Multi-Day Programs & Specialty Hikes
Step Out, Rejuvenate, Relax, Sleep Well. If you are always thinking about getting away but never seem to find the time then these are the getaways for you! Treat yourself to a healthy day or weekend away with Rocky Mountain hikes, wonderful food at local restaurants, witty conversation and lots of fresh mountain air!
On the multi-day getaways, we’ll follow-up a great day of fresh-air, physical activity and scenery with a fun mountain town or remote wilderness hostel where you can relax and recharge. The hostel getaways are fully catered, all-inclusive programs with shared dorm-style accommodation. When we base in a mountain town, you choose your own accommodation; B&B, Inn’s or a hotel, there are many wonderful spots to kick off your hiking boots and relax.* When in a mountain town, we’ll choose a restaurant for the evening meal and you can let us know if you’d like to join us. The Club Fit Frog organizer will choose a hotel as a base so if you want to stay with the group, you may do so. These mountain town based multi-day hike & snowshoe getaways are a wonderful mix of organized outings and flexible evenings in a fun town where you can create your own perfect getaway. All multi-day getaways are a great chance to hang out with a group of fellow hikers, eat scrumptious food and get loads of fresh air and exercise. Specialty hikes and snowshoe are trips that fall outside the regular Club Fit Frog session membership. They might be longer days that require a night of accommodation in the mountains or an extra early start to drive to the trailhead.
*Let us know if you’d like a roommate or accommodation suggestion, and we’ll do our best to help.
Winter 2014
Snowshoe (XC Ski option), Lake Louise and Yoho
January 21-22, 2014 ( 2 days)
based in Field, BC
Cost: $250 per person*
Description: We’ll snowshoe in the Field area one day and then have the option to ski on the track set trails or snowshoe the following day (or maybe a bit of both!). Snowshoeing is as easy as walking but much more fun. You burn off the winter blahs as you follow a well-laid trail or break your own in the endless powder-fresh snow. Snowshoeing is an activity that is accessible to everyone. It takes no technical ability and with Fit Frog you can pace for pleasure as you pounce through powder or relax and enjoy as you follow the beaten track. You learn how to get up and down hills, to pace for endurance and enjoyment, and how to choose safe trails that suit your fitness level. Skiing takes some technical skill to ensure you can get up and down hills safely. If you have never xc skied or have not is a very long time, then it is best to take a lesson before joining us on recreational skiing. COP (Canada Olympic Park) offers XC ski lessons.
Details: This getaway includes 2 snowshoe and ski outings or independent exploration, 1 organized dinners if you’d like to join the group and help with organizing shared accommodation. The Fireweed Hostel in Field is an economical choice, however, Field is the winter is very economical wherever you stay. The Kicking horse Lodge is a great choice as well. There are also many Inns and B&B’s in Field. All of these are a stones throw from each other since Field is very tiny.
What to Bring: Please read through the what to bring list.
To register please pay $250 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque). The remainder is due on December 1. Register now!
Winter Wonderland Snowshoe Lake Louise (bring the family!)
Snowshoe (Cross-Country Ski option too!)
February 14- 17 2014 ( 3 days)
based in Lake Louise, AB
Cost: $325 per person* ( snowshoe days are Feb. 15, 16 & 17)
Description: We’ll snowshoe (and maybe get in a xc ski too) in the Lake Louise area on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Snowshoeing is as easy as walking but much more fun. You burn off the winter blahs as you follow a well-laid trail or break your own in the endless powder-fresh snow. Snowshoeing is an activity that is accessible to everyone. It takes no technical ability and with Fit Frog you can pace for pleasure as you pounce through powder or relax and enjoy as you follow the beaten track. You learn how to get up and down hills, to pace for endurance and enjoyment, and how to choose safe trails that suit your fitness level.
Family Add-on option: With the family option, the kids and extra adult (a friend, spouse, grandparent) will do their own adventuring on Feb. 15 & 16 (skating on the lake, sledding, snowshoeing, xc skiing or downhill skiing at Lake Louise) and on the 17th they are invited to join the whole gang on a snowshoe adventure! The Monday, Feb. 17 outing will be family friendly and fun!
