August 18th - Tom Snow/Ridgeback

[Admin]

Tomorrows Ride is Tom Snow/Ridgeback!

To get to the trailhead, west from Bragg Creek on Highway 66 for about 14km. Parking lot is signed and called station flats. Here is a map:
www.braggcreek.ca/img/kcountry/elbowvalley.pdf

Scooters may want to ride up Tom Snow to the Road, turn around and ride back to the parking lot. Cruisers and up can do Tom Snow and the full Ridgeback Trail, or can decide at the trailhead if they want to ride something more challenging like Sulpher Springs. Scooters that are feeling fast can try to ride up Tom Snow to Upper Ridgeback, ride Upper Ridgeback but come straight down Tom Snow and not do Lower Ridgeback.

Here is a map of the Tom Snow/Ridgeback Loops:
www.cmbalink.com/new_ridgeback_trail_map.html
Note: for those that want to ride only upper ridgeback you would turn right at the blue dot on the attached map - don't ride all the way up to the road...

Its starting to get dark earlier and earlier (BOO) so we need to be back to parking lots by 9:00pm sharp these days. If you are riding out and backs - turn around by 8:00pm, if you are doing loops make sure you are checking where you are on the trail maps so you are half way by 8:00pm.

I can't make it out tomorrow night as I'm in a golf tournament (boo me) but hopefully I'll be out next week.

Have fun - check the forum tomorrow afternoon for any ride cancellations, but the weather is suposed to be ok...

- Diana

[Admin]

I think we also need ride leaders for tomorrow so please reply to this post or email Keely if you are interested in leading a group tomorrow!!

[Cindy]

Count me in!

[claren1]

I can lead as well. Clare

[sue padua]

I would love to join you on this ride as I haven't been out yet this year.
I lost my wallet last week with my spin sisters card in it. How do you get a replacement and would I still be able to join you on the ride?

[Kayla B]

Hi Sue, don't worry, if you really are a current member, you'll be fine on the ride! Just say you're the person who reported their wallet lost on the SS Forum today (and BTW sorry to hear that). I'm not sure about getting a new card, best to e-mail [e-mail] , it will get to the right person (not sure if Susanna is still handling membership issues right now).

Have fun tonight. I won't be on the Wednesday ride again, I have other stuff happening.
-- Kayla

[Sue Padua]

That Great. I am looking forward to it.
Does the ride leave at 7:00 from Station Flats?

[bek]

I led a group of 8 out Tom Snow, back on the top two sections of Ridgeback, and then finished on Tom Snow by moon-light (some of us had lights bu didn't end up using them). We kind of misjudged the time, got back to the parking lot around 9:45, but everyone made it out! There were two other groups that went out - sorry I don't know everyone's names, so I'll let them post with the number of riders they had in their groups. Overall I think we were around 17.

Cheers,
Becky Rogala