to the crossroads. The track was doable with minimal hiker tracks. At the crossroads I noted that the trail back to the stables parking lot looked as good as what I had just skied…Read more

]]> 0 147fa6d30bbdf42779d317244c19e9fb d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I was delighted to read dl's report: I would have put […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/9031/ Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:27:42 -0500 So, I was delighted to read dl’s report: I would have put money on that skiing was. over for this season. I may have to pull my gear out to set an all time new record for length of the ski season.
Speaking of gear, as I operate on the trailing edge of technology using 3 pin stuff, does anybody have a pair of boots in decent shape size 45 or 46…Read more

]]> 0 6237b9dca7d2c62cb648ef5367ff74d4 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, my ears were burning with the thanks on breaking trail; […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8987/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:16:28 -0500 So, my ears were burning with the thanks on breaking trail; it was not just me but new friends Stef and Will who did the Aspen with me. The skiers who did the Bluestem also deserve thanks, although I did not remember their names.
Hit the trails today Apr18 at 11:30 ish from the Chickadee trail head. East on Aspen to the “crossroads” where I met…Read more

]]> 5 e9d79f1d5b2ae5db9f153251fccbf887 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I set off to the park for the 11:00 trail […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8966/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:47:19 -0500 So, I set off to the park for the 11:00 trail breaking/packing happening. Hwy 59 to the park was icy but passable. I took the turn in to to West gate and marvelled to myself: wow, this road is cleared better than the main drags in Wpg., until immediately after the park gate booths. Thereafter, there had been no snow clearing with a single path…Read more

]]> 2 59d74d3da64d8d053604ef55df27d7ae d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I am rejoicing in the snow dump, but not looking forward […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8959/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 16:09:59 -0500 So, I am rejoicing in the snow dump, but not looking forward to breaking trail.
There are many enthusiasts out there enjoying Bird’s Hill trails, so I am proposing a trail breaking blitz Friday April15 at 11:00 am starting at the Chickadee trail head.
I envision groups of 2/3 skiers taking on a specified part of the Bluestem Aspen and bits of the…Read more

]]> 0 431e553fd9a9a6acc396d787f44ffa26 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at 11:30 Apr.8 and skied Aspen loop backwards […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8950/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:38:40 -0500 So, I arrived at 11:30 Apr.8 and skied Aspen loop backwards , up Chickadee backwards to Bluestem west loop and back to the Chickadee parking lot. Firm track with decent glide.
I still had some energy,so I decided to go east on the Aspen to the “crossroads” to see if anybody had skied the east Bluestem , which from my observations and GW’s…Read more

]]> 0 9c1afdb70dd7dc75cf109b0d8e488a3e d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I arrived at the Chickadee lot around 1pm Apr.7, hoping […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8946/ Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:53:00 -0500 So, I arrived at the Chickadee lot around 1pm Apr.7, hoping that earlier skiers had packed the Bluestem west of the Chickadee: I was not disappointed. I did the trail backwards and met the first and second skiers on the trail.
About 2-3 inches of snow had accumulated, and 1 track on the west Bluestem is now doable. At the lookout I packed the…Read more

]]> 1 0c55a4bf46ea3c23190bd9bc0fbfc5c5 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, curious to see what the cold snap had done to the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8906/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 20:57:58 -0500 So, curious to see what the cold snap had done to the trails, I arrived at the park around noon Mar26, to the Chickadee parking lot which was dirt on the west side and packed frozen snow mounds on the other, but easily accessible by my sedan.
The Aspen trail to the stables parking lot was skier packed dual track,and back west to the Bluestem.…Read more

]]> 0 11011934b2ff779d03644bb33c8a03ac d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, curious to investigate what Monday's rain and high […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8901/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:44:22 -0500 So, curious to investigate what Monday’s rain and high temps might have done to the conditions, I, ER,and AD hit the trails at noon. Debriefing skiers coming off the Aspen and Bluestem reported icy conditions at first with rapid softening,
On our ski on Esker and the Chickadee northern loop revealed soft tracks with a phenomenon never experienced…Read more

]]> 0 82e282777def70dc092612b68ad00d27 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So I hit the trails March 12 at noon. An attempt at grooming […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8841/ Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:55:33 -0600 So I hit the trails March 12 at noon. An attempt at grooming the right track on Aspen using a single track apparatus was mostly successful, however it obliterated the left track : a mixed result as the skier packed tracks were superior elsewhere in the park i.e. Chickadee, Esker, and from other skier’s reports Bluestem.
There were some blown in…Read more

