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The only place I have ever ridden where they don't let you use the club cabin!
Gotta agree with ya there...i realize the trail fees pay for grooming etc but everyone should be allowed to use the cabin to dry out/eat/rest etc if they are paying
I know it is nice to be able to warm up,but after helping keep trails and cabins for a club and seeing how people wreck them I can understand why they do it.It is too bad people are like that.
you'de be surprised how many guys ride our trails and terrain , and don't bother to buy a trail pass at all (ever) so why would the club, leave the cabin open,so they could burn up all the firewood that other club members have worked hard to cut and split in the off season, leave it a mess or damage the place. besides there is a small emergency cabin with a stove if a situation should ever arise. it is unlocked outside the main cabin.besides if i'm at the cabin the door's open come in for a warm-up/b.s session...
Gotta agree with ya there...i realize the trail fees pay for grooming etc but everyone should be allowed to use the cabin to dry out/eat/rest etc if they are paying
Tried that....lets just say it didn't work out all that well.
H
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The Cranbrook club cabin is pretty deluxe compared to most club cabins...I can definitely see why it's not left open!
When I lived in the area...if you joined the club and put in a certain # of volunteer days - the club would grant you a key so you could use the cabin at your leisure. You just had to book it for overnight stays...
Seems pretty fair to me!?!?
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Just stating a fact. I'm from BC (I've been in cowtown 3 years) and have ridden all over BC and this is the only locked cabin I've come across. I know there are lots of arguments against open access. Every other club has the same arguments - and there are some very nice club shacks out there.
It just made me feel like I had jumped over a fence into a private golf course. I'm welcome but not that welcome. Not only that but there were a bunch of hoops to jump through to get access even if I joined the club. I got a very "locals only" flavour from my visit.
It's not a big deal, the club can do whatever they like. But putting the effort into a web page, which is nice by the way, makes it seem like your trying to attract riders from outside Cranbrook. I'm just trying to provide you with one perspective from outside Cranbrook.
Can't beleive I got negative rep for that post...sensitive, sensitive! Must of been the exclamation mark?
l8r Shawn.
It just made me feel like I had jumped over a fence into a private golf course. I'm welcome but not that welcome. Not only that but there were a bunch of hoops to jump through to get access even if I joined the club. I got a very "locals only" flavour from my visit.
It's not a big deal, the club can do whatever they like. But putting the effort into a web page, which is nice by the way, makes it seem like your trying to attract riders from outside Cranbrook. I'm just trying to provide you with one perspective from outside Cranbrook.
Can't beleive I got negative rep for that post...sensitive, sensitive! Must of been the exclamation mark?
l8r Shawn.
Nice website, checked out the photos and look forward to seeing more to come.
As for the locked cabin, I'm surprised that Forestry allows that. Is it on crown land? Was it built with a grant (and donations) or strictly with money from members only? Last I checked, the only cabins that were allowed to be locked were on private property or a trap line. Good to hear there is an emergency cabin available close to the main one because if I were up there and in trouble, and the only shelter was locked, it wouldn't be for long. Just saying.
We see lots of cabins all over the back country in the West Kootenays and have yet to see any locks on them. For the most part, people respect them (if they aren't accessible by 4x4) and leave them in the shape they found them.
If you're having a problem with people burning all the wood, have a lock on the wood shed.
As for the locked cabin, I'm surprised that Forestry allows that. Is it on crown land? Was it built with a grant (and donations) or strictly with money from members only? Last I checked, the only cabins that were allowed to be locked were on private property or a trap line. Good to hear there is an emergency cabin available close to the main one because if I were up there and in trouble, and the only shelter was locked, it wouldn't be for long. Just saying.
We see lots of cabins all over the back country in the West Kootenays and have yet to see any locks on them. For the most part, people respect them (if they aren't accessible by 4x4) and leave them in the shape they found them.
If you're having a problem with people burning all the wood, have a lock on the wood shed.
You didn't mention if the club cabin was built by a grant (or partial grant)? Just curious, I'm not trying to stir sh!t up, just like to see all groups following the rules MOF sets out. Is this club cabin on a private piece of property bought or leased from MOF? I don't doubt it was built by a small number of club members, when the club cabin up Goose ck (Norns) was built there were only certain members who did most of the work. Same with wood cutting and maintenance, hard to find volunteers.
Feel free to PM me with a response or email at rks442@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Kevin
Zero grant money. All done with club funds and labour.
Cabin is on a license of occupation with BCAL, which we pay a yearly lease for as well as taxes. Has nothing to do with MoF. Management agreement for trail maintenance and fee collection is with MoTCA, again nothing to do with MoF (used to be though). We deal with a few more acronyms too! MoE, SARCO, BCLC, ILMB, BCTS, CWRAC........but enough already.
The unlocked shelter is 40 feet from the main cabin, was completely renovated last summer, has a wood stove and first aid stuff, and heats up in about 10 minutes. I have a cabin key but I rarely use it. The open one is way more convenient. The cabin takes all day to warm up.
I've been to a couple of your cabins in the West Kootenays....Rover and Crusader. Rover was a very welcome respite from a blizzard one day. Great cabins, and I'm happy leaving them open works for you guys. Unfortunately it didn't work out all that well for us. Sometimes reality sucks!
E-mail sent Kevin.
Ken Philpot
Land Use Co-ordinator
Cranbrook Snowmobile Club
Cabin is on a license of occupation with BCAL, which we pay a yearly lease for as well as taxes. Has nothing to do with MoF. Management agreement for trail maintenance and fee collection is with MoTCA, again nothing to do with MoF (used to be though). We deal with a few more acronyms too! MoE, SARCO, BCLC, ILMB, BCTS, CWRAC........but enough already.
The unlocked shelter is 40 feet from the main cabin, was completely renovated last summer, has a wood stove and first aid stuff, and heats up in about 10 minutes. I have a cabin key but I rarely use it. The open one is way more convenient. The cabin takes all day to warm up.
I've been to a couple of your cabins in the West Kootenays....Rover and Crusader. Rover was a very welcome respite from a blizzard one day. Great cabins, and I'm happy leaving them open works for you guys. Unfortunately it didn't work out all that well for us. Sometimes reality sucks!
E-mail sent Kevin.
Ken Philpot
Land Use Co-ordinator
Cranbrook Snowmobile Club
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