*Optional accommodation organization. If you would like to share accommodation at the Lake Louise Hostel, please let me know. I have reserved some rooms with 4 beds each for anyone who would like them. You will have 2-4 people maximum in your room and these will only be people from the Club Fit Frog program. The cost for the room is $50-70/per person, per night (depends on the number). If you stay at the hostel it is easy to bring breakfast and lunch items or to buy both of these in the main town square just around the corner.
What to Bring: Please read through the what to bring list.
To register please pay $325 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque). The remainder is due on December 14. Register now!
Snowshoe (XC Ski option), Lake Louise
March 15-16, 2014 ( 2 days)
based in Lake Louise, AB
Cost: $250 per person*
Description: We’ll snowshoe near Lake Louise one day at Taylor Lake and then head to Lake Lousie for the following day or snowshoeing (or xc ski option). Snowshoeing is as easy as walking but much more fun. You burn off the winter blahs as you follow a well-laid trail or break your own in the endless powder-fresh snow. Snowshoeing is an activity that is accessible to everyone. It takes no technical ability and with Fit Frog you can pace for pleasure as you pounce through powder or relax and enjoy as you follow the beaten track. You learn how to get up and down hills, to pace for endurance and enjoyment, and how to choose safe trails that suit your fitness level. Skiing takes some technical skill to ensure you can get up and down hills safely. If you have never xc skied or have not is a very long time, then it is best to take a lesson before joining us on recreational skiing. COP (Canada Olympic Park) offers XC ski lessons.
Details: The weekend includes two days of snowshoe adventures or independent exploration, 1 organized dinners if you’d like to join the group and help with organizing shared accommodation. The Lake Louise International Hostel* is an economical choice, well set up for families who want a private room and is centrally located. If you prefer to stay at a hotel, The Post Hotel and Lake Louise Inn are located in the Village area, near the hostel, while the Chateau Lake Louise is up the hill, by the lake. These are all nice options at various price-points.
What to Bring: Please read through the what to bring list.
To register please pay $250 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque). The remainder is due on January 14. Register now!
Summer 2014
The Icefields Parkway High Alpine Exploration
Waterfalls, Glaciers and Wildflowers
August 22-24, 2014
Cost: $595, includes dormitory accommodation and all meals
Reduced Fee Option: $495, no food or accommodation
Location: Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel, Icefields Parkway- FULLY CATERED with an onsite chef!
Details: This getaway is a catered, scrumptious getaway based in a hostel in the Rockies. Mosquito Creek wilderness hostel is located 29 km north of Lake Louise and 6 km south of Crowfoot Glacier on the Icefields Parkway in the geographic middle of Banff National Park at 6500 ft/1815m.
WANT TO STAY ELSEWHERE AND PROVIDE YOUR OWN MEALS?
If you want to stay at a hotel in Lake Louise (30 minute drive south from the Mosquito Creek hostel) or camp at Mosquito Creek Campground instead or stay at Num-Ti-Ja Lodge, just 10 minutes north of the hostel, and provide your own meals, then the fee is reduced.
If you do not see an option that suits your needs, please contact Lori at lorib @ fitfrog.ca and we’ll get creative!
Fall 2014
Yoho National Park, the Iceline Trail and Yoho Valley
September 12-14, 2014
based in Field, BC
Cost: $325
Registration details on line by October
Details: This getaway based in the hamlet Field, BC, Yoho National Park. We’ll hike Larch Valley in Lake Louise, the famous Iceline Trail in Yoho NAtional Park and the Emerald Basin at Emerald Lake. All hikes can change based on trail conditions and/ or closures or/or weather. Luckily, in the Rockies, there are many wonderful hikes!
Accommodations
Feel free to check Field accommodations for other accommodation options. I will help arrange roommates for those keen to share a hotel room or a room at the excellent, Fireweed Hostel in Field.
Check out my blog post about our hike at the Iceline!
Lake O’Hara and the Icefields Parkway
September 2014, exact dates will be announced in June, 2014
based in Lake Louise, AB
Cost: $250
Registration details click here