10 kms
4hours
moderate
Cross Country Skiing, Back Country Skiing, Hiking
Winter
Banff, AB
NTS map 082N01/02
Boom Lake is a classic Banff cross country ski outing.
The trail gently ascends from the highway to the lake. It is a fast and fun ride back with gravity doing half of the work.
This is a popular trail so careful not to run anyone over on the way down!
There has been a slight re-route of the trail to go through the forest rather than across the tail end of an avalanche run. I didn't see anything on the entire trail that would make me the slightest bit worried unless we had a brazillion feet of snow some year.
In winter please check the Avaluator(Online Trip Planner) rating is: Challenging. See more trip planner route details here.
Directions:
There is a parking area at the trailhead, located on the Radium Springs highway 6 kms west of Castle junction.
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Posted By: Park2
- Sat Mar 07 21:03:56 EST 2009
Upside
Good access, fun rolly trail. Got lucky with great snow today.
Downside
A little easy & short (10-11km return)
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