Vernon ATV Club

Winter Training – Everything GPS

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Our first winter training session will be a 4 hour session starting at 9:00am Saturday February 18 and will be a wide ranging discussion of GPS.

This will include basic theory and usage, how to select a GPS device or app, mounting options and advanced usage including route planning, and saving/storing/sharing tracks.

What to bring:

  • Your questions
  • Your Android or iPhone
  • Your GPS (if you have one)
  • Your laptop (if you have questions related to transferring GPS files)
  • A camp chair

Where:
J-Ball Electronics, Unit 5 4320 29th Street which is the lane that runs between Banner Recreation/Roko Electric at the 43rd Ave to Canada Water Depot on 29th Street.

Coffee and donuts provided, please email us at info@vernonatvclub.ca so we know how many people to plan for.

No ATV required, this is a classroom course. See the map for course location.

Sign up for the ATV Club Parade Entry

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You don’t have to go crazy getting yourself and your machine ready because just a few items will make you look like a police officer/vehicle. 

Ideas for People or Pets in/on Your Quad or Side x Side

  • A dark jacket with some badges stuck on the shoulders
  • Aviator style sunglasses (or just some sort of sunglasses)
  • A stick on mustache
  • A dark ballcap, police style hat or motorcycle helmet

Ideas for Your Quad or Side x Side

  • We had zero interest in red/blue flashing lights which isn’t a bad thing because you can’t drive with them anywhere except the parade
  • Some sort of cover to make your machine black and white, painted cardboard, construction paper, etc.
  • A badge on the side or doors that says POLICE or HIGHWAY PATROL 

When and Where
The parade is Saturday February 4, everyone needs to be assembled in the lane behind Banner Recreation and ready to roll at 11:00am. From here we ride a short distance to the staging area and wait for the start of the parade at noon. 

Ride Behaviour
The parade proceeds at an extremely slow pace, there’s no burnouts, smokeshows or racing around. A bit of blipping the throttle got good responses from the crowd last year, the big thing is we have to keep it safe and responsible.

We Provide Food
The club will have food ready once we arrive at the staging area near Seaton School.

Sign up using the form below so we know how much food to bring and so you can let us know if you have any food allergies.

Winter Carnival Parade – Police TV Show Theme

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This year’s Winter Carnival theme is Carnival TV where you celebrate your favourite TV show.

When we saw this someone immediately shouted out CHIPs which got us thinking of how easy various police show themes would be for ATVs. So whether you want to dress up as Poncherello or just rock a sweet mustache, the police theme should be a fun one to apply to your quad or side x side.

For dressing up your machine you may consider going with an old fashion black and white (or blue and white for RCMP) colour scheme and hang some big police badge/logos on the side.

One accessory that will add some punch to our parade entry will be having flashing police lights on our vehicles. If you’re interested in buying one of these Amazon beauties below, email info@vernonatvclub.ca by Wednesday January 18 to join the order.

  1. $15.16 – Blue 12V wired flashing beacon
  2. $20.15 – Blue AA battery powered emergency flasher
  3. $31.35 – Red/Blue flashing strobe

The parade is Saturday February 4, at this point you just need to be thinking about how to make your machine look like a police car and we’ll have more details next week about when and where to meet.

Christmas Party 2022

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Doors open at 4:00pm, Supper at 6:00pm
Saturday, December 3

The ATV Club Christmas party is always lots of fun, you don’t want to miss it.

The Club provides the ham, turkey & potatoes, everyone attending brings a dish for the potluck dinner. We’re well stocked on desserts so please think of a casserole, salad or veggie you can bring.

The fun ramps up a notch after supper with a gift exchange where participants either select an unopened gift from under the tree or steal a gift that has already been opened.

Children are welcome and will be provided gifts if they’re too young to understand the gift exchange game. Registration deadline is 9:00am Thursday, December 1.

Winter Training Survey

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Only a few hardcores are still out riding around, for the rest of us it’s still good to get together to tell stories and learn something we can put to use during the summer riding season.

