James Barrett Galanes (born 28 August 1956 in Brattleboro, Vermont) was an American cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 1985. He finished eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics.
Galanes finished 14th in the 30 km event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a 15 km event in the Soviet Union in 1984.