Banff / Goat Creek up and back
Trip date: Monday Mar 04, 2024
Submitted by gh
Particpants:
Just me
Discussion:
I was hoping for warmer weather but -15 was it pretty much the whole day. The route has not been groomed for a few days but it is holding up reasonably as far as the Goat Creek bridge. Nearly no one has been past there. I encountered only one skier on that last 7 km stretch so the track was pretty slow. There was absolutely no one parked up at Goat Creek. I assume that the road was closed due to avalanche danger / control. Travel on the Banff to the Goat Creek bridge was fairly slow (about 10% off my usual pace) due to the cold temperatures. The slowness made for a stress free descent down to the Goat Creek Bridge.