We’ve had a number of suggestions for winter training topics, please complete our survey to identify what type of training and when you’d like to attend.

Halloween Trick or Treat Candy Ride

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10:00am Start Sunday October 30

Meet at the bottom of King Eddy FSR just off Highway 6 in Lavington. Parking starts immediately off the highway and continues up the side of the side of the FSR as far as is needed.

The day will start at a safety meeting at 10:00am sharp where all participants must sign the event waiver.

The group ride will head out at approximately 10:15 taking the group to where the candy trail starts, riders will need to follow the flagging to stay on the trail and keep their eyes peeled to find the hidden candy. Upon completion of the candy trail, riders will be returned to the start of the loop where a campfire lunch will be waiting. If there is enough time there will be another group ride to wrap up the day back at the parking area around 4:00pm.

Please RSVP by email to info@vernonatvclub.ca by 5:00pm Friday October 28 to let us know how many kids and adults are attending and if you have special dietary needs.

Annual General Meeting

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Doors @ 6:00pm, AGM @ 6:30pm Friday October 21

The AGM is almost here, we hope you’ve made plans to attend because this is primarily a social evening with a short time spent voting in club directors. Food and non-alcoholic drinks are provided by the club, you can BYOB if you want. Please bring a chair!

We appreciate the generosity of J-Ball Electronics for allowing us to use their office to hold the AGM. J-Ball Electronics is located in the lane that runs from Banner Recreation at 43rd Avenue to Canada Water Depot on 29th Street – click for Google Map

Fly Hills ATV Ride

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Saturday October 15 – 9:30am SHARP

The Fly Hills has an amazing trail network that connects with other areas we ride. Come out for a fun day exploring the area before winter sets in.

The ride will start at 9:30am sharp from the Salmon Arm Snowblazers Fly Hills Parking Lot

The ride will be intermediate difficulty, covering approximately 80-100kms on FSR and trails. Riders will need to be able to travel 50-60kmh on FSR sections and there will be a few moderately technical sections.

The weather can change quickly at this elevation so come prepared for all conditions.

Bring a lunch and all the things you need to make it through a day of riding. There are a few recreation sites and outhouses passed during the day for rest stops.

All participants will be required to sign the ATVBC waiver to join the ride.

Vernon ATV Club 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.

Silver Star Work Party, BBQ & Ride

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9:00am Sunday October 16

Starting with a safety meeting at 9:00am sharp at the Vernon Snowmobile Association snowmobile parking lot in Silver Star Provincial Park, there is a morning work party to stack firewood and clean up around the old chalet site, a lunch BBQ then a guided ride of the snowmobile/ATV trails in the Trinity Ricardo area.

RSVP my email to info@vernonatvclub.ca by 5:00pm Friday October 14 if attending so we have food for everyone.

WORK – The morning work party will consist of piling firewood that was previously in the snowmobile chalet as well as raking up small wood pieces left from the demolition of the chalet. Please bring a rake or shovel to help with the cleanup.

RIDE – The ride is a beginner level ride with a handful of rain ruts and mud puddles that are near intermediate level difficulty. A single tank of fuel will be ample for the day, remember to pack clothes for all conditions as Silver Star is at 1700+ metres elevation and the weather can change fast.

There are 3 outhouses along the ride route, we expect to be done and back at the snowmobile parking lot by 4:00pm at the latest.

Directions: The turnoff to Silver Star Provincial Park is 18.5kms from the Butcher Boys intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Silver Star Rd, turn left onto Sovereign Lake Road, drive 2km then turn right and follow the road to the upper snowmobile parking lot where you can unload your ATV.

Swap Meet & Social

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4 to 9pm – Saturday September 17 in the lane behind Banner Recreation

Dig out your ATV related parts and accessories to sell/swap/trade or bring your mad money to pick up some neat new stuff for your ATV life.

Bring a table and chair to setup to sell your stuff or browse for great deals on ATV gear.

Bring a chair and stay for food provided by the club and social until 9pm.

Some of the items ready for the Swap Meet