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Winter LongBike · Sat. Jan. 11th, 2020 - Sun. Jan. 12th, 2020
Warning: This is an old trip - it already happened
Warning, this trip has been cancelled : Snow on the road, high avalanche risk
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Start: Saturday, Jan. 11th
End: Sunday, Jan. 12th
Pre-trip meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 8th, 5:00 pm
Pre-trip meeting location: WOOD 1
Description:
Do get a sick sense of satisfaction from biking up big hills? Do you feel like a badass when you bike with your skis? Do you think all trips to the North Shore should be self-propelled? This is the trip for you.
NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO SIGN UP FOR WINTER LONGHIKE!
The plan is to ride from Grounds for Coffee (10th and Alma) to the top of Mt. Seymour, with our skis (or snowshoes) and overnight gear. This is about 40km, with 1600m of elevation gain. At the top of Seymour, we'll join the rest of the Winter Longhike people, ski to the campsite, build our snow caves, and have a good time. In the morning we'll ski out and have an even better time riding the epic descent we earned on the ride in.
This trip is beginner friendly in the sense that you will not be left behind, with a few caveats:
- you must be comfortable riding down large inclines
- you should be comfortable riding with cars on somewhat large roads
- you might want a frame of reference for what climbing Mt. Seymour is like (picture the Spanish Banks on NW Marine Dr, if the Spanish Banks were 2.5x as steep and 15x as tall)
The required gear is a bike (with low gearing), a helmet, bike lights, and some way to carry everything. We'll discuss everything in more detail at the pretrip meeting, which will be right after the Winter Longhike pretrip.
Posted: 2019-12-21 19:27:42
Last modified: 2020-01-10 14:24:27