Archive:Beginner day trip to Red Heather Feb 7 2010
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Introduction
This is a beginner-friendly trip (see Glossary), and we'll all but carry you if that's what it takes. Red Heather is the easiest and cheapest nice snow you will find anywhere. This trip is especially suitable for people who have to study Sunday, who have never been skiing, or who haven't done anything this year and want to get something out of the Club. Snowshoes work. Last time, just boots worked ok.
Janine is organizing this, but as she doesn't have a car, Roland will supply one (1) car.
Date
February 6th 2010
Pre-trip Meeting
Come on, folks, it's just a day trip so we shouldn't need a pre-trip meeting.
Special Equipment Needed
As usual, if you need to use Club skis, you are competing with about 500 other Members, so get your skis really early in the week, like Monday. Bring a lunch. Bring the usual warm water resistant clothes if you have them, or let us know and we can provide.
Cars
Are also Special Equipment. The road to the Diamond Head parking Lot can be fraught with peril at times, but by parking 1.5 km before the parking lot and walking a bit more, most of this can be avoided, so if you have chains bring them, and if not, don't worry. If you can drive go ahead and put your car down here, but I'm going to wait a bit because otherwise my car will quickly fill with strangers who don't even bother to email me saying that they are riding in my car, and then they bail leaving me to pay for their share of the gas. It's 177 km return UBC-Diamond Head Parking lot, so if I charge 26.3 cents per km, I should collect $11.63 (say $10) from each of my four passengers.
Departure Time
You should arrange to be driving over the Lions Gate Bridge at 7:00 am. This will put us at the Red H parking lot at 9:30, and if we don't faff too much, we should be at the Red H Picnic Shelter at noon.
Any questions or confusion, talk to Janine. Or Roland. Find us on the Members List.