The first King Eddy ride of the year so it will be interesting to see how much snow (if any) is still hanging around the high elevation trails.
The ride starts at 9:30am so be ready for the 9:15 safety meeting before we head out. The staging area for King Eddy is where the road meets the highway.
The ride will be up to intermediate level difficulty and speeds will range from slow trail speed up to 60 kmh on FSR where safe to do so.
Bring a lunch, the plan will be to have a campfire at lunchtime. A single tank of fuel should be sufficient but bring more fuel if going 100 km on a tank causes you fuel anxiety.
You don’t need to be a club member to attend. Come for a ride to see if you like the club and meet other riders!
Amadew from Medi-Pro First Aid Training instructed another great first aid course customized specifically for ATV riders. Everyone had a great time and learned some new tricks to help keep us all safe on the trails.
After the first aid course the group strolled across to Justice Park for a quick AGM and election of directors for 2026-2027. Board positions will be posted after next week’s director meeting.
Congrats to the City of Vernon for the crappiest “Free Parking on Weekends” signage at their lot on 29th St. This tiny text isn’t visible unless you’re in a parking spot (this photo is taken standing one step back from the sign) and these signs are all placed around the outside of the lot so the tiny text isn’t visible while driving.
A shorter ride (3-4 hours) to hit the Noble Canyon trails and still let you do some yardwork or other honey-do-list items in the afternoon.
Ride starts at 10:00am, reminder that ATVs aren’t allowed on the paved portion of the road between the highway and cattleguard. Unload at the cattleguard then park your vehicle along the paved portion of the road and please don’t park in the cul-de-sac so trailers can turn around there.
There is still snow on the trails so come prepared for winter riding, a single tank of fuel will be sufficient, expect intermediate difficulty due to snow on the trails.
You don’t need to be a member to attend, check out the club and meet other riders.
Friday the 13th is a great excuse to get up to some fun so we’re inviting everyone to come for some food, banter and a movie.
The club will provide the food/drink and the movie, you just need to bring a camp or lawn chair and let us know via email by 5pm Wednesday March 11 so we know how many to plan for.
Doors open and food available at 5:30pm, the movie starts at 7:00pm
ATV First Aid Course from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday April 11, AGM from 2:00-3:00pm.
The first aid course is for members only and is first come, first served with limited spots available. This is not a certificate course, it’s an information course with no test at the end.
The course instructor grew up with ATVs/dirt bikes and uses that experience to tailor the course to the types of injuries you may encounter ATVing and in the backcountry.
Send an email to info@vernonatvclub.ca to register. The course is open to club members (join to attend if you’re not a member) and there are a limited number of spaces available so don’t delay.
AGM – 2:00pm The Club’s Annual General Meeting will follow the first aid course, food and drinks provided by the club. Our library booking is from 10:00am to 2:00pm, our plan is to hold the AGM at Justice Park across from the library at 2:00pm.
Please contact us if you plan to attend the AGM so we can keep you informed if the AGM location changes due to bad weather.
We’re introducing an amazing organization for our street legal off-roading cousins, meet our friends at The Four Wheel Drive Association of BC (4WDABC). You’ve probably seen their stickers on Jeeps and all manner of 4WD vehicles, let’s find out more about this hard working crew.
As “Stewards of British Columbia’s Backyard” since 1977, 4WDABC puts a positive foot forward for motorized recreation by hosting cleanups, training new wheelers to off-road safely and responsibly, maintaining fire towers, shelters and recreation sites, through advocacy for off-road 4WD use across the province, and so much more.
A bunch of members of 4WDABC came from across the province to the Mother of All Trail Cleanups held by Vernon ATV Club, Okanagan Forest Task Force and 4WDABC June 3-5, 2022 where over over 4 tons of trash and recyclable material was pulled out of the forest.
6:00pm Friday December 5 @ Eagle Industries – 1801A Kal Lake Rd Vernon
Bring everything you throw in/on your quad or side x side when you go riding. We’ll review each person’s kit to check things like your first aid kit, recovery gear, emergency supplies and whatever else you bring along just in case.
We want you to have the supplies you need should you have a flat tire, get stuck, cut yourself with a saw, get jabbed by a branch, etc.
Please let us know by email if you’re coming by 9:00pm Thursday December 4 so we can have enough food for everyone. We’ll probably grab pizza but are open to suggestions.
Get your headlights ready for this spooky venture into the forest. Ride starts at 4:00pm at King Eddy FSR Staging on Highway 6 and will go until 7-8:00pm, well after dark!
Come prepared for all weather and bring a snack as we’ll try to have a campfire somewhere along the ride.
Riders from as far away as 100 Mile House, Fraser Lake, the Okanagan and the West Kootenay converged on Christina Lake Saturday September 20 and Sunday September 21 to join members of the Grand Forks ATV Club to ride the Columbia & Western Trail.
Saturday September 20 – Christina Lake Trails with Grand Forks ATV Club
Randy Ellenchuk from the Grand Forks ATV Club lead the group of 18 machines and 25 riders on a ride that started at the Santa Rosa parking lot on the Columbia & Western Trail. The ride headed west over the majestic 505′ long Smitten Trestle across the Kettle River to Cascade Falls with a number of stops along the way to share information about historic events and the area.
After time to enjoy the amazing scenery of Cascade Falls and history of what once was Cascade City, the ride retuned east back over the Smitten Trestle then climbed the mountains east of Christina Lake to ride the Green Tunnel and Fife Road area trails.
Sunday September 21 – Christina Lake to Castlegar with Grand Forks ATV Club
Rain had dampened the trails overnight resulting in a different mix of 18 machines and 24 riders showed up for the ride to Castlegar along the Columbia & Western Trail.
Jonas from the Public Land Use Society (a group dedicated to preserving public access to crown land in BC) joined the ride to show support for the Columbia & Western Trail and talk about his group’s efforts to preserve access and restore funding for the trail.
Again starting from the Santa Rosa parking lot, the ride headed north 10km to the Lafferty Link Road where the first of the new warning signs has been recently installed to warn users they are entering the section of the trail the government is no longer maintaining.
Proceeding along the trail the ride passed through a tunnel then under the Paulson bridge, past a number of information kiosks and picnic shelters then stopped for lunch at the Bulldog picnic shelter where we met a number of other recreation users on ATVs, motorcycles, Jeeps and cyclists from England and Germany on a months long trip of BC.
After passing through the 1km long Bulldog Tunnel (for the first time for many on the ride) it’s 30km to Castlegar passing through more tunnels and over impressive trestles. The Castlegar end of the trail has a large staging area that is always busy with ATVs, cyclists and hikers.
The return ride to Christina Lake was a mad dash when a storm blew in off Arrow Lake with strong winds and drenching rain.
Recently installed warning signs found when entering the section of the Columbia & Western Trail where the provincial government has ended maintenance.
