January 8, 2005 Founders Day, AGM & Snowflake Chase, Sun

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DaveB · #1 Post by **DaveB** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:51 am

A poster with details will be placed on the front page of the site in the next few days. Don't forget to come to this, our largest event of the year.

Cloverdale Fairgrounds Agriplex, January 8, 2005 4:30 - 10 PM

Dave

Greg S · #2 Post by **Greg S** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 11:09 pm

I don't see the information posted yet. Is the Snowflake chase on Sunday?

DaveB · #3 Post by **DaveB** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:02 am

Sorry, been welding my frame and generally getting some non-RoverLanders stuff done. But I'll try and get the details posted shortly.

Yes, we'll have a snowflake chase on Sunday following.

Dave

kRiS · #4 Post by **kRiS** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:28 am

Where is the Snowflake chase taking place this year?

DaveB · #5 Post by **DaveB** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:36 am

The location hasn't been decided, but looking at the forecast, we may only need to go as far as the Agriplex parking lot.

Suggestions anyone, where do you want this years Snowflake Chase?

D.

DaveB · #6 Post by **DaveB** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:57 am

OK, since no one else has made any suggestion, I'll give it a try...

Meet at Whatcom Rd. Tim Hortons. 9:30 AM

Drive East to Othello Tunnels (50 minutes) and take an hour to hike around. (If you haven't been, its quite worthwhile IMHO.)

Drive 10 KM further up the Coquihalla and turn south on Sowaqua Road. You will find lots of snow. I was up there a few weeks back and the snow started at the 10 K marker, but its bound to be lower than that by now.

Another possibility would be the Chipmunk creek area. There was no snow in early December, but everything was beginning to freeze up.

Any other ideas, anyone?

Dave

nakedbarra · #7 Post by **nakedbarra** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:14 pm

Hay dave that sounds like a great place to play good Idea
Andrew

N Hamelin · #8 Post by **N Hamelin** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:16 pm

Are chains and lockers required for this drive or will the stock trucks with open diffs and all-terrains do fine?

Neil

DaveB · #9 Post by **DaveB** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:50 pm

A few guys have tried chains in other years, and of course a few trucks have lockers, but typically they only get a couple of hundred feet further than the rest of us with open diffs and all-terrain tires.

Its just a fun run until we all get stuck, so bring your truck as you'd drive it every other day.

Dave

Green Giant · #10 Post by **Green Giant** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:04 am

Is the Coquihalla area the chosen location?

Later,

Karl

ANDYD · #11 Post by **ANDYD** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:19 am

Hi Dave,
I was up on Church mountain via Liumchen East FSR(just East of Cultas Lake) on New Years Day, there was snow from the bottom all the way up to where we couldn't go any further (at 18"deep) just before the Lake trail carpark.
I also like the idea of the Othello tunnels (always wanted to go there!), not sure if the 1hr highway drive each way will be popular with the older series vehicles?
Any how, look forward to seeing you on Saturday (& where-ever we meet on Sunday)
Cheers,
Andy

DaveB · #12 Post by **DaveB** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:34 pm

Due to the snowy conditions, I think we'd best hold off on naming the destination of the Snowflake chase until Sunday morning. However, the meeting spot will be Whatcom Road exit Hwy 1, just East of Abbotsford, at 9:30 AM Sunday.

thanks, Dave

The Rover-Landers of BC

The Rover-Landers of BC

January 8, 2005 Founders Day, AGM & Snowflake Chase, Sun

January 8, 2005 Founders Day, AGM & Snowflake Chase, Sun

Snowflake Chase

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Snowflake chase

Snow Flake run....