10:00am Start Sunday April 27 @ King Eddy FSR
(NOTE – the date in the club email is wrong, the ride date is Sunday April 27)
It’s time to ride folks! Our King Eddy expert says there is still too much snow to head inland toward Bear Lake but the Damer/Oyama Lake side is opening up enough for a first ride of spring.
We’re also going to do a fire starting challenge so we’re asking everyone to bring what they normally carry on an ATV ride so you can see if your fire starting supplies will work in an emergency situation.
This will be an easy ride as we’ll be sticking to cleared/packed roads but the difficulty will be ramped up by snow depth. Bring a shovel and be prepared to get yourself and others unstuck as we may still encounter deep snow on the ride. The goal is to go for a fun ride, not a bunch of pushing and digging but it is still snowing at the upper elevations so conditions can change.
A single tank of fuel will be sufficient for the day. Bring a lunch, we plan to have a lunch campfire.
Staging at King Eddy FSR on Highway 6 approximately 9kms east of Vernon.
Safety meeting at 9:50am, ride rolls away at 10:00am and the plan is to be done the ride at 4:00pm.
You don’t need to be a Vernon ATV Club member to attend. Rides and events are open to everyone, we encourage new riders to come out for a couple of rides to meet club members, find new trails and get a sense of the club before joining.
Ride Recap
8 machines and 12 riders attended, trail conditions varied from dusty at valley level to impassable snowy climb above Oyama Lake.
The Fire Starting Challenge went well with everyone getting a fire going with some producing a fair amount of smoke if they weren’t keep going aggressively.
A couple great viewpoints along the ride: the tower above Damer Lake and the lookout further down Oyama Lake Rd.
Download the ride track on the Vernon ATV Club Trail Share
