Wam Bam 2011

So, it was the Wam Bam this weekend! Fernie’s dirt jump championships. Started by our friends Thomas and Colleen Dunn, the championships are for anyone from amateur children to adults in their forties, rounding off with the pros jumping under lights late into the night. The standard of competition was amazing, there was no let up form 7pm until well after 10pm, and a huge crowd was there right until the end!

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Old Growth Trail

Cath and I decided to clear the cobwebs on Sunday. Originally we planned to hike the Tamarak Trail up Mt Fernie, but you know how things get, and anyway we had plenty to talk about, so a strenuous 6.5km hike up a mountain wasn’t idea. We’d been meaning to hike the Old Growth Trail for a long time, and thought that it would be an easy hike through the forest. The trail itself is stunning as you walk among the centuries old giant cedars. You are dwarfed everywhere you look, and better still, it remains cool under the canopy on a hot day. I have to say that, although we didn’t climb that mountain on Sunday, we had a great couple of hours chatting, being together and exploring this trail.

Trans Rockies

We had a great time down at the Trans Rockies again this year, and the excitement lasted much longer than normal because the race remained in and around Fernie for three whole days before heading up to Canmore! One of the most difficult bike races in the world, the Trans Rockies test bikers speed, ability, endurance, and stubbornness over seven days. For the first time this year the first three days took place on mostly single track trails in the mountains around Fernie, so the carnival atmosphere lasted all weekend as riders shot our of the starting corral, shot around town and then blasted over the finishing line, faces alive with adrenaline.

Two Third 4 Furious Three!

We had some great guests, Mike and Neil, over last weekend taking part in the Furious 3 mountain bike race. A three stage bike race over three days (hence the name), the riders routes covered mountains such as Mt Fernie, the Ski Hill, and Morrissey Ridge behind the B&B. The trails held up well after the rain we had in May and June, and the weather on the day(s) couldn’t have been better. Although they said that they hadn’t raced for quite some time, Mike and Neil biked up a storm and came third overall in the Team Men Open category with a time of 08:32:21, 4th place came in 25 minutes later!

Each morning they were up and about in plenty of time, and managed to get down a large bowl of porridge before heading off to the start. I can only imagine how much they enjoyed the Full English breakfast on the last morning!

Well done guys.

Summer Bookings

Wow, did we ever fill up? This is a quick post to let you know that we aren’t taking any more bookings for July, and August. We would like to thank everyone that has booked with us this summer. If you fancy a bit of autumn mountain biking, then give us a call!