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Here's Where You Can Find Free, Groomed Cross-Country Ski Tracks Around Calgary

What else are you going to do!?
Here's Where You Can Find Free, Groomed Cross-Country Ski Tracks Around Calgary
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If you're dying to get out of the house but you're tired of going on walks, cross-country skiing in Calgary might just be your best bet.

There are tons of maintained tracks around the city that are completely free to use. 

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Enjoy cross country skiing? Don’t want to leave Calgary?  No problem.   Foothills Nordic

Foothills Nordic Ski Club is a member of the Calgary Nordic Alliance "working to provide volunteer groomed cross-country ski trails at the following locations in Calgary," explains their website. 

They detail several places where Calgarians can enjoy free skiing on groomed trails including:

  • Confederation Park Golf Course
  • Canmore Park
  • Lakeview Golf Course
  • Shaganappi Point Golf Course
  • Maple Ridge Golf Course
  • South Glenmore Park
  • Bowness Park
  • East Village Nordic Loop

"Foothills has made it a priority to groom the trails at Confederation Golf Course," Cynthia Mate told Narcity in an email.

"Most Wednesdays volunteer snow farmers shovel snow onto the trails."

While the Confederation Golf Course is free to use, donations are accepted. 

So, grab your skis, borrow or rent, and prepare for a surprisingly fun pastime. 

If you're sick of at-home workouts, this is sure to get you moving without having to look at a screen. 

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  • Britanny Burr
    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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