Goat Creek

Spring skiing

March 9, 2013

To repeat something I’ve already heard today on the trip reports, “Fabulous! Awesome!” Goat creek received more snow and was trackset again

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Bigfoot spotted in Banff

March 7, 2013

Now that was fun!! I skied Goat creek and Spray river east yesterday. Excellent snow and fantastic tracks from the Goat creek trailhead to the Goat creek bridge. Just the absolute best.

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Goat creek and CNC

February 26, 2013

- Julie, Alex and Kyber enjoying a stroll on Goat creek - Darlene emailed me to ask about conditions on Goat creek.

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Excellent skiing on Goat creek and Spray river

February 19, 2013

As you’ve already read from Helen, conditions on Goat creek were wonderful. Chuck reported the new tracksetting yesterday and I couldn’t

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Goat creek scouting report

February 7, 2013

This is one of my all-time favourite trails, and I’m reluctant to ski it when conditions are poor. When it’s good, it’s fantastic, but when conditions

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Goat creek and Spray river

January 12, 2013

Greg beat me to it, but I will share some details and photos of my wonderful ski trip on Goat creek and Spray river west, one-way from Canmore to Banff.

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How long can this last?

January 1, 2013

The conditions we’ve had on Goat creek and Spray river are something to smile about As Jan said in her Trip Report today, it was a spectacular holiday season for x-c skiing.

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- Exceptionally good conditions on Spray river and Goat creek – Can you ski anywhere in the mountains right now where conditions aren’t great? Every day I go to a different trail and they’re all terrific.

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Goat creek and Spray river (west and east)

December 14, 2012

Skiing on Goat creek was surprisingly good, considering how beat up the trail is. This photo shows conditions about 2k from the trailhead. The tracksetting is now nine days old, but the skiing is still fun

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Three cute chicks on Spray river

December 4, 2012

When I encountered Laurie, Sue and Sue, they had already skied 14.3k from the Goat creek trailhead, and were having lunch at the junction where Spray river west

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Canmore Nordic Centre

November 26, 2012

Update Nov 28, 2012: Check this link to see the morning’s grooming report. The Pisten-Bully has a GPS that sends real-time reports.

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Sensational skiing on Goat creek

November 24, 2012

I haven’t seen early-season conditions like this on Goat creek for years. That must be why everyone I met today was smiling, happy, and friendly. Before you grab your skis and dash for the trailhead, make sure you read all of this post.

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Biking Goat Creek

September 8, 2012

Goat Creek had a few unavoidable mud puddles when I biked it late Thursday, but if it doesn’t rain in the interim, I expect you’ll have pretty clear sailing on the weekend.

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Bear on Goat Creek/Spray River

August 16, 2012

The Goat Creek and Spray River trails from Canmore to Banff are among my favourites for skiing and biking. Seeing a bear while biking along this beautiful trail

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