Mist Mountain Hot Springs is a fun and unique experience with two warm pools in a panoramic setting along the cliffs of Mist Mountain.
Wasootch Ridge is a favorite hike due to its amazing 360 degree views but it's always a challenging hike right from the start.
Yates Mountain is also known at the Barrier Lake Fire Lookout. It is generally a very busy trail as it's one of the closest mountain trails from Calgary.
Commonwealth is always a nice relatively easy jaunt although my snowshoes malfunctioned so the walk in the loose snow was quite a workout.
Buller Pass is a nice winter hike where we typically just get to the base of Buller Mountain due to the snow depth. There was nobody else on the trail.
Burstall Pass is not an overly taxing hike but on this day a few cm's of snow, and more in some places, made it like walking on a beach for three and a half hours.
Porcupine Ridge presents several challenges with the creek crossing, steep climb out of the valley, and the scrambling at the top but has great views.
This was another first time hike for most of us and it offered phenomenal views, some fun scrambling and nobody else on the trail.
South Mist Hills is a hidden larch tree gem as there was virtually nobody on the trail while the Highwood Pass had hundreds of vehicles.
Sparrowhawk Tarns is a great choice during the larch season as there is unlimited parking along the road and we only ran into ten other hikers.