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Due to
2010 Winter Games operational requirements, the Brandywine
Parking lot will be closed to the public from February
1 to March 22, 2010. In addition, on-site preparations
from January 1 to 31, 2010 and remediation work from
March 22 to 31, 2010, may require partial use of parking
lot or cause minor access delays. The government has
legislated to close the route to the Callaghan via Callaghan
Lake. There are many unhappy riders
we are questioning the logic and will be doing a walkabout
with officials to try to explain the justification.
Also the signs in the 18 Valleys of the Sea to Sky corridor
are in suspense until some further negotiations happen
to the satisfaction of more of the mechanical users.
For further info call Nelson Bastien at 1-604-932-3279
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Maps for download click the links below:
0.5 MB PDF of Powder Mountain Snowmobile Route map
41KB kmz file for google earth of ring mountain route
UPDATE
April 1, 2010
We plowed the road to top of switch back yesterday plus cleared a lot of the big upper parking lot at 4 k but we need some warmer weather to loosen up the road from top of switch back to the parking lot. We will likely work on that next week weather permitting. Meanwhile it is snowing like hell up there and more predicted. For the time being you can drive to the Marshak Lake road at top of switch back and turn around and park on side of road. Please do not block the turn to Marshal Lake for people to turn around. Another heads up, do not go over the hill at the snow cat and down into closed area. The authorities will likely seize your machine and fine you. Some people went down and were seen by a cross country ski group. If we are not careful there will be a much larger closure which could eliminate our chances of getting into back country Thanks Nelson
March 18, 2010
We will be OPEN on Monday March 22.
In preparation for this we plan to clear some parking at the old mill site which is about 1 km up the trail this Sunday. There will be spots of gravel beyond there but it is not possible or affordable to cut down to dirt all they way up to the big lot at 4km at this point. As the weather wears the road down further along we will try to create more parking as we move along. A lot has to do with the weather and god knows so here we go to try and create some fun. Blackcomb Snowmobile has had to stop sending tours up the trail for this season and has moved sleds up to their dog sled trail which is north face and not as badly melted.
Rutherford is seeing lots of sleds and has quite a few gravel spots in the first three km. That is today and with this sunny weather lasting till Sunday it?s anybodies guess what will happen to all our trails. Once up to the 4km there is plenty of snow. Any questions call me. 604 932 3279. Thanks Nelson
January 18, 2010
Reminder to get in some more riding before we are SHUT DOWN for the Olympics until March sometime. Sunday the 31st of Janurary is the LAST DAY at Brandywine until March 22. We are trying to get an eariler re-open date and will let you know here first. During the Olympic's Rutherford, Brohm Ridge, and other spots (NOT Sproat) will still be available. Sledders needing Sea-to-Sky Travel passes (needed to pass Squamish 6am-6pm during Olympics) should contact Nelson Bastien at (604)932-3279.
Hope you were all out Saturday 16th, that was amazing sunshine and powder.
January 1, 2010
Good evening and a Happy new Year to you all. As of today we have had snow for two days and more on the way so the trails are shaping up pretty quick. We now have water resistant maps with all the GPS coordinates and the trail marked back to the second rescue culvert. Our cost to print is $ 4.00 plus survey costs etc but we will sell for $ 5.00 this year. We also have plain paper ones for $1.00 available at No Limits in Squamish and our fee booth. Hope you have some good rides up until Jan 31/2010 when Vanoc takes over our lot until March 22/2010 unless we can convince them otherwise.
Thanks for now and safe riding Nelson Bastien
December 18, 2009
The groomer got through to Chocolate bowl on Tuesday but it is rough. The road leading up to the little cabin is bad due to the mess left by loggers that blocked culverts and washed down the road Since Tuesday we have had rain and it is pouring this morning and likely quite high up. To further confirm this Global gave out a warning this morning about severe avalanche danger from Seymour Mountain to Whistler. Hope things change soon so we get some riding before Olympics shuts us out of our lot.
