The Monthly Strava Challenges for 2023-24 are now all completed. Thanks to Arlene for organizing these and to everyone who participated. Congratulations to the March Challenge Random draw winners, prizes sponsored by Spoke n’ Motion Kamloops: Dan Roberts, Brenda Wilkinson, and Arlene Schieven.
Here's the March Challenge course (6.32 km long): Start (and finish) at the junction of Black Bear and McGillivray Lake Trail. Ski up MLT to the Otter Loop/Blue Grouse junction and then take a sharp right back down on Otter Loop. Stay left onto Great Gray, stay on Great Grey taking the sharp right turn before Heinz's Way, then another sharp right onto Moose Track. Ski Moose Track to MLT, then cross MLT onto upper Whiskey Jack. Ski WhiskeyJack as far as En Garde, then turn right on En Garde and stay on En Garde to do the Whiskey Jack loop counterclockwise, then back down En Garde to MLT. Take a sharp left onto MLT and ski back to where you started (junction of MLT and Black Bear).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations to the February Strava Challenge random draw winners, sponsored by Vertical Cafe: 1. Shauna Tsuchiya 2. Stephen Brotherson 3. Bjorn Ossenbrink Here's the route, generously sponsored by Vertical Cafe, (now completed):
Start on MLT at the junction of Black Bear.
Climb MLT and go right onto Moose Track
Ski Moose Track onto the bottom part of Holy Cow, then left on Heinz' Way
Ski Heinz' Way, then keep right onto Great Grey towards Otter Loop, then turn right onto Otter Loop
Follow Otter Loop around to where it meets MLT, and cross the intersection onto Blue Grouse.
Follow Blue Grouse all the way down to En Garde, then hard left onto the upper section of Whiskey Jack.
Follow Whiskey Jack up to MLT, then right onto MLT and descend back to the start point at the Black Bear junction.
On your Strava activity, the segment should show up as "SPNC February 2024 Challenge". To qualify for the draw prizes, remember to make your Strava activity public (Under "Who Can See", click "Everyone") and of course you must be a Club member. More information on setting up Strava here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The January Challenge Route, sponsored by Ohana Deli Sun Peaks (Challenge now completed):
Start at the junction of McGillivray Lake Trail (MLT) and the lower end of Otter Loop.
Ski up MLT and then take Sigge's shortcut then turn left onto Raven Ramble.
Ski to the top of Raven Ramble then turn left on Nut Hatch.
Follow Nuthatch and take the first left onto Blue Grouse.
On Blue Grouse, you climb then descend then cross MLT onto Otter Loop and ski Otter Loop clockwise, back to where you started.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The December Challenge Route, sponsored by Nature's Fare Kamloops (Challenge now completed):
Start at the junction of En Garde and McGillivray Lake Trail ("MLT").
Ski up MLT past the Black Bear junction and Moose track junction and turn right on Otter Loop
Ski around Otter Loop (counterclockwise) back to MLT
Turn left on MLT and ski back down to the start point.