Tantramar Outdoor Club

Active Living in Sackville and the Tantramar Region

Potluck and Meeting 16 January January 14, 2009

Filed under: Activities,Administration,Skiing — Harold Jarche @ 1:13 pm

Tantramar Outdoor Club Potluck and Meeting

6:00 PM Friday, 16 January 2008

Saint Anne’s Church Hall in Westcock, off Queen’s Road (Head to Dorchester, left at the bottom of the first long hill toward Wood Point but turn right after the abboiteau  and it’s less than 1 km on your right at the sharp right turn).

*** Bring any ski equipment to buy/sell/trade ***

Agenda of the meeting which inevitably follows may include the following:

  • Financial update – Kate Bredin
  • Membership Update- Kate Bredin  Please bring any unpaid dues-more members means more leverage-$5 each or $20 for sustaining members $50 for sustaining families (practically and mathematically speaking that means there are kids being sustained) .
  • Grooming Update and discussion- Graham Watt
  • Insurance for TOC executive/
  • Motion-“TOC should  join Cross Country New Brunswick” ($200 to join, then $4 per member per year/minimum $200/year after that)
  • Evening Ski Update – Susan Kastuk Ridlington and/or Sharon French
  • Name the Trail Vote
 

NewTrail NameSuggestions January 13, 2009

Filed under: Activities,Skiing — grothomas @ 11:22 pm

Crooked Creek Trail,    Twisted Creek Trail,  Hillside Meander,  Watergate Trail,  Reservoir View Trail(One of our Senior Members figures she won’t be able to keep straight two crookeds, or a crooked and a twisted, and that without the word Reservoir she will get even more lost, and insists that rules are to be broken, or so her kids tell her), Three Bridges/Trois Pont( though there is a sentiment that after the rains of November and all the frantic patching of December we may well be constructing more bridges…),Ogden Mill Brook Loop, Ogden Loop,Petite Tour Breau,  Petite Breau Tour

 

On the trails in January 2009 January 11, 2009

Filed under: Skiing — Harold Jarche @ 8:46 pm

The new trail has been finished and many of us have had the opportunity to discover its twists and turns, especially the turn onto the third bridge. Be careful during icy conditions.

Second Bridge

Meanwhile, the Crooked Tree Trail and Blue North are in good condition and getting a lot of use. Signs are up at several locations.

Upper entrance

The signs are quite clear as to allowable use, so please ensure that only skis go on the trails.

Trail Signs

It seems that some folks don’t like skiers, so watch out for buckshot on the trail!

Sign with buckshot

 

2009 Cross-country Evening Skis December 18, 2008

Filed under: Skiing — Harold Jarche @ 5:46 pm

Pending sufficient interest, we will be commencing regularly scheduled cross-county evening skis in January 2009.

All skiers will meet at the gates to the Sackville Water Reservoir (just past the Beech Hill Park and the Walker Road overpass) on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m.

Two confirmed leaders will be required for each scheduled night. If weather conditions are uncertain, the two leaders will determine whether or not the planned ski will be going ahead. It is anticipated that all skiers will be contacted, with sufficient notice, by email or update here if the ski is to be canceled.

A calendar will be prepared indicating the leaders for evening ski and circulated if there is sufficient interest

Everyone is welcome to join the ski, just be in the parking area at the start time.

All levels of ability are encouraged to attend. Headlamps are a necessity.

 

Ski Season 2008 Begins November 23, 2008

Filed under: Skiing — Harold Jarche @ 2:41 pm

The first snowfall this week had some skiers out after the initial few centimetres while others waited until the Saturday storm was over. Ross escorted some guests around the Crooked Tree trail Saturday afternoon, with the obligatory stop at the tree for a photo.

guests-out-on-the-trail

The snow and wind left the forest blanketed with a good amount of the white stuff.

first-snowfall

The trails that we had cleared this Fall were blocked by snow-draped hardwoods and drooping softwood boughs. Our intrepid crew (Cy, Roy, Ross & Harold) spent a couple of hours clearing the trail on Sunday morning so that everyone can get a few days of skiing before the warm weather returns later in the week.

 

 
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