From the Whistler Question:
November 4, 2009
Megan Grittani-Livingston
As the Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club prepares to host its annual general
meeting tonight (Nov. 5), current treasurer Heather Gamache said she expects few
changes for the upcoming season of snowmobiling in the area, other than a
possible increase in use of some trails because of closures related to the
Olympics.
The Pemberton group, which regularly grooms the Rutherford Creek trail that
climbs into the thrilling Pemberton Icefield, is also described by Gamache as
?basically a social club of people who snowmobile? that has a history of
supporting the Canadian Avalanche Association through awareness events and a
financial commitment.br />
Snowmobiling remains a popular winter sport that brings people and business to
the area, Gamache noted.
In the season ahead, Gamache expects that ?we shouldn?t have any change in our
access? in the Rutherford trail and parts north of Whistler, despite the
Olympics. But more of the Whistler riders could saddle up and head further north
than usual, she surmised, and it?s not clear what will happen to the people who
come up from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.
?We?ll see this year how many of those people end up coming past Whistler,?
Gamache said.
Meanwhile, the Powder Mountain Snowmobiling and Outdoor Recreation Club is
coping with the closure of the Brandywine-area parking lot from Feb. 1 to March
22, 2010, and possibly limited use of the lot in January and the end of March,
due to Olympic operational needs.
Longtime club president Nelson Bastien said many riders have headed to the
Brandywine area since the Callaghan area has been closed to snowmobilers, and
they have a ?very good trail in the Brandywine, a lot of it paid for by
government? for getting up into the beautiful backcountry.
The government has put in $85,000, and the Powder Mountain club $58,000, for
clearing and creating the Brandywine lot, Bastien said. But the Olympic
operations will close the lot during the typically busiest months of February
and March, displacing an estimated 125 to 150 riders and losing some $30,000 of
parking fees for the club?s projects, Bastien said.?On a good day, we can have 100 riders in our parking lot,? he said, adding that
the club has received some compensation in a small way.
Snowmobilers can go north to the Rutherford or south to Chance Creek, he said,
but he?s not hopeful about the amount of room for riders around Chance Creek.
Bastien said he and Doug McDonald, the dedicated club vice-president, might set
up the booth at the parking lot in December and January, if there?s snow, to
sell memberships and help generate interest in the B.C. Snowmobile Federation
(BCSF), but if the use isn?t there, it might not be worth it.
He also has concerns about the state of the lot after all the activities,
saying, ?I will drive my motor home right onto the front steps? in Victoria if
it isn?t fixed after the Games.Last year, the Powder Mountain club had about 125 members, including about half
locals from the corridor, while the Pemberton club drew about 115 members.
?It was higher this year than the year before,? Gamache said of the Pemberton
club?s membership.
The Powder Mountain club has also spent about $1,000 for a GPS survey of its
whole route, intending to produce a map of the Brandywine area, including the
locations of the club?s two emergency shelters.
?It?s going to be a really nice map when it?s done,? Bastien said.
The Pemberton club also runs an emergency shelter maintained by volunteers,
Gamache said.
Fees for the Pemberton club for this season will depend on the decisions of the
new executive to be selected at Thursday?s AGM, Gamache said, but last year?s
rate was $100 for membership. Members get access to the Rutherford trail, which
the club has groomed at least once a week. Non-BCSF members pay $15 for use of
the trail and BCSF members through clubs other than Pemberton pay $10.Bastien said the Powder Mountain club charges $100 for
a season?s pass, giving access to the Brandywine riding and club membership. |
ABOUT THE AREA
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The mountain
snowmobiling area is located 38 kms from Squamish
near world renowned Whistler resort in beautiful
British Columbia, Canada, santioned by the Federation
Safety Patrol.
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ABOUT THE CLUB
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Powder Mountain Snowmobile and Outdoor Recreation
Club has been operational since 1990.
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