Rides

Ride with Salmon Arm at Skimikin

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Ride Recap & Photos

Salmon Arm club and the Walker family do it again, another great ride! The Skimikin trails have seen an awful lot of water this year and then add on some recent windstorms and there was a lot of chainsawing and turning around when we ran into impassable walls of rubble left behind by the raging torrents.

Starting in the soggy valley bottom we soon climbed high into the mountains and did a tour of all the strategically located communication towers and the network of roads and trails connecting them. On the way down we passed washed out roads and bridges before we dropped into an old cedar forest with such a dense canopy you almost needed your headlights. We also encountered critters and flowers in bloom on the ride.

After returning to the parking lot the group patiently waited on the slow bbq while they were attacked by the swarms of mosquitoes. Great fun, we look forward to riding Skimikin again soon and hopefully getting a work day to help clear the trails of blowdown.

Rides with the Salmon Arm club never disappoint and this won’t be any exception, Skimikin is a great riding area! This ride starts at 10:00am at Skimikin Lake at the parking lot east of Skimikin Lake (Google directions).

Bring your appetite as we’re having a free BBQ after the ride, please email to let us know you’re coming so we have enough food for everyone.

For riders travelling from Vernon we’re going to meet at the Tim Horton’s parking lot on 58th Avenue, the convoy leaves there at 8:30am so we’re ready for the 10:00am ride start.

As with all ATV Club rides, everyone is welcome whether you’re a club member or not so invite your friends, family and neighbours. The ride is planned for between 50-90kms in length, with terrain varying from ATV trails, old skid road to forest service road. We try to accommodate riders of all skill levels which means stopping to help if we encounter a difficult portion of trail.

Sunday Kelly Mtn Ride

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Ride Photos

Join Steve for a ride in the Kelly Mtn area Sunday morning as he celebrates the Queen’s birthday with Australians.

Meet at Tim Hortons on 58th Avenue, leaving for the drive to the McTavish Rd staging area at 9:30am with the ride starting at 10:30am.

Google Directions

Ladies Ride June 4

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Ride Photos

This ride is for the ladies and features special treatment with afternoon refreshments and snacks. We’ll ride Noble Canyon to get the spectacular views over the valley and check out the network of old logging roads and trails.

The afternoon viewpoint stop will have beverages and snacks for everyone that registers.  Guys are welcome too, you’ll be doing a separate ride then meet up at the afternoon refreshment location.

Starting at noon, we’ll be back down to the parking area by 4:30pm.

Ride speed and difficulty will be Green (beginner) and there will be 2 outhouse stops along the ride.

If you want food and beverages you must register!

Irish Creek Saturday Ride

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Ride Photos

The Salmon Arm club is going for a Saturday ride starting on Irish Creek Road, just north of Motoplex Speedway and Westside Road (map and directions below).

Meet at 9:00am, the ride will be approximately 100km long and will go to Woods, Jimmy and Pinaus lakes. Being early season and with recent storms there may be some trail clearing but hopefully others have already blazed a trail.

Please email info@vernoantvclub.ca by Friday at 6:00pm if you’re attending the ride.

Google Map & Directions

May Long Weekend Cleanup & Ride Schedule

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The first official weekend of summer in Canada and one of the biggest weekends for the ATV Club. Bring your RV or camper to the Sort Yard on King Eddy and stay for the weekend or just stop by to help out with the cleanup or take in one of the rides. Like all ATV Club activities everyone is invited, you don’t have to be a member to join us on a ride – come check it out!

If you’re camping for the weekend let us know by Friday at noon so we can arrange vehicles around camp central.

Weekend Schedule:

Friday May 19

  • 4:00pm – Sort Yard open for campers
  • 7:00pm – Campfire

Saturday May 20

  • 9:00am – Cleanup meeting – bring gloves, boots and high-vis if you have it
  • 9:30am – Cleanup starts
  • 1:30pm – BBQ at sort yard
  • 2:30pm – Continue cleanup or head out for ride
  • 7:00pm – Campfire

Sunday May 21

  • 10:00am – Ride from Sort Yard
  • 7:00pm – Campfire

Monday May 22

  • 10:00am – Ride from Sort Yard
  • 5:00pm – Party’s over, out you go

Map to Sort Yard – the Sort Yard is used by an industrial recycling facility so there are tire popping hazards, we will have a safe route marked out with traffic cones for you to follow to the camping area.

A big thanks to Silvercrest Waste Bin Rental & Disposal for waste bin services!

 

Photos from the 2016 Cleanup

Mt Ida ride with Salmon Arm/Enderby Club

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Ride Report: WOW!

That sums it up pretty well, one of those days that goes to the top of your list for all time great rides. Thanks in large part to the Walker family going out several times to pre-ride, cut blowdown and make alternate trail choices around the landslides.

Thank you Martina, Brenda and Allen for all the work and a great ride!

The first real ride of the spring season that spanned more than 75km, stopped at numerous viewpoints, tackled all kinds of different trail conditions and stopped for drinks and story time on the way home, a good day!

This late spring and slow snow melt kept us from pinning down a location for this ride until now. Thanks to Allen and Brenda for pre-riding to make sure we could get through.

The ride is open to club members, friends, guests and anyone who wants to come along.

The ride heads out from the parking areas on the FSR at 10:00am, expected return to the vehicles is 3:00-4:00pm. Ride distance is estimated at 60km.

For riders leaving from Vernon we’ll meet at the north Tim Hortons on 58th Avenue (across from Wal Mart), the convoy leaving there at  at 8:45am for the ride staging area.

Come prepared for early spring weather which when combined with higher elevations can mean rain or snow. Bring a lunch, not sure if we’ll have a campfire but we’ll try. Don’t know if there are any outhouses along the ride for bathroom breaks.

Google Directions – https://goo.gl/9MSUY7

After getting to the FSR shown on the map above drive up and park at one of the locations shown on the map

Exploring Eddy

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Ride with Steve starting from the bottom of King Eddy FSR ready to ride at 10:00am Sunday, April 23.

The goal of this ride is to see how many trails are open and will be a good wander of the plateau. This ride will stop a few times and take a lunch break with a campfire. It’s still spring time in the mountains so come prepared for all weather conditions.

Trails ridden will be Green (Beginner) and some Blue (Intermediate) at times. Support and assistance will be provided if you aren’t comfortable with obstacles encountered on the ride.

All riders in attendance will be entered to win a ticket for the 2017 ATV/BC Raffle.

For directions to King Eddy FSR visit the Riding Areas page.

 

LaCasa Ride

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Ride starts at 10:00am Sunday, April 9 from Terrace Mountain Road. Leaving the north Tim Hortons (58th Avenue) at 8:45am for the 45 minute drive down Westside Road to LaCasa.

Click here for a map and directions to LaCasa.

Conditions are looking good, check out photos from last week’s ride.

The plan is to head south toward the Bear Creek trails then head up to a viewpoint for lunch. We can stop by the outhouses at Bear Creek on the way to lunch and/or after lunch.

This ride will be primarily green terrain (beginner) with sections in blue (intermediate) and speeds up to 60km/h on the main roads. Assistance will be provided if we encounter trail conditions you’re not comfortable with.

There will be a lunch break 30-45 minutes in length but no guarantee of a campfire this week. If we can we will, but don’t count on a campfire (unless you want to come prepared to start a fire).