Mike270412
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An 8 km radius from the cabin?
2017 / 2018 Valemount Conditions and Updates
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turboetech
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Sledded Allen creek to day real disappointed sledded right to the back and found maybe 8 inches of fresh snow no where near what was posted all areas need way more snow but I'm sure someone will post they found epic snow well truefully it is only ok conditions glad Curtis posted chappel was good because Allen creek is far from it
Andrew.renegade1000
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Any other updates?
turboetech
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Cuz I knew there would be 150 sleds at chappel today after vardas post
turboetech
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Yup that was epic snow day... cheers
We rode Chappell today. Snow was ok. Lots of sleds up today. And it is pounded out. A few scraps left here and there. Trail in was amazing. Thank you Varda.
Andrew.renegade1000
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Was there fresh snow? Or just found that stuff where abouts where you riding how far back
turboetech
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Lol all those tracks under that tiny layer of fresh was from my crew.....
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We rode Chappel Creek on Saturday Jan 13. Trail was in awesome shape. The main way in down to the lake is quite tracked up, but off in areas close to the lake you can find several areas to play. We went across the lake and up and over and found several areas with some decent untracked snow for a good days riding. Went through 7/8 of my tank on the 850. So all you have to do is look for the snow, all entire group all had a great day.
1st pic, mike many numbers, 1st stuck of the day.
2nd Pic, one member in our group found a nice hole
3rd pic, Micheal. Wild rose shows, sunk it while doing a doughnut
Some areas had 8-14” Powder.
1st pic, mike many numbers, 1st stuck of the day.
2nd Pic, one member in our group found a nice hole
3rd pic, Micheal. Wild rose shows, sunk it while doing a doughnut
Some areas had 8-14” Powder.
Mike270412
Golden Boy
I wasn't stuck. I just fell off.
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Sunday jan 14, we rode clemina creek today, the trail was in awesome shape and the old trail was groomed for a few km as well which was a great bonus.
We had an awesome day in here today, we headed to lake view plateau, went in and dropped in he third bowl to the south. Not a track, we ripped it up pretty good then played in each bowl all the way back to the drop into the area. The snow at the start was about 10-12” of new powder as we got further in it was 12” - 24”. Good playing in there for the day. Ill put together photos and videos of our weekend and post it here.
We had an awesome day in here today, we headed to lake view plateau, went in and dropped in he third bowl to the south. Not a track, we ripped it up pretty good then played in each bowl all the way back to the drop into the area. The snow at the start was about 10-12” of new powder as we got further in it was 12” - 24”. Good playing in there for the day. Ill put together photos and videos of our weekend and post it here.
dragontamer
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How many sled in there today?
Culvert
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Like to say thanks to all the guys Fri on Chappel that stopped to let me know about my Axys side panel. Stopped halfway point on trail to thaw googles & forgot to do up panel when the group pulled rope & took off. I was all the way to Lake when I noticed dam thing missing.
Areas we rode had good snow but not the hyped up internet version... bumper deep when in a wind drift maybe but rest of area was settled.
Any word on the guy that needed chopper ride out of Chappel Fri? Looked like shoulder, collar bone break? What happened & hope he’s doing good.
Now a question on googles..... I’m always fogging up, I be belacavas, nose guards, google fan & I still fog up. Any input on how to get googles to seal better or how are the new Oakley infernos with the heated lense??
Areas we rode had good snow but not the hyped up internet version... bumper deep when in a wind drift maybe but rest of area was settled.
Any word on the guy that needed chopper ride out of Chappel Fri? Looked like shoulder, collar bone break? What happened & hope he’s doing good.
Now a question on googles..... I’m always fogging up, I be belacavas, nose guards, google fan & I still fog up. Any input on how to get googles to seal better or how are the new Oakley infernos with the heated lense??
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It was a great weekend of riding in the Valemount area. Last weeks storm dropped some much needed snow on the area and the weekend riders chewed it up pretty good. Warm alpine temps have made for some amazing days. The snow in the shaded areas at treeline remains cool and ripe for the picking. The wind has blown snow into the lee areas and if you head for the trees, the riding is pretty amazing. The upcoming forecast is a bit of a mixed bag at this time although it does show some precipitation before the coming weekend. For the most recent photos and video, please follow RideValemount on Facebook and Instagram.
NOTE: Logging operations will begin in the Clemina Creek area this week and the road will be plowed to the 6km mark. We have created a trail that allows us to still access the area. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ALTERNATE GROOMED PATH. At times there will be short sections where sleds will need to use a very short portion of the main road to get back onto the groomed trail. Most notably is the 4km bridge where sleds will need to travel carefully to the mid way point on the hill and take a left onto the new groomed section of trail. Please ride very aware and slow at these intersections and remember that it is unsafe and illegal to ride on the plowed road.
NOTE: Logging operations will begin in the Clemina Creek area this week and the road will be plowed to the 6km mark. We have created a trail that allows us to still access the area. PLEASE FOLLOW THE ALTERNATE GROOMED PATH. At times there will be short sections where sleds will need to use a very short portion of the main road to get back onto the groomed trail. Most notably is the 4km bridge where sleds will need to travel carefully to the mid way point on the hill and take a left onto the new groomed section of trail. Please ride very aware and slow at these intersections and remember that it is unsafe and illegal to ride on the plowed road.
X-Treme3x
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Use the Oakley infernos an I would never buy another pair. If they were $600 googles I would still pay for them they are well worth it. Only downside is that the lenses are not interchangeable. I find they are good for the most part an don’t even need to run them a lot. I think you get 30 cycles out of them in a run of a day.
Culvert
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What lense colour did you go with? I see they have two options.
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