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I quite enjoyed this sea kayaking business. Think I'll pass on the WW.

Nothing like talking about drownings to scare people away from the sport. Whitewater is Safer Than You Think. Kind of an old link, but there are more dangerous things to do than paddle warm water class III if you have the know-how. Class V in flood is a different beast of course.

yup know him very well, we met skiing and eventualy I got him into a boat. Doug was always a pretty safe paddler, awesume skier, a pretty good athlete and in the past … we have done some drinking ;)

Every paddler around here know that guy! An active paddler for a longer time than most of the paddlers around here. Thanks for the info on paddling up in your area. We do have a pretty nice long season around here, with the Clearwater and Thompson to stretch things out into late summer/fall, but always good to think about checking out new areas.

I paddle a Wavesport ZG 54 or the diesel 65 if I'm feeling chicken, we paddling the bulkley, suskwa, telkwa, skeena/babine multiday.

For surfing there is a play wave just 10 min from town where we have a private beach/campfire/ sauna on some leased land with a locked gate

Almost given up WW a few times but I still seem to be getting in the boat, I keep threatening to get a newer play boat that is a little more easy going

Also taken up sea kayaking in the last 5 or 6 years either in lakes or out on the north coast around Rupert/Kitimat/Haida Gwai

Is there much paddling to be done around your area in August? I'd like to spend some time up there, and a road trip after the southern interior season winds down would be ideal.

Despite feeling like a bunch of old guys talking about the glory days, I like this thread :lol: Some great pics, too. It'd be nice to see more people getting in to the sport, but it's not a quick and easy process. Not many paddlers in my immediate area, but this is really a bike/xc ski community more than anything else. There are enough of us in the Thompson/Okanagan area to keep me on the water most weekends if I want.

Clearwater

Current paddler here. Skiing and paddling are my recreation priorities these days. Have two young ones at home, but paddling doesn't have to take up the whole day, unlike ski touring. Plus paddling the Clearwater in July is just a lot more enjoyable than mountain biking in 30C.

sure did, tucked tail and went to to better things. though in our defence we had no real plans of skiing there in the first place, just looking to see where the snow line was. I find it hard to get worked up about that zone unless it's tits deep top to bottom. yesterday day might have been good! #jobber

glad to see a few layers buried in the early season snow pack now. keeps things spicy ya know.

Well in my defence I'm a bit of a touring slut. Apparently I have low standards and self-esteem issues, and if a given zone is looking for some action, I'm there.
Thought I saw you up there. I think that proves you're not too good for it after all. :)

RMR is saying 39cm over the past 24 hours. Things are looking good.

Not a bad day in the monashees. Never mind that 1 cm thick rain crust down about 25cm, just keep the sticks pointing downhill. A little mild at the start of the day, enough to send some guys heading for home, but things cooled down quickly above the trucks.

Anyone know if Rogers Pass has good snow still? Looking at possibly doing a trip there not this weekend but the following weekend (March 19-22)? Mountain-forecast claims they are still getting some new snow, I keep looking at pass cameras (drivebc) but not looking great yet people still parking in pass to (I assume) ski.

Thanx for any local beta! :)

Maybe bring your kayak instead? Boating seems to be starting up in these parts.

I think coverage is adequate higher up, but quality has been a challenge much of this year. It's been an entire month since I've skied Revelstoke area, and that just isn't right. You could be in for some corn skiing though at that time of year regardless.

http://data.avalanche.ca/Graphs/Height%20of%20Snow-Fid%20extremes%20Current.pdf

Given the condition of the pass in the winter time, the last thing they seem to be worried about is dirtbags camping in the parking lot. I've gone up on a Friday night and twice had to use the shovel just to get parked at the Illecillewaet/Asulkan trailhead because of all the new snow, and they often don't get around to clearing it until Sunday afternoon. It's a big enough lot all right. I don't remember a system where they could put two and two together and figure out which vehicles do not belong to people staying at a hut.

Not sure what the deal is with tenting, are you talking about doing so right near the parking lot? Without the hotel and gas station, it's always a good idea to be prepared for highway closures.

That 23.5l/100km in the Tacoma is wild. I drive up and down hills all day and get 15 in my frontier. The numbers on the ram diesel are impressive and apparently match your typical cuv.

Not much chatter around the frontier, but it seems to be a solid truck, quite a bit cheaper than the Tacoma, with some advantages over the Tacoma IMO, and the sales guys are at least willing to dance a bit on the price.

There's a dirt road climb more or less to the top but you'll need to figure out where to turn off the dirt road. I had a gps with me when I rode it 2 yrs ago but I don't recall any signposts….

Cheers! I'll give it another shot sometime soon.

Between KBRA through dew drop and other initiatives through the city and other groups it looks like the community as a whole is starting to get things together to make the area a little more friendly to out of towners with actual maps.

Good to hear…it's been a long time coming.

Dew Drop - nice trail, rode that a few years ago, but don't think I fully figured it out. I just hauled my bike up close to the top (there was some snow higher up) and turned around to head back down. Anybody care to share directions for the rumoured loop?

Kamloops is a cool area to ride, but unlike almost every other town in the province, I find the trails are hard to find…or maybe it's just me??