Banff

Redearth Creek; poor beginning but gets better

March 1, 2016

The report from Terry on Saturday gave me some hope about conditions on Redearth Creek. I was also hoping the trail received some of yesterday’s snow.

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Goat Creek and Spray River recon

February 16, 2016

-Goat Creek with some fresh snow which has been well packed- I’m sure some of you were wondering why I was skiing Goat Creek so often

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Upper Bankhead and Cascade Valley

February 7, 2016

With the warm temperatures coming this week, I decided to forego the new tracksetting in PLPP and take advantage

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Redearth creek to Shadow Lake Lodge

February 4, 2016

Thanks for all the Trip Reports. It sounds like the wind has caused debris problems on some trails, but I had a wonderful day on Redearth creek.

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Farm truck or sleek race car?

January 31, 2016

-Redearth creek at 6K- My being raised on a farm means you will be subjected to analogies that only a farmer would invoke, sorry.

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Dog-lover’s delight

January 20, 2016

I’ve never skied in such pristine, clean snow on Healy creek. Usually, there’s more than a few pine needles and spruce cones. The 3 cm of new snow today really

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Still enjoying Goat creek

January 18, 2016

Lovely weather and 3 cm of fresh snow made for a nice 19K trip along Goat creek and Spray river west yesterday(Sunday), with the usual “conditions.”

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Lots of snow in Cascade valley

January 16, 2016

-Rosalie, Haley, Rebecca, Ali at the Cascade river bridge(6K)- It was snowing lightly at 1:45 pm, and the temperature was -10°C. I can hardly be bothered to take a snow

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Brewster creek to Sundance Lodge

January 13, 2016

After waiting two years for the Healy creek bridge to be replaced, you can now access Brewster creek from the Healy creek trailhead on the Sunshine road.

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Brewster creek was fun now that I have the right skis

January 13, 2016

I’ll do a separate update about the ski trip on Brewster creek but I first wanted to elucidate about these skis. I’m learning that it’s important to have the right tools for the job.

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“Red chair” scenery

January 12, 2016

There are several locations along the Castle Lookout to Baker Creek trail where Banff National Park could install their famous red chairs. Yesterday, Helen Read

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Spray river loop and connector

January 11, 2016

-The bridge at 5.5K which connects Spray river east and west- Yesterday, the Banff trail report indicated that Spray river east and west had been groomed and trackset,

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The magic number on Goat creek is 3.8

January 8, 2016

I’ve come to expect a lot of multi-users on the initial section of Goat creek. Today, all the snowshoers turned around at 3.8K, at which time a nice set of tracks

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A dog-friendly trail in Banff: Healy creek

January 5, 2016

Now that the temperatures in Banff are a little warmer, and the holiday crowds have dissipated, I felt it was time to check out Healy creek with my dog Tessa.

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“Got any duct tape?”

December 30, 2015

This is the second time I’ve heard that desperate plea from a stranded skier, and luckily I had duct tape with me again today.

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The Goat creek social club

December 27, 2015

Between talking with numerous people on Goat creek/Spray river I managed to fit in 20.4K of skiing.

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Redearth creek: In dire need of grooming

December 26, 2015

Don’t get me wrong. If you have a masochistic streak, or enjoy high-risk behavior, or have honkin’-wide metal-edged skis, this could be the trail for you.

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Everybody’s happy ‘cuz it snowed last night! Have you heard the song by Canadian singer Meaghan Smith entitled “It Snowed Last Night?” Have you ever seen the downhill section of Goat creek that takes you to the Spray river?

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Goat creek and Spray river

December 24, 2015

I went five days without skiing this trail! Goat creek and Spray river west were simply spectacular today. The 2-3 cm of cold snow we received in the past 24 hours has improved conditions.

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Goat creek; Just in time for lunch

December 18, 2015

The challenge today was to get to Banff in time to have the lunch special at the Silver Dragon. I was dropped off at the Goat creek trailhead above Canmore at 12 noon

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