Valemount - Mcbride 08/09

[maxwellzx]

Thanks for the updates guys!
I'm hoping to go this coming weekend or the next!
Someone should throw an update on the Valemount Sledtalk site; the place has pretty much been a ghost town this fall

http://www.valemountsledtalk.com/board/index.php

haha yeah thats me from nex ahahah.

anwaays ever since they changed the site and everyone had to rejoin.

...........no one did

 

[Trashy]

Yeah, it sucks when things change,
I remember when the SW site was changing a lot of peeps were miffed....
I just like to "support" the locals and businesses in the areas where we ride

 

[Icedog]

Someone should throw an update on the Valemount Sledtalk site; the place has pretty much been a ghost town this fall

Surf on over to www.snowandmud.com lots of pics and updates on snow conditions all over BC on there.

 

[kane13]

Can i get an update on THE Mcbride area,want to go riding there this Sunday. THX

 

[captain extreme]

looks like 2 of us are heading up on friday, if i get my parts friday morning, got the rock on the new XP..... lower left A arm, in golden last weekend

 

[depsnolvr]

Allan saturday morning Captain ? See you there ?

Theres a holz front on the shelf at Alpine Country !

 

[Sasksummit]

Hey Curtis we are going to be there in a week are you riding from the parking lots yet?
Any updates would be appreciated.

 

[depsnolvr]

My phone and email are going like mad

Im giving the best reports I can, 4" on the ground at clemina parking area, probably the better bet is to park at the 4km bridge, but without riding I really cant say, Allan has a bit more in the parking area as well

As long as my sled shows up tonight, Im riding this weekend and leaving from the Allan lot, so I will have first hand info and pics then, but I really hate commenting on the snow if I havent seen it with me own eyes.

Weather Network is calling for snow, so we may not be able to see, but there should be pow. Guys are keeping there lips seeled around here it seems, I know there are folks riding, but no one has pics

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-13_metric_e.html

The pic attaced is the best proof I have, from Keyhole at highway elevation, showing about 4-6". Pic taken on Monday

Like stated earlier, my reports will start being detailed after this saturday

 

[Willow Burl Cabins]

Cabins avalibility update...

Hey there......for anybody interested in cabins over the xmas holidays this is what we still have available....
- Dec27-Dec28 we have 5 cabins available
- Dec29-Dec31 we have at least 1 cabin available
- Jan1 we still have 1 cabin available
- Jan2-Jan3 we still have 4 cabins available

So to make a story short we have 1 cabin available to rent from Dec27 through to Jan3 uninterupted and a few 2 or 3 day stays available.

If anyone would like to book a cabin please do so through our online bookings on our website www.willowburlcabins.ca or Call 1-250-566-4898

Thank you and have a great day......Boadie

 

[Sasksummit]

Looking forward to your updates after the weekend Curtis.

 

[upnover]

clemina, valemount

just got home from sledding all day at clemina. 4" of packed hard snow from parking lot to km about 4.5. then plenty of powder for cooling. by km 9 or so there is about 9" to a foot of nice powder increasing to over a foot at the cabin. trail up from cabin not groomed wouldn't reccommend for first timer but not too bad.(no groomed trails but not too rough either) up top, kinda wierd sledding for me, not bottomless powder but not hard either. stay on top ok but can pull er over and carve awesome in the bowls. up there with my 11 year old son, the steep west facing slope has some avalanche debri to the left of rocks. i have a good running 900 polaris with all the slp stuff and 162 track and could only make half the hill on the fresh. couple pokes would make the top but there are some rocks you will feel in places and have to go around some on the way down. took my boys sc nitro up after and could go all the way but with just me and the kid it was too risky to risk an avalanche or wrecking a sled. from poor spring riding on setup ice being a 0 to bottomless powder being a 10, id say it was about a 7 day. worth the trip i think. use scratchers or drag feet for the first 4 km of trail then heating up isn't an issue.

hope this helps, kinda hard to explain.

tyler

 

[upnover]

clemina pics today

some pics of today, my boy on his sled.

 

[depsnolvr]

Thanks for the update,

I cant believe that little dude rides a charged Nytro ! Got anymore room in your family

 

[upnover]

lol

he calls it his, and rides it most of the time, he says the throttle on my 900 is too hard to push and hurts his thumb. good excuse! lol

its a stage 2 but he seems to handle the power good its the weight that he struggles with trying to sidehill. put on simmons gen II and made a huge difference in the soft powder for him....and me

 

[Knizer8hun]

Whats the HP like on a St. 2 kit for the nytro?


My buddy put MCX's turbo on his, if that's anything the same... I know Id have to "work" on my forearms (hahaha) before I hang on to that thing for a full day.... 30 minutes killed me.

 

[upnover]

stage 2 sc

its supposed to be 285 but only really works properly with the additional fuel system, once i put that on, it really started to rip. running straight c111 fuel but could burn 50/50 premium blend. still having clutching issues, overrev on the bottom to hold rpm on a climb. or right on the bottom and lose lots of rpm on a climb.

 

[captain extreme]

probablly ride clemina sat and allen sun, my crew traveled up tonight, i'm behind cause of this stupid lower a-arm,

 

[Sasksummit]

Make sure you post some updates after. We are driving up Wednesday next week.

 

[Sasksummit]

Any updates its been dark for a couple hours now?

 

[depsnolvr]

hahaha, long day

Captain, Alpine Country has the front end parts in stock for the xp


Allan Creek

Parking lot has good snow cover
Trail is thin but well covered
many small open water bars on the trail up
Steeper sections where starting to ice up

Once up top, up to a meter of snow was found as an average with decent cover. Good fun can be had. The weather was terrible, we made it just to the entrace of superbowl and turned around due to terrible wind and blowing snow.

We do need more snow desperately to start the season full swing, but it was still a great ride.

Riders were staging in the parking area and the entrance to the FSR road on Clemina with thin snow cover.