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VERNON SNOWMOBILE ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER 2007/08—ISSUE 2
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Vernon Snowmobile Association
NOVEMBER, 2007
2007/08-ISSUE 2
NEWSLETTER
SNOW SHOW AN OVERWHELMING HIT!
The Morning Star, Friday November 16 edition, by Jennifer Smith, Morning Star
Staff.
Vernon has become a hot spot for
snowmobilers across the Interior gearing
up for the season.
Special points of interest:

SNOW SHOW 2007

KIDS’ RIDE. 2007

Message from
President Gord.

Okanagan Highlands
Snowmobile Trail
Project (Kelowna
Snowmobile Club)

RIDE BC
The annual Snow Show at the
Best Western Vernon Lodge packed an
estimated 500 people into its three
banquet rooms last Friday, breaking all
previous attendance records.
“It’s the best one we’ve ever had.
We had the room bursting at the seams,”
said Dianne Evans, a director with the
Vernon Snowmobile Club. “It could
barely hold everyone.”
The annual event, co-hosted for
many years by the Vernon Club and the
Lumby/Mable Lake Snowmobile Club,
began as a simple get-together to facilitate
membership renewals, anhd has grown exponentially over the years.
Snowmobile enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the Snow Show which has
evolved into a social event that the whole family can enjoy.
“The event is gaining its own momentum as its reputation grows
throughout the Interior. This past week saw two new entities approach us, ……
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UPCOMING CLUB MEETINGS:
4th Thursday of each month (no meeting in December)
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Join us for coffee and doughnuts and
have a say in your Club, events, etc. A
Club is only as good as its members...we need your input!
NEXT MEETING:
THURSDAY NOV. 22, 2007
7:00 PM
THE PEOPLE PLACE
3402—27 AVENUE
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Message from President Gord
DON’T FORGET
our 2nd
Annual
KIDS’ RIDE
on Saturday
December 8
Following a very successful SNOW SHOW, the VSA now moves forward to our 2nd
annual KIDS’ RIDE on Saturday December 8. We hook up with 15-20
children through the Salvation Army, and take them up to the
snowmobile trails for a day of fun.
Anyone that could volunteer a few hours would be much
appreciated.
We still have need of 2-up sleds (liability insurance restricts us
to 2-ups only). If you are able to supply and drive one on that day, please call my wife
(Dianne) or me at 546-0980.
We’re in the planning stages for our LADIES’ RIDE….please let us know your
ideas!
As our next newsletter will not be issued until January, I’d like to take this time to
wish you and yours a wonderful Christmas and prosperous new year.
Hope to see you on the 8th!
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Gord
How smart is Your Right
Foot ?
Just try this. It is from an orthopaedic surgeon.. This will boggle your
mind and you will keep trying over
and over again to see if you can
outsmart your foot, but, you
can't. It's pre-programmed in
your brain!
1. While sitting where you are at
your desk in front of your computer,
lift your right foot off the floor and
make clockwise circles.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the
number '6' in the air with your right
hand. Your foot will change direction.
I told you so!!! And there's nothing
you can do about it! You & I both
know how stupid it is, but before the
day is done you are going to try it
again, if you've not already done so.
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KELOWNA SNOWMOBILECLUB— TRAIL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
The following is an excerpt from a document prepared by the Kelowna Snowmobile
Club regarding a proposal they are putting forth to expand their trail system. If you
would like a complete copy of this proposal, please request one from Dianne Evans.
Overview:
The intention of this document is to provide an indication of the goals of the Kelowna Snowmobile Club’s trail development plans in the highlands east of Lake Okanagan.
Existing Trails and Management agreements:
Presently, under agreement with the BC Parks and Ministry of Tourism, the club manages an area that encompasses Graystokes Park with trails maintained and developed within the park and the surrounding area. The main
access points to the Graystokes Snowmobile Area are from the Bug Forest Road and the 201 Forest Road. The club
(with over 500 active members) grooms trails from the vicinity of the Home Lake on the Harris Creek Forest Rd in the
north to the Big White Ski resort in the south as well as selected trails in the Idabel Lake area. The present management agreement with MTSA includes the section of main trail (Graystoke Road) from the Main Parking Lot on the
Bug Forest Road to the Main Chalet. An extension to that agreement is nearing completion that would embrace
