Sweetskills will be returning to Salmon Arm on Friday JULY 16 for a women’s mountain bike clinic. The SCC will be supporting with shuttles and positive vibes.
PRICE $175 (+ gst) *Club membership not included
BOOKING STARTS MARCH 15th – Stay tuned!
Thanks to everyone that had a rip and collected their SCC Dirt Lovers Trailforks Badge for week 1! And congrats as well to Week 1 random prize winner and SCC member Peter Weisinger (aka Squidy McSquidface).
Just in time for the long weekend, we have another Badge challenge: https://www.trailforks.com/badges/view/41179
This week we are including one of our faves, KC. Ride it along with X-Cut and PPT and earn your badge!
Get out and show your love of Shuswap Dirt! Each week this summer we will be seeing who has what it takes to tackle the Shuswap’s best loam.
We will list a handful of trails around the Shuswap to ride that week. Log your rides on Trailforks and automatically collect the badge when you complete the challenge. Each week we will pick one SCC member and hit them up with something fun.
This week the challenge is to explore a few new gems and a classic at South Canoe. Ride Gypsy Tears, Factual Acts, and Lower Schizo between July 20 and July 27 and get your name in the draw for some goodness. Members only!
There are a couple ways to log your ride on Trailforks. If you are already using Strava, connect your Strava account to Trailforks to automatically post them when you log a ride on Strava. Or, you can open the Trailforks app on your phone, look for the Play button at the top and […]
The SCC was out this weekend on two wheels as usual but this ride was a little different. A few weeks ago Shona, from Scotland, reached out to us wondering about joining us for a road ride. We often get questions about road riding in this area from upcoming visitors but what made this one different was that Shona was also looking for a pilot.
She is training for the Ride the North in the Grampian Highlands of Scotland at the end of August. This ride is 180 miles over 2 days. Shona is raising money for Guide Dogs which is a charity close to her heart as she is visually impaired. She loves cycling and has a tandem bike to help her get out on the road.
Alan Journeau, a long time Director for the SCC, actually owns a tandem bike and offered to lend it out. The SCC also has an experienced pilot – Paul Skinner, Director of Road Riding for the SCC, so out they went on Saturday, 80km along Silver Creek […]
Great season Ladies, hope you have a great snow season, see you in the Spring!
To celebrate our partnership agreement with Rec Sites and Trails BC, and in general a fantastic season at our favourite spot, the SCC is hosting a day at Rubberhead next Sunday, September 30.
We will start with a few hours of voly work from 10-12, followed by burgers and chili by donation, then some shuttle laps in the afternoon.
Meet at the Rubberhead parking lot on the FSR #110 at 9:30.
Looking forward to a great day on the trails!
What a great first race for the Skookum Youth MTB Race Series. The racers flew up the climb trail at 15 second intervals to the party pit. Winners for this round were Ella in Category A, Reese in Category B, and Kai in Category C. Awesome effort and spirit from everyone, thank-you to those that made it out!
Here are the full results. We will be tabulating an overall winner in each category at the end of the 4 races. Thanks to Andreas Meerza for the sweet shot, and we will see everyone next Tuesday for the XC Race. If you missed the first one that’s totally fine!
| Place | Racer name | Category | Finish time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ella | A | 6:45.75 | – |
| 2 | Marika | A | 7:18.22 | +0:32.47 |
| 3 | Trent | A | 7:28.94 | +0:43.19 |
| 4 | Reese | B | 7:54.32 | +1:08.56 |
| 5 | Aida | A | 7:58.93 | +1:13.18 |
| 6 | Keegan | A | 8:21.73 | +1:35.98 |
| 7 | Austin | B | 8:45.17 |
Skookum Youth Rides are getting back into high gear.
This Tuesday, Sept 28th, will be the Youth Poker Ride. It is kind of like orienteering – kids are broken into groups and they use a map to find 5 cards hidden along the trails. The cards are used to make a poker hand at the end, prizes for top hands!
Also stay tuned for details on the Fall Youth Race Series, beginning September 4th.
See you on the Trails!
The Skookum Pedal & Pint will be riding the Larch Hills Traverse Wed June 20, the annual Solstice Ride. This is a 30-35 km trail bike ride, with about 1000m of climbing.
Things to note:
Beer, pop, pizza and a ride back to Salmon Arm will be waiting for us after we finish the final Sicamous switch backs trail down.
If interested, pre-registration is required, call 250 832 7368 or Email to sign up. We need to properly arrange return seat belts, food and beverages.
Cost is only $15/person for a great night!
