Monday, February 23, 2009

Winter Carnage


In anticipation of the Dirty Duo we had to get on the course to check out the trail conditions. Unfortunately the trails have had a very bad winter. Between the snow, rain and wind it looks like a bomb went off in the forest. On the up side the weather was fantastic this weekend and the sun was drying up the snow. Here is a summary of current trail conditions:

Camp Brick – Mostly clear, some snow patches and downed trees. The ditch is snow covered.
Figure Eight- Not reachable because of numerous feet of snow!
Fishmans – Heavily snow covered
Bridal Path – Mostly clear of snow but some downed trees
Old Buck – Mostly clear with some downed trees
Severed Dick – Snow at the top but mostly clear
Bottle Top – Didn’t even attempt to go into this area because of snow and numerous downed trees.

Top of Severed Dick


It will be a while until the trails are back to summer fashion, but it is only the end of February.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT

If the snow conditions are getting you down than the perfect fix is the Mountain Bike Film Evening, presented by the The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF).

North Vancouver local adventurer Pat Mulrooney’s slide show from ripping the trails the Chilcotin Ranges of BC; Dan Barham’s “everything” presentation of mountain biking images with music; Jamie Houssian’s “Collective: A Look Back Behind the Scenes” – presentation on the art of shooting biking films.by the most prolific and innovative mountain biking director; and screening of the sickest and dirtiest mountain biking flicks: Brocation (travels of Wylie Easton on his bike trips around the Lower Mainland and the Interior or British Columbia); Gobi (Two of the world's best freeride mountain bikers search for the ultimate riding experience in the Gobi Desert of China); Revolution One (Scenes from the upcoming unicycling film by Dan Heaton); Seasons – Festival Cut (scenes from the last year’s film by the Collective crew).

Details

Doors open at 6:30 pm / Show 7:30 pm
Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Advanced Tickets $17 / $19 at door
Call 604.984.4484 or order online at http://www.vimff.org/

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