the main trails generally within the area of Little White Mountain, Idabel Lake, McCulloch Station and Greyback
Lake, including the Kettle Valley Railway grade from the edge of Myra Bellvue Park towards Beaverdel.
Objective:
To develop a managed snowmobile
trail system that runs the length of the
Okanagan Highlands from the South
Okanagan above Penticton to Sicamous; with accompanying links to
existing snowmobile areas such as
Scaia Mountain / Galloping Hills area,
Silver Star Mountain, and Hunters
Range. The objective will be to provide
a main trail corridor that is built and
maintained to a standard that would
allow visiting riders to navigate from
one end of the system to the other without a local guide.
PROPOSED OKANAGAN HIGHLANDS SNOWMOBILE ROUTE
The goal to link these areas with trails is
realistic. The area is predominantly
crown land with a network of existing
forest roads and high annual snowfall.
The only real obstacles in the area are
three Ministry of Highways road crossing. Most of the route is unplowed for
the winter season allowing easy travel
with very little interaction with any other The trail will connect existing networks in the Sicamous area, through the Park/Nelson area
outdoor activity.
and then onto the Graystokes and McCulloch areas.
The route itself has been ridden any number of times over the years but the most recent organized ride to travel the
entire route was the BCSF Rendezvous Ride in 2004. That group started out on their snowmobiles at the 201 (OK Falls
Forest Road) in the area of Greyback Lake and rode to Highway 1 near 3 Valley Gap on their first day of a seven
day snowmobile trip to Prince George.
The trail will be managed and maintained by a regional trail society that would be made up of representatives of
the eight Okanagan Valley and Sicamous area snowmobile clubs.
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SNOW SHOW
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….eager to be included in next year’s Snow Show,” said Gord Evans,
president of the Vernon Club.
“We’ve already started planning for next year’s event, which will
again be held on the Friday evening of the November long weekend.”
The event showcases the newest sleds and gear on the market, but
also provides local clubs a venue to attract membership.
There are annual events of this nature, but on a much larger scale,
held in Abbotsford and Prince George. But the Vernon event is the only one
of its type in the Interior.
EAGLE VALLEY SNOWMOBILE
CLUB
With that in
mind, and responding
to feedback from the
public to do so, the
Vernon Club decided
to strive towards
making the event even
bigger and better over
a period of years, with
the ambitious goal of
one day reaching the
point where it can be
renamed the North
Okanagan or Interior
Snow Show.
Club displays: Revelstoke n the left, Eagle Valley on
As in past years, Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski Doo and Yamaha had
impressive displays of their exciting 2008 models.
This year, however, for the first time, the event was expanded to
include several other regional snowmobile clubs (Revelstoke, Eagle Valley,
Hunters Range, and Kelowna) who set up displays to promote and show off
their snowmobiling areas. Valhalla Pure Outfitters and Klim Aggressive
Sled Wear displayed and sold winter gear and sledding
accessories. Also in attendance, in their capacities of support of
the sport of snowmobiling were the British Columbia
Snowmobile Federation, Capri Insurance,
and the Vernon Search
and
Rescue.
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THANK YOU TO THESE MERCHANTS WHO PROVIDED SNOW
SHOW DOOR PRIZES
...and SERVICES….
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2007/08Executive
Vernon Snowmobile
Association
PO Box 504
Vernon, BC
V1T 6M4
We’re pm the web:
Name
Title
Responsibilities
Phone
Email
Gord Evans
President
Administration
546-0980
[email protected]
Brian Corke
Director
Treasurer, Membership
549-1209
[email protected]
Doug Roehrig
Director
Grooming, Trails, Maps
(o) 558-5575
[email protected]
Taylor Assaly
Director
Marketing
938-0321
[email protected]
Dianne Evans
Director
Administration, Minutes, Newsletters
546-0980
[email protected]
Kevin Hillier
Director
At Large
260-2830
[email protected]
www.vernon
snowmobileclub.com
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VSA Members……...
NEWSLETTER ITEMS — your pictures, articles, news, safety tips, (relatively tasteful) jokes, etc. are welcome in our VSA Newsletter.
ADVERTISING — VSA Members may advertise in the Classifieds, and/or display your business card at no charge.
Please submit newsletter and advertising items to Dianne Evans by the 10th of each month, for display
in the next issue of the VSA Newsletter.
Phone: 546-0980
Email: [email protected]
Or mail to 4268 Hullcar Rd., Armstrong V0E 1B4