Ride Island Lake Lodge's private property in Fernie, BC

[ferniesnow]

A ride of a life time; world class sledding, world class scenery, world class accommodations, and of course a whole lot of camaraderie!


This is hosted by Island Lake Resorts and the Fernie Snowmobile Association. Registration and additional information can be obtained at 250-423-3700 or 1-888-422-8754.
The closing date for registration is "the close of business" on April 7, 2014. As this is on a first come first serve basis, the first 40 people to register will be accepted.

I have a copy of the itinerary and safety information and if you would like that forwarded, please send me a PM with an email address and I will get them to you.
Basically, this is a two day ride with one night's accommodation, 2 breakfasts, 2 BBQ lunches, and a Saturday evening supper. A cash bar is open on the premises and private alcohol is not allowed.
If enough interest is shown, a spa could be opened for the ladies attending.
The price is $376.30/person (taxes included) based on double occupancy.
A FSA membership is required (an additional $100 with no tax) and that can be obtained on-line or by phoning Ghostrider Motorsports at 250-423-9251.
As we all know, membership has it's privileges!





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[teamdirt]

Seems a bit pricey. Fernie in April is a gamble

 

[sc800]

Wow your positive, I did this trip last year on April 14&15 and it snowed over 50cm Friday night so we got lucky and it was likely the deepest two riding days of the season! There is lots of riding in the area! Not sure what the price this year but last year it was well worth it! Amazing place to stay the night and the food is unreal! You can plan trips anytime to the mountains from Jan-April and get screwed not having any snow. I recommend this weekend to anyone.

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[teamdirt]

You can plan trips anytime to the mountains from Jan-April and get screwed not having any snow

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try planning trips to areas with elevation where it does not rain in winter. For example -Golden

 

[ferniesnow]

To the top for Monday morning..........

 

[ferniesnow]

To the top for the coming up weekend......

 

[ferniesnow]

April 7th is the last day if you want to participate in this fantastic riding opportunity. There are spots still available.

Registration and additional information can be obtained at 250-423-3700 or 1-888-422-8754.

 

[Turts]

Getting pretty excited!!
It's looking pretty good for a bluebird day on Sunday......
I'm charging the camera batteries, I hear the views are spectacular.


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[ferniesnow]

Getting pretty excited!!
It's looking pretty good for a bluebird day on Sunday......
I'm charging the camera batteries, I hear the views are spectacular.


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I think the weather will cooperate and it will be just fantastic!

 

[Turts]

I just talked to the Island lake people and it sounds like they did not get enough people registered so they are cancelling this weekend.
Damn it!!


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[Marley]

Too bad about the cancellation...I was looking forward to going.
I think the cost of it turns a lot of people off.
Add the FSA membership to the cost of a single occupancy room, the cost to get there, your bar tab and other misc costs and you can easily end up with over a $700 hit for 1 night.
Hard to justify booking too far in advance when there is a chance of marginal snow, bad weather and/or terrain closures.

 

[Turts]

I agree. It was pricy.
Especially for only one night.
I was counting on that being my last ride. Time to make a plan for one more weekend!!


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[Vertical-Extreme]

I called to see if I could come do the ride plus meal ect, basically everything but stay, and they said no, it was all or nothing, I think if they were a little more accommodating and the price was a little better they would have no trouble filling up, but its hard to justify when you can do chatter for about the same price

 

[Marley]

With the new sleds you can get to a lot more scenic locations, more easily so this may be a harder sell in the future.
The FSA could maybe do a better job of getting the word out on this too. I heard about the date through the grapevine when they (FSA) have my email and could have contacted me (and all other members) and put the word out there better.
Seems to be more about making money for Island Lake Lodge than a season wrap-up ride.

 

[Drifter1]

Can you explain to me how it is private property?

 

[ferniesnow]

Can you explain to me how it is private property?

My understanding is that the company owns the property. They had the foresight in the olden days to buy it. It is not just a tenured lease like Fernie Alpine Resort.

 

[bobsledder]

My understanding is that the company owns the property. They had the foresight in the olden days to buy it. It is not just a tenured lease like Fernie Alpine Resort.

That is correct. It is 7000 acres of private land island lake catskiing leased from my employer from 1986 to 1994 when they purchased the land.

 

[Marley]

I believe Shell Canada owned it - for whatever reason...or for that matter... how they purchased prime alpine terrain.
Probably a coal play back in the day.

 

[bobsledder]

Yes Shell owned it and had purchased it from a timber company. We were after gas not coal.