]]> 1 9661afe107b13c86b6b4ff2eb8f6e75b d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, I had moderate case of cabin fever, coupled with the […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8737/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:51:36 -0600 So, I had moderate case of cabin fever, coupled with the frustration of looking out my living room window at the best snow in about 15-20 years,and seeing temperature readings in the frozen appendages range. Today Feb 23 promised a relatively “mild” high of -22C,so I ventured out to the park at 1pm in the heat of the day.
Trails in perfect…Read more

]]> 0 87b79fa456227dd67397bc253615785f d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: Hit the trails Feb 15 at noon. Spoke to a skier just coming […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8690/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:01:39 -0600 Hit the trails Feb 15 at noon. Spoke to a skier just coming off the trails who stated that it appeared that the trails had been groomed and that this morning’s snow had partly filled in the track: they were right. Luckily 3 skiers departed before me on the Esker trail and packed down the track. Continuing snow accumulated in the track, so I was…Read more

]]> 0 df7583cc7a20a954d2085ee17066e1d4 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: Hit the trails Jan23/22 at noon with the kid. Skied Aspen […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8481/ Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:55:22 -0600 Hit the trails Jan23/22 at noon with the kid. Skied Aspen past the intersection with Chickadee, around the Aspen loop, then up the Chickadee to the lookout, down the hill on Esker to the Chickadee loop and then Esker to the parking lot. 10.6k.
The Aspen had the left track groomed by a single track machine to the intersection of Aspen and…Read more

]]> 0 2742f12242f60942f5c325b3fa260bf5 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: I arrived at the park Jan11/22 at 11:30. Skied Esker, […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8285/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:22:41 -0600 I arrived at the park Jan11/22 at 11:30. Skied Esker, Chickadee, and the west loop of Aspen. No grooming, however the tracks are in very good shape without any walker damage. Glide good and kick on green wax perfect.

]]> 0 12787dd0c739f5ce42d87d8150bcf23b d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: So, the Snow Gods have gifted us app. 2-3 inches of new snow […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/8068/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 21:32:19 -0600 So, the Snow Gods have gifted us app. 2-3 inches of new snow yesterday, to help us endure the “plague years”. The trails yesterday were slow, but today the kick was great on green wax and the glide was very good. Sunny weather and once again, no wind. Skied Esker, Chickadee, and the Aspen loop west of the Chickadee trail. All bare spots and leaves…Read more

]]> 0 c1ae08f26dce32dd4a9316963583a227 d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: Hit the park at noon, in the heat of the day. The good news: […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/7943/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:56:47 -0600 Hit the park at noon, in the heat of the day. The good news: the trails have not deteriorated. The better news:
the skiff of snow of app. 3 cms has settled in the base of the ski tracks filling in the crunchy bits, and covering much of the debris on the tracks.
I skiied Esker to the Tower, the Chickadee and the Lime Kiln loops and back to the…Read more

]]> 0 a99259583ea2611d15fe0e58d94bd5ac d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: As I turned into the restaurant parking lot today at around […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/7883/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:30:27 -0600 As I turned into the restaurant parking lot today at around noon, I noticed a translucent shimmering wall of light ahead of me. As I drove through it I experienced a momentary flicker of vertigo, and then I passed into a parallel universe, as I found the trail conditions much less dire than described by others.
Esker to the lookout is very, very,…Read more

]]> 0 b44050aeb8e705159c457001a42e4a06 d baniak joined the group Grand Beach Provincial Park https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/6612/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:36:52 -0600 0 0680ac7cd8d5d7823bc3a4f8171607bc d baniak posted an update in the group Birds Hill Provincial Park: I went for a walk in the park Nov2,2020 on the outgoing […] https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/5252/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:49:37 -0600 I went for a walk in the park Nov2,2020 on the outgoing Bluestem ski trail. I saw the remnants of a skier track done after the recent snow. Congratulations to the hardcore enthusiast who made them!

]]> 0 11dcbdb1a9916a600771ff3471a3f42a d baniak joined the group Sandilands https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/4801/ Sat, 29 Feb 2020 03:24:05 -0600 0 fcecde923bbde527f3b86ddc1bb68acd d baniak's profile was updated https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/4213/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 17:01:37 -0500 0 7cb52afc075b1d2e556621cb999d1bdc d baniak became a registered member https://ccsam.ca/where-to-ski/information/activity/p/4206/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 00:15:54 -0500 0