With the temperature at a crisp -16, we opted for a sunny start to our loop, on Mountain Road.

Moose Mountain above the Moose Loop meadows.

A day to smile about!

Rosanne, Inge and Jo, enjoying the excellent conditions on Moose loop.

Blue wax, blue skies, and no wind. Perfect!

Piper and Jo, on Mountainview West.

The north end of the new re-route on Mountainview West, bypassing the sun and wind exposed former route. Looks like some have gone the old way, maybe to avoid "Steep Hill", which is only moderately angled with a good runout.

Rejoining the old route just north of the highpoint of the trail. The undulating new trail, which should hold snow much better, also bypasses the often gravelly downhill below the corner at right.

Picnic time at the pass. It's just too nice an afternoon to hurry!

The long south facing downhill from the highpoint of Mountainview West was in great shape. Fast and fun, with none of the usual early season hazards at all.

My favourite photo corner on Mountainview East. Great conditions here too, as were found throughout our 17 km loop.