Adventure/Outdoor Rec – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Blue River reels with access woes

February 17, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Unexpected logging is disrupting snowmobiling at Finn Creek, the main snowmobiling area in Blue River, BC and the local sled club says its impact eclipses that of managing endangered mountain caribou and […]

Mania in the mountains

February 5, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Attendees of Mountain Mania X had rave reviews. It was held in McBride last Saturday and it was hosted by the McBride Big Country Snowmobile Association and the online website and forum […]

Jumbo dies; proposed Valemount resort becomes one-of-a-kind

January 31, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken In a letter to council, Pheidias Project Management Corporation announced they have relinquished their interest in the Jumbo Glacier Resort in exchange for a cash buyout. “This means that the Valemount Glacier […]

An Avalanche Forecast for McBride

January 14, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken For the first time ever, the North Rockies has an avalanche forecast to help backcountry users make good decisions in the winter time. For the last 5 years, the North Rockies (which […]

Press Release: Avalanche Canada providing forecasts via inReach to Kakwa

January 13, 2020 The Goat

January 9, 2020, Revelstoke, BC — Snowmobilers in the Kakwa region, which straddles the border between Alberta and BC, will now be able to access avalanche forecasts via their Garmin inReach devices. Avalanche Canada is […]

Irishmen camp for VIA

January 13, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken A couple of Irishmen who were in town visiting the area founded themselves waiting for the VIA train out of doors. Luckily, the men were well prepared and had brought a tent. […]

Jasper campground bookings set new record

January 8, 2020 The Goat

By Goat Staff Campground reservations got underway for the 2020 season at Jasper National Park on Jan. 7th, 2020. Parks Canada says there were 11,431 bookings on the first day of reservations breaking the previous […]

Elusive crystals

December 27, 2019 The Goat

Valemount’s forgotten ski hill

December 23, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken In the mid-1960s Valemount had a ski hill. Although few traces of the hill are left, at least one of the men who helped build the facility still lives in town and […]

Protecting the POW

December 22, 2019 The Goat

How a diesel truck owning sledder is working to ensure great winters continue By Andru McCracken Reuben Krabbe, a snowmobile-owning diesel-truck-driving snow chaser, could be considered an unlikely poster child for a new organization called […]

Beaver Lakes trail on the horizon

December 7, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken McBride’s Ozalenka Club is creating a trail up to the Beaver Lakes. Club president Jeff Corbett hadn’t been to the area until a few years ago. His sons had seen photos […]