Jan and Kathi went to the Ladies Clinic in Wells on the weekend of January 18th. The guys got to explore and get into trouble without the ladies. There were a few moments!!
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| Briefing and introductions |
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| Sidehilling techniques |
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| Carving - eyes up |
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| A mess |
Showing posts with label wells. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wells. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 11
Ladies Clinic - Wells
Jan and Kathi went to the Ladies Clinic in Wells on the weekend of January 18th. The guys got to explore and get into trouble without the ladies. There were a few moments!!
Tuesday, February 25
Wells Weekend 2014
We just returned from our Club's 5th annual weekend excursion to Wells. We sure lucked out - great snow conditions, good visibility for riding and mostly bare roads for the drive up.
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| Arrival on Friday afternoon at the Hubs Motel. Unload once and ride all weekend! |
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| Saturday morning - raring to go - hot lunches and Diane's home baked cookies. |
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| About a 40 km ride to our destination |
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| Lots of powder awaits. |
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| Julien is off to find the steep and deep! |
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| If it's not captured by camera, it didn't happen. |
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| This is not "the Norm" |
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| Lots of snow for the trail machines |
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| Guess why Earl is on Kathi's sled? |
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| Time to find more untouched powder
We all rode pretty hard on Saturday since the conditions were so good. It was also forecast to be quite cold overnight so we didn't know how much riding we would get in on Sunday. Thanks to Jeanne for coordinating our fun weekend and for getting up before 4 am to make the coffee in the "party room" for the Olympic gold medal Hockey game. It seemed like a good idea the night before, but I think most of us couldn't get out of bed.
Sunday morning, the temperatures were around -30 and combined with the wind chill from riding, it made for a cold start. What a picture perfect day though with breathtaking scenery. Didn't take many pics on Sunday, but check out the view.
Dave and Cheryl from the Bear's Paw Cafe did an outstanding job of keeping us fed all weekend. Delicious meals, especially the ribs ....yum.
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| Laughter and comradery after some terrific riding |
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| Looks like Ken is trying to keep us quiet - like that would ever happen! |
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| Julien and Chris are sure smiling after enjoying some prime riding
As always, a fantastic weekend. Can't wait for next year.
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Monday, March 25
More Photos
Photos at Wells taken by Jeanne.
Photos at Big Tim taken by Marcel and Kathi.
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| I wonder how many "stucks" you're allowed before your husband quits riding with you! |
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| Check out that snow load - there's an outhouse in there too. |
Photos at Big Tim taken by Marcel and Kathi.
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| The sky is falling. |
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| Michelle giving Kathi some riding tips and tricks....okay, maybe no tricks yet |
Wednesday, March 20
Wells Pics
A couple more pics of our weekend at Wells submitted by Jeanne.
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| Check out all that open riding area |
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| Miners cabin on the road back to Barkerville |
Tuesday, March 19
Wells Weekend
This was our club's 4th annual weekend excursion to Wells. As always, it was a weekend of delicious food, great hospitality, lots of laughs and two awesome sledding days.
We arrived on the afternoon of Fri. March 15th, a week later than normal, so we weren't sure what to expect for snow conditions.
Saturday, Harold from the Hubs Motel along with 2 other local riders led our group to the Proserpine areas. Did I say we were worried about snow? The snow was deep but also heavy and for the less aggressive riders, proved to be a real challenge. It was snowing and the visibility was terrible so some of us opted to go back to the motel early in the afternoon.
The guys (and Jan) decided to seek more adventure. They rode up to a different area and Jan was having fun carving and weaving through the snow when Harold announces, "now let's go and have some real fun". Off they went for an afternoon of weaving through trees and gulleys, side hilling and challenging the deep powder. Apparently the snow was over the front of their sleds. Hats off to Jan for keeping up!!
Sunday, we awoke to a glorious blue bird day. Harold was groaning about having to leave his work at the motel once again :) and was joined by RCMP Constables Jason and Rod as well as Rod's son. They took us to the large area before the climb to Yanks Peak. The snow conditions were awesome for everyone. After we tracked that out, we climbed a short way to a second play area. Some of the group went exploring and discovered another great area. Apparently this new area was so huge, you could ride and play for miles. Okay - so now we really have to go back next year!!
Throughout the weekend, there were some intimate moments with trees as well as close-up inspections of some deep holes but we all survived unscathed (well...maybe a few bruises and sore muscles). What a fun weekend.
Dave and Cheryl from the Bears Paw always make sure we have to go on a diet when we get home. Dianne from the Hubs Motel didn't get to ride with us but baked us her famous cookies as well as delicious pecan cinnamon buns. Where else can you stay and get that kind of service!
The blog editor is guilty of having too much fun riding and not taking many pics, but here's a few photos of the weekend:
We arrived on the afternoon of Fri. March 15th, a week later than normal, so we weren't sure what to expect for snow conditions.
Saturday, Harold from the Hubs Motel along with 2 other local riders led our group to the Proserpine areas. Did I say we were worried about snow? The snow was deep but also heavy and for the less aggressive riders, proved to be a real challenge. It was snowing and the visibility was terrible so some of us opted to go back to the motel early in the afternoon.
The guys (and Jan) decided to seek more adventure. They rode up to a different area and Jan was having fun carving and weaving through the snow when Harold announces, "now let's go and have some real fun". Off they went for an afternoon of weaving through trees and gulleys, side hilling and challenging the deep powder. Apparently the snow was over the front of their sleds. Hats off to Jan for keeping up!!
Sunday, we awoke to a glorious blue bird day. Harold was groaning about having to leave his work at the motel once again :) and was joined by RCMP Constables Jason and Rod as well as Rod's son. They took us to the large area before the climb to Yanks Peak. The snow conditions were awesome for everyone. After we tracked that out, we climbed a short way to a second play area. Some of the group went exploring and discovered another great area. Apparently this new area was so huge, you could ride and play for miles. Okay - so now we really have to go back next year!!
Throughout the weekend, there were some intimate moments with trees as well as close-up inspections of some deep holes but we all survived unscathed (well...maybe a few bruises and sore muscles). What a fun weekend.
Dave and Cheryl from the Bears Paw always make sure we have to go on a diet when we get home. Dianne from the Hubs Motel didn't get to ride with us but baked us her famous cookies as well as delicious pecan cinnamon buns. Where else can you stay and get that kind of service!
The blog editor is guilty of having too much fun riding and not taking many pics, but here's a few photos of the weekend:
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| Saturday morning - getting ready to ride |
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| What colour are those sleds? |
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| A moments rest |
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| The Prez entertaining us |
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| Dinner at the Bears Paw |
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| Other half of the table - Chris is practicing his french |
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| Day 2 - Check out that blue sky |
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| The trail into riding area |
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| Harold giving us an overview of the "known" hazards |
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