May 2025
| Date/Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Thu May 22 | ||
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Trip Leaders Orientation/Refresher led by John Reeves and Frank McIntyre View Details |
Apr 2025
| Date/Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Thu Apr 24 | ||
| 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | CSA Happy Hour – Sponsored by the Meanderthals Bring a simple appetizer and your choice of beverage View Details | |
Wed Apr 23 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Meanderthal All Levels Season Opener – Bow Valley Provincial Park See Notes re:conditions 5 km Hike with 50 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre + other CSA Members View Details |
Wed Apr 09 | ||
| 1:30 pm | Meanderthal Spring Meeting – CSA – Creekside Hall led by John Reeves View Details |
Mar 2025
| Date/Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Fri Mar 28 | ||
| 9:00 am | B at C pace | Rawson Lake CANCELLED 9.5 km Snowshoe with 315 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Mar 26 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Ross Lake – Difficult 5 km Snowshoe with 220 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 10:00 am | D at guide pace | Cascade Ponds to Bankhead 5-6 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
Wed Mar 19 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Engadine to Rummel Loop Difficult FULL 5 km Snowshoe with 270 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 10:00 am | D at guide pace | Hike along the Bow River from Banff Train Station to Bow Falls & return CANCELLED 4-5 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
Fri Mar 14 | ||
| 9:30 am | B at guide pace | Rummel Lake Trail CANCELLED 10.9 km Hike with 396 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Mar 12 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Chummel 2 – Difficult FULL 8 km Snowshoe with 450 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 10:30 am | D at guide pace | Stewart Creek Golf Course 4-5 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
Tue Mar 11 | ||
| 9:30 am | C at C pace | Tryst Lake CANCELLED 6.6 km Hike with 270 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Fri Mar 07 | ||
| 9:30 am | B at guide pace | Chester Lake Snowshoe/Spikes (new date) 7.4 km Hike with 380 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Mar 05 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Commonwealth Lake – Difficult FULL 6 km Snowshoe with 200 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 9:30 am | D at guide pace | Baldy pass to porcupine creek trail CANCELLED 6 km Hike with 100 m elevation gain led by Gilles Bourgeois View Details |
Feb 2025
| Date/Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Fri Feb 28 | ||
| 10:15 am | C at C pace | Larch Islands- Hike- Meander 8 km Hike led by Gian- Duri Giger View Details |
| 9:30 am | B- at guide pace | Grotto Midline 7.4 km Hike with 330 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
Wed Feb 26 | ||
| 10:30 am | D at guide pace | Loop Above Palliser Drive to Silvertip Golf Course & down 4-5 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
| 9:00 am | B | Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Northwest Loop 14.6 km XC Ski with 230 m elevation gain led by Chuck Buckley View Details |
Tue Feb 25 | ||
| 9:30 am | at C pace | Monica Brook – Difficult 6 km Snowshoe with 250 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 9:30 am | B at C pace | Blackshale Suspension Bridge Via Black Prince 6.1 km Hike with 351 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Fri Feb 21 | ||
| 9:30 am | B at guide pace | Evan Thomas Creek – To the Green Monster FULL 12 km Hike with 238 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Feb 19 | ||
| 9:15 am | D at guide pace | Evan Thomas Creek to bridge washout 5 km Hike with 50 m elevation gain led by Gilles Bourgeois View Details |
| 10:00 am | B | The Pub Series – Cougar Creek – Iron Goat (updated) FULL 8 km Hike with 200 m elevation gain led by Richard Weingardt View Details |
Tue Feb 18 | ||
| 9:30 am | C at guide pace | Snowdrift Trail CANCELLED 8.3 km Hike with 215 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Feb 12 | ||
| 10:00 am | B at guide pace | Ha Ling Lookout FULL 6 km Hike with 400 m elevation gain led by Susan Dorion View Details |
Tue Feb 11 | ||
| 9:30 am | C at guide pace | Snowdrift Trail DELAYED to Feb 18 8.3 km Hike with 215 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Sat Feb 08 | ||
| 10:00 am | C at guide pace | Bragg Creek 9 km Hike with 300 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Fri Feb 07 | ||
| 8:30 am | C+ at C pace | Breakfast at Emerald Lake Lodge followed by Alluvial Fan CW and CCW 13-15 km XC Ski led by Helen Read View Details |
Jan 2025
| Date/Time | Description | |
|---|---|---|
Fri Jan 31 | ||
| 9:30 am | C at guide pace | Graupel Trail /Frost Heave Trail 8.3 km Hike with 235 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Jan 29 | ||
| 10:30 am | D at guide pace | Along Bow River past Millennium Park 4-5 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
| 9:30 am | B at B pace | Johnston Canyon Ink Pots FULL 11.5 km Hike with 417 m elevation gain led by Frances Hunter and Shirley Woolsey View Details |
Tue Jan 28 | ||
| 9:30 am | C at guide pace | Snowdrift Trail CANCELLED 8.3 km Hike with 215 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Fri Jan 24 | ||
| 9:15 am | B at guide pace | Evan Thomas Creek- To the Green Monster 12 km Hike with 260 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Jan 22 | ||
| 10:00 am | D at guide pace | Tunnel Mountain Hoodoos & Shelf Banff N P 3.3 km Hike with 65 m elevation gain led by Gilles Bourgeois View Details |
Tue Jan 21 | ||
| 9:15 am | B at guide pace | Evan Thomas Creek- Changed to Old Baldy 12 km Hike with 260 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Wed Jan 15 | ||
| 9:30 am | at guide pace | Sawmill Loop Moderate 6 km Snowshoe with 200 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
| 10:00 am | D at guide pace | Johnson Lake 4 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
| 9:30 am | B at B pace | Castle Mountain Lookout – Hike 7.2 km Hike with 547 m elevation gain led by Fred Swaine View Details |
Tue Jan 14 | ||
| 9:30 am | B at C pace | Chester Lake Snowshoe/Spikes 7.4 km Snowshoe with 380 m elevation gain led by Allan Pilotte View Details |
Fri Jan 10 | ||
| 9:15 am | at guide pace | Moderate snow shoe- French Creek – Hogarth Lakes CANCELLED 7.8 km Snowshoe led by Gian- Duri Giger View Details |
Wed Jan 08 | ||
| 10:30 am | D at guide pace | Canmore Golf Course & beyond 5 km Hike led by Gwen Craig View Details |
| 10:00 am | B- at guide pace | Canmore Creek Loop 7.6 km Hike with 140 m elevation gain led by Frank McIntyre View Details |
Wed Jan 01 | ||
| 4:45 pm | C- | Moonlight hike to Grassi Lakes FULL 4.4 km Hike with 173 m elevation gain led by Maryann Ayim View Details |