A pleasant trip in good weather with little wind even at ridge top. The very light gentle breeze we were told was ideal for the paragliders one of whom was in the air well over an hour.
We left the trailhead just after 9:00 am and returned around 3:00 pm. With the pleasant temperatures and lack of wind we enjoyed a few breaks with a longish one on the summit ridge. It is a popular trail - I think we met 50-75 other hikers during the day. The hikers I was with (Sim,David,Jack and Clifton) made for an enjoyable day for me John - thanks everyone.
Thanks David for managing to capture a better photo of the paraglider in flight than I managed. David's photo and a few other photos of mine from the trip:

Paragliders preparing for take off from Lady Macdonald

Paragliding over Canmore after launching from Lady Macdonald

Easily negotiated snow just below old teahouse site on Lady Macdonald

Lady Macdonald summit ridge - David, Sim, Jack and Clifton

Fortunately a stress free trip - at least for this Rambler (Sim)