Jun 15 - Prairie View / Jewel Pass

[ramonahill]

Reminder that this week's cruiser / rocket ride is Prairie View / Jewel Pass.

Meet at the Valley Ridge recycling bins at 5:45, ready to leave by 6. Here are directions to the carpool meeting spot:

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Otherwise, meet at the trailhead at 7 pm. Directions to the trailhead are:

Head west on Highway 1 for approximately 67km. Turn south onto Highway 40 for approximately 8.7 km. Turn right into the Barrier Dam picnic area.

Thanks to Diana for posting trail conditions (awesome as of Sunday). The forecast is calling for 10mm of rain on Tuesday however so I will be posting at 3pm tomorrow to confirm or cancel the ride. The Prairie View switchbacks are well drained and should be in good shape even if there is rain, but I'm not sure about the Jewel pass descent, as well there could be safety issues being at the top if there is lightning due to the exposure there. Anyone have thoughts on this? The group could always ride Prairie View out and back if there are concerns.

Ramona

[mmacadam]

Rain rain go away! Hopefully it doesn't pour rain tonight and we can head out for a ride!

[ramonahill]

Is anyone planning to go tonight by the way?? Let me know...

[ramonahill]

Ok it's 2:40 and the sun looks like it is almost poking out of the clouds! I'm going to call the ride as ON. Please be careful if there is any lightning in the area. I won't be able to make it but please post and let us know who rode. Thanks and have fun!

[Amy]

Is anyone planning on riding tonight? I may be in if a few girls are up for it...

Amy

[edrew]

Hi Amy, it's Erica, I am planning to ride tonight and may have another friend join me. Are you going to meet up at the car pool location or the trailhead?

[edrew]

In case you are looking for someone to ride with tonight, Megan and I will be at the Prairie View parking lot ready to ride by 7PM.

Erica

[woolie]

I'm planning on going tonight too! Is anyone meeting at the commuter parking lot?

[Amy]

Hi again... I'm out for tonight- still working. But will be riding tomorrow if the weather is good! Have fun!!

[mmacadam]

Hey - it's Erica and Megan here - the weather looks pretty wet just west of the city.
I think we are going to play it safe and ride in the city before the rain comes. Sorry for the late notice!!
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[Newbie]

I made it to my first spinsisters ride. Too bad there was only one other lady that showed up, but we had a good ride up to the top of the rock face, and by the time we got up there it was snowing...Very beautiful though. As far as the ride goes, I am not a big fan. It is a fire road UP UP UP, and UP. We didn't ride down the other side last night because it was a little slick to carry our bike up to the rock face so we opt out and came back. I understand that the single track on the other side is pretty good, but I much prefer to ride a mix of up and single track.

[diana]

Hey Newbie...
So sorry about the snow and that you had to ride down the fire road. Yes, the single track out is a fantastic downhill and makes the climb worth while but you guys made a smart decision. We'll try to get you out again when the weather calms down...

Thanks for keeping us posted about the number of riders!

[Charlene]

I agree, it was a good ride last night! Definitely a work out on the way up. Happy we played it safe and turned around at the rock face.