Posted by: nortonwhis
Posted by: grambo
Posted by: TheWasp
Posted by: mammal
That's exactly right. fitness and/or the patience to get to the top of the Sproat network is a major squirrel catcher for that remote area. It's not perfect, there are fit people who make it up fine and can't back it up on the decent, but it's an important part of the puzzle.
I'm curious do many e-bikes make it up to Lord of the Squirrels ignoring the signs? I've never seen any up there but I don't get to ride up there as much as I'd like.
Back to OPs question would the idea be ride up there instead of LOTS as it better or just something different?
The rangers turn around ebikers (at least that's what they told me when I asked a few summers ago). Not sure how often they are working up there. I haven't seen an ebike in my 5 or 6 times up over the years, besides the ones the rangers ride. Didn't make it up to LOTS last summer, kind of dreading the ride on my 38lbs Patrol with DD casing tires, I'll be the wheezing punter pushing up ITM haha. I did manage the entire shebang with Ninja Lakes and Happy Hour in 2020 on my older lighter bike that still had heavy tires.
I've heard the new AlpX trail is fun but not amazing. Have never done a heli drop, but I feel like $250 is my ceiling. Have wanted to do Cartier in Revy but it's closed at the moment. Not sure what they are charging for float plane drops in the Chilcotins but that is a waaaaaay cooler experience/ride than TOTW/LOTS etc. in my opinion.
Maybe we should keep access to new trails not overly publicized? I don't think telling people exactly how to "poach" something is the best idea.
Saw an ebiker up LOTS there yesterday. They are always some around. 33% goobers who dont read sign, 33% goobers who do read signs but dont give a fuck and 33% entitled whistler locals.
Re: the Alpx trail? Can edit posts if you want, but figured the cats out of the bag now that people are riding it and posting videos/pictures that make it pretty easy to figure out where it is. Don't want to step on toes and agree not cool to poach their shit especially in their operating season when people pushing/hiking up will fuck up guest experience... nothing against Blackcomb heli/Alpx, those are good people creating good jobs. Kind of a parallel to sledders poaching cat ski terrain like at Retallack (10 years ago, dunno if still an issue).
That said can't imagine many people will deal with the long push to get up there. With all the industry drops they've been doing there's a lot of publicity.. trail actually looks way better than I had heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAgPG7gMOH4
edit: I just watched the second half of that video, didn't realize when I posted but I guess 1.7M of Sam Pilgrim's subscribers now know of a bunch of secret trails off a pretty popular bike park, at least they kind of hid the entrances.