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.
Summer 2014
Lake Louise and the Icefields, Wildflowers and Glaciers
July 4-6
Cost: $350
based in Lake Louise, AB
Meet Place: 8 am at Petro Can, Hwy. 1/22 intersection 15 minutes west of Calgary
Cost: $350 per person*
Accommodation and meals are not included in the cost, however, group meals will be arranged in Lake Louise. If you would like to share accommodation please get in touch.
*Would you like to share a room? Please let me know and I will help arrange roommates! I have two rooms for up to 4 people each booked anyone to share at the Lake Louise International Hostel and Alpine Club. There are also many other hotels in Lake Louise at various price points.
The Hikes*: Day 1: Helen Lake, Icefield Parkway Day 2: Glacier Lake Wildflowers, the Icefields Parkway; Day 3: Larch Valley Spring Flowers, Lake Louise or Stanley Glacier, Kootenay Natiional Park.
*Hikes may change based on conditions. There are many fantastic alternatives in the area.
To register please pay $350 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque or bank transfer).
Carpool Option: When possible, carpooling will be arranged from the meet place.
The Icefields Parkway & Lake O’Hara High Alpine Exploration
Waterfalls, Glaciers and Wildflowers
August 22-25, 2014 (3 or 4 day)
Cost: 4 day: $425, 3 Day: $350
Location: The Crossing Resort, Icefields Parkway, Saskatchewan Crossing, Hwy. 93 and Hwy. 11 intersection
Meet Place: 8 am at Petro Can, Hwy. 1/22 intersection 15 minutes west of Calgary
Cost: $425 or $350 per person* (3 or 4 hike days on the Icefields Parkway)
Accommodation and meal are not included in the cost, however, group meals will be arranged at The Crossing Resort (rooms for $163) and everyone is welcome to join. Alternatively, you can book your own room at another hotel or hostel on the Icefields Parkway such as the Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel ($30 isn per person), Num-ti-ja Lodge (rooms with meals)or at one of the campgrounds along Hwy. 93.
*Would you like to share a room? Please let me know and I will help arrange roommates!
To register please pay $425 or $350 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque or bank transfer).
Carpool Option: When possible, carpooling will be arranged from the meet place.
Fall 2014
Lake O’Hara and Yoho & Banff National Park
September 11-14
based in Field, BC
Cost: 4 day: $425, 3 Day: $350
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 & Lake Louise Autumn Colours
September 2014, exact dates will be announced in June, 2014
based in Lake Louise, AB
Registration details click here
Winter 2015
Snowshoe (XC Ski option), Lake Louise and Yoho
DATES TBA ( or contact us for a custom outing!)
based in Field, BC
Cost: $250 per person* two days or $350 three days
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 with a “Stay 2 nights and get the third free option“. The rooms start at $90. 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 or $350 (Pay with credit card online on our registration page or by cheque). Register now!
Registration details click here
Winter Wonderland Snowshoe Lake Louise (bring the family!)
Snowshoe (Cross-Country Ski option too!)
February 2015
based in Lake Louise, AB
Cost: 2 day: $250 per person
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.
*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 full amount (Pay with credit card online on our registration page , by cheque or bank transfer). Register now!