*valemount~mcbride Conditions 07-08*
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Sasksummit
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What's wrong with the sled?
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Sasksummit
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we are pulling out in about 30 mins can't wait to hit the snow it has been almost 3 months. My 12 year old is chomping at the bit as well it is our anual father son trip. He is taking his own sled for the first time.
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depsnolvr
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Keepin this fresh ! Great Family Event !
Valemount will be holding a poker run on March 29th at the lower Westridge Riding area. 10am at the Hydro Station, located at the beginning of the Westridge FSR. All proceeds made will be donated to Winterfest and Children with disabilities. Come on out for a fun easy ride to kick off the spring !
Prizes donated from the community will be given out for Higest and Lowest rider hand, as well as a ghost rider hand.
Rider hands will be 10bucks
Ghost hands will be 5bucks
Highest Rider Hand = Season trail pass to VARDA
Lowest Rider Hand = Caribou Grill Gift Cert
Highest Ghost Hand = Golf Gift Cert from Valemount Pines
Lowest Ghost Hand = Gas Gift Certif from Babos Contracting
This will be a casual ride on the Westridge Family trail (hopefully the snow holds up) Hot dogs and pop lunch. All proceeds go to charity
Hope to see you there !
Valemount will be holding a poker run on March 29th at the lower Westridge Riding area. 10am at the Hydro Station, located at the beginning of the Westridge FSR. All proceeds made will be donated to Winterfest and Children with disabilities. Come on out for a fun easy ride to kick off the spring !
Prizes donated from the community will be given out for Higest and Lowest rider hand, as well as a ghost rider hand.
Rider hands will be 10bucks
Ghost hands will be 5bucks
Highest Rider Hand = Season trail pass to VARDA
Lowest Rider Hand = Caribou Grill Gift Cert
Highest Ghost Hand = Golf Gift Cert from Valemount Pines
Lowest Ghost Hand = Gas Gift Certif from Babos Contracting
This will be a casual ride on the Westridge Family trail (hopefully the snow holds up) Hot dogs and pop lunch. All proceeds go to charity
Hope to see you there !
Hey sasksummit, post some pics when ya get back. I would love to see the 99X in action!!
a group of about 20 of us will be riding next week at this time and I can't wait...never rode valemont before...can anyone fill me in on conditions there this year? one of the guys coming out has an M8 with a boondocker turbo that I tried at our local poker rally about a month ago...made me sick when I tried it lol...funny thing is, he only had it at 6lbs of boost when I drove it and I thought it was awesome...the next weekend he got his boost gauge in and bumped it up to 13 lbs and had it out in chetwyn...I heard it kicked a$$...hopefully we have a great weekend...
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depsnolvr
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You will have an excellent time. There are MANY safe places to play in the mountains without exposing yourself to bad terrain
Travel smart and look and test the snow around you. Allan, Clemina and Chappell all offer great areas to play away from avy danger.
Anyone up in the hills should be avalanche educated in some way, even if its a weekend course, dont think that spring is any safer than mid winter with loads of fresh. The sun plays a huge role in natural triggers. You will pick up these lessons from a weekend course, like Zacs Tracs offers
We put ourselves out there, no one makes us go, but we must make educated dedisions, based on the days weather, recent snowfall, and local knowledge.
Incidents like this are terrible, but if one good thing can come, hopefully it will send a buch of up and coming sleddars into a classroom for an avy course.
Travel smart and look and test the snow around you. Allan, Clemina and Chappell all offer great areas to play away from avy danger.
Anyone up in the hills should be avalanche educated in some way, even if its a weekend course, dont think that spring is any safer than mid winter with loads of fresh. The sun plays a huge role in natural triggers. You will pick up these lessons from a weekend course, like Zacs Tracs offers
We put ourselves out there, no one makes us go, but we must make educated dedisions, based on the days weather, recent snowfall, and local knowledge.
Incidents like this are terrible, but if one good thing can come, hopefully it will send a buch of up and coming sleddars into a classroom for an avy course.
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Sasksummit
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Well just got home from Valemount an hour ago. All in all it was a good trip didn`t see the sun a whole lot but we still managed to put alot of miles on. My 12 year old put a 3 day total of 365 KM on. He put 138 KM on the first day we rode. It was great to watch him tear it up out there. I was amazed at how well his 87 lbs frame was able to throw that 670 around. We made it all the way back to super bowl in Allan Creek everyday and the last day we even poked into the preimer. I would say there was about a foot of fresh everywhere but by the end of the day yesterday it was getting really hard to find. Will post some pics a little later.
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Sasksummit
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Here are a couple of pics most of them are of My 12 year old on his 670.View attachment 16340
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Looks like you had an awesome weekend. By the looks of things, your little guy sure looks like he can hold his own. I am heading up there April 11th......hope the snow is still as good.
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depsnolvr
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Trails are in the best condition of the year, with the colder nightime temps allowing the trail to set up.
Last season we groomed until april 15 and shooting for at least that this year
Still grooming directly from all three parking lots
It is like spring riding out there, but there is lots of fresh to be had if your clever and get off the beaten path
PLEASE be careful out there with all this sun warming, yesterday on patrol,30% of people we checked for beacons were not wearing one and many of these people were in Cleminas Avalanche Alley climbing slopes I would not hit on the best of days! I was utterly amazed. Brand new sleds and no beacons, some folks even tried to lie until I turned mine on to check if theirs were working
Any questions phone the VARDA office at:
250-566-4817 wed-fri(unless fri is a pow day)
Last season we groomed until april 15 and shooting for at least that this year
Still grooming directly from all three parking lots
It is like spring riding out there, but there is lots of fresh to be had if your clever and get off the beaten path
PLEASE be careful out there with all this sun warming, yesterday on patrol,30% of people we checked for beacons were not wearing one and many of these people were in Cleminas Avalanche Alley climbing slopes I would not hit on the best of days! I was utterly amazed. Brand new sleds and no beacons, some folks even tried to lie until I turned mine on to check if theirs were working
Any questions phone the VARDA office at:
250-566-4817 wed-fri(unless fri is a pow day)
Nice pics and kudos to your kid, looks right at home on the 670.
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Sasksummit
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Ya he held his own. I got alot of comment from people out there.
sledhed88
How were the snow conditions?? Did you get good weather?
How were the snow conditions?? Did you get good weather?
Anyone heading up to Valemont this weekend......could you please post snow conditions as I am heading up next weekend and just want the basics at what I am looking at. Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!
