Sicamous Closures

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Anybody seen the newsletter yet?

Came out late tonight.
All areas open this season. Early bird extended to 11/30.
Blue lake and Eagle Pass; business as usual.
Parking 6km for Queest due to logging. Radios required.
The same information posted above regarding Owlhead. "Area, including FSR is closed to all motorized traffic until we open."

 

[struglin]

Parking at blue lake lot again? Logging done?

 

[ferniesnow]

i got it in my mail. Here is a version that I was able to copy/paste.

Welcome to Our New Look​ Sled Sicamous Enters the 2021 Season Sharp as Ever​ This season we're very excited to present our club members and the public with a new brand that we hope will carry us through for many seasons to come. After dutifully representing Sicamous for... well - as long as we can remember - the EVSC team has respectfully and lovingly decided to retire the Moose Mouse in exchange for a logo we're hoping will help to represent our organization as we take our club to new heights. In short order we will be releasing a lineup of clothing items (just in time to fill that last wee spot under the Christmas tree) that we look forward to seeing on the hill, around town, and beyond! However, we cannot share this moment without sending out a HUGE thank you to EVSC member, Jeremy Fehr, for lending us his Graphic Guro, Emi Linds. She skillfully built our vision into the logo you see here today and we can't say it enough; thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! ______________________________________________________________ ​ EARLY BIRD PRICING EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30th​ Sign up today to support the Club, and experience unlimited sledding in Sicamous...​ Due to unforeseen circumstances, that arose in the final hours of our pre-season planning we wanted to extend the deadline on early bird pricing until November 30th, 2021, to allow those who were waiting on confirmation of area access' prior to purchasing. More details can be found below; however, in short form ALL HILLS WILL BE OPEN FOR 2021/22!!!! So don't miss your final opportunity for early bird membership pricing at https://sledsicamous.com/join-now/​

Thank you to everyone who has supported our sled raffle so far. We're excited to have such an overwhelming response, and our office has been flooded with entry requests. There's still roughly 100 tickets available on each sled, but they are selling fast and you don't want to miss out! Tickets can be purchased at the following Locations: - Banner Recreation in Vernon, BC - - M&M Performance in Kelowna, BC - - JB Marine / Macs Machine / Powder Lites in Sicamous, BC - Tickets can also be purchased through our office. Please email admin@sledsicamous.com for details WINNERS WILL BE DRAWN JANUARY 1, 2022, NOON @ Owlhead Staging Area​ Thanks again to everyone for your support of our fundraising efforts.​ Photo Credit: Mike Helfrick​ FINAL WORDS FROM THE WISE A huge thank you to Donegal Wilson with the BCSF for your words of wisdom and support as we embarked on mitigating the Motor Vehicle Closure. You're Awesome!!! Also, to District of Sicamous Mayor and Council, MLA Greg Kyllo, DOS Chamber of Commerce and all others who wrote letter of support regarding same THANK YOU!!! __________________ Blue Lake, Eagle Pass and Queest will be open for this riding season. No interruptions to access are expected for Blue Lake or Eagle Pass; however, we will be utilizing our 6KM parking on Queest to accommodate for active winter logging. Please make sure you bring your radios and call up!​ OWLHEAD FSR & the Two-Mile Fire Closure Update ick Patience and Persistence Pays Off​ As many of you are aware the town of Sicamous experienced an extremely stressful and closely proximate fire this summer. Luckily, the Sicamous, Swansea Point, Ranchero and Malakwa Fire Departments effectively joined specialized structural protections units, and Wild Land men and women to put up a breathtaking battle that kept both the communities of Sicamous and Swansea Point safe from structural losses. Once the fire was effectively directed away from civilization a secondary effort began in keeping the Owlhead cabin and Cache cabin safe from damage. Luckily, the fire did not get near enough to either cabin to cause too much concern, and we are very thankful to say that both of those buildings are ready for your visit this winter. This all said, damage to the natural environment we loving access via Owlhead FSR has been extensive. In order to mitigate further environmental deterioration the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has placed a motor vehicle closure on the burn area (as pictured above). Thankfully, with the assistance of local government and chamber of commerce we have since received a permit to access the greater Owlhead area via the Owlhead Creek FSR for the 2021/22 season. Please note that dated permits will be provided by our collectors to all riders accessing Owlhead once the season commences. Maps and signage will also be available to ensure that the indicated burn area is not disturbed by sledding for this season; and we sincerely hope that we can count on you, our ridership, to exemplify respectful use of the permit and its boundaries. Until we open please note that this area, INCLUDING the FSR, is closed for public motorized use and, we understand, that it will be closely monitored by Conservation Officers this year. As always, Safe Sledding and we'll see you when the snow flies!!!​

 

[LMLCHEVY]

I remember in the 90's busing trail into Quartz with the A&E boys all weekend and finally getting into cabin valley Sunday afternoon. We all rode Machs with paddles and the snow was tit deep. Hard keeping awake for the drive home Sunday night.

Still some of the old timey iron out there. Saw an ad in Creston for an Indy triple with the bolt on paddles still.

 

[bobsledder]

Another crap show for parking at Quest this winter it appears.

Very vague information on what the restrictions are up top in the owlhead area. Quite a few that ride from Swansea via Skyline and hard to tell from that map if that is in the closed burn area