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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 6:43

Post #101 of 194 (351 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Day lots (gravel) sounds good...

I assume we'll be stopping for lunch somewhere (?) or should we pack it (we can also survive on cookies)?

Does anyone needs a ride from Vancouver ?

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Khai

Jul 30, 08 7:59

Post #102 of 194 (342 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Alexia] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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I assume we'll be stopping for lunch somewhere (?) or should we pack it (we can also survive on cookies)?

Does anyone needs a ride from Vancouver ?

I hadn't planned on a lunch stop, but to say that I've planned anything would be a bit of a stretch. :p I'm open to either option although I'm not really thinking there's much between Pemberton and Lillooet. We might be best to have lunch in the support vehicle if people want to stop. Or, we could just sit up while riding and do rolling feeds. Musettes, anyone?

I figure a hilly 130km will take somewhere in the neighbourhood of 5-6hrs at a relaxed pace. That's 2 superbottles for me, or one ultrabottle. The bigger issue is feeling hungry as opposed to getting enough calories. But that's where the cookies come in, right? :D

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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 8:21

Post #103 of 194 (336 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I can survive on anything! I guess I'll pack up my IM food: Red Bull & Pringles!

So to sum up, we're meeting at 9 am at the gravel day lot , ready to ride at 9:30 at the latest...

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Sharon

Jul 30, 08 8:30

Post #104 of 194 (334 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Alexia] [In reply to]	Can't Post

As Khai stated, there is nowhere to get food between Mt. Currie and Lillooet. Maybe your sag wagon could have snacks waiting at Joffre Lakes provincial park. It's almost at the summit to the Duffy Lake climb and the first lake is only about 100m off the highway (for a cool down).

I just noticed on the CBC website that hwy 99 is going to be closed for a couple of days by Furry Creek due to a rockslide http://www.cbc.ca/...kslide-whistler.html

At least they have 4 days to get it cleared up for you.

Have fun.

Sharon

deee

Jul 30, 08 8:49

Post #105 of 194 (326 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I'm still in, but I'm starting to worry a little that I might be the black sheep here - not confident about my abilities basically. Hopefully I don't get left in the dust. :(
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AndyPants

Jul 30, 08 8:51

Post #106 of 194 (326 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Whistler to Pemberton is ~35k, so that's 1-1.5hrs depending on terrain. That will be too early for lunch. I vote that folks pack fud for the SAG and for carrying. A planned pit stop at Joffre Lakes is a good idea - that would be a good lunchtime stop. AP
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diva

Jul 30, 08 9:53

Post #107 of 194 (314 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [cuds] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Don't worry, I'll be slower!! I have been riding the Alta Lake Road 3 x a week. My route is 28 miles (sorry my metric is pathetic) and it takes me 2 hours. My coach did map it and told me it is very very hilly, but I can't believe how slow I am on that thing. So, you will be fine and I will probably be behind you. That's one reason for the SAG wagon. If we crater, we can ride for awhile. I'm going to do my best, have fun, and no shame getting tired at some point. I need this ride before Timberman. There is no food between Pemberton and Lillooeet. The Joffrey Lake plan for a lunch stop if needed is perfect. It is so, so beautiful. It is super buggy though. I will have bug spray in the car. We are talking swarming bugs. I think Khai's estimation of 1 1/2 hours from Whistler to Pemberton is about right. Meeting in the day lots is fine, although they are big and we need to specify which one. This is going to be a great ride.

AndyPants

Jul 30, 08 9:56

Post #108 of 194 (311 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Actually, I'm totally down with rolling feeds too, I once ate a monster burrito on the road... that was an interesting test of my handing skills!
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diva

Jul 30, 08 9:58

Post #109 of 194 (311 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [diva] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Wow, Click on Sharon's link for the Hwy 99 rock slide! I hope no one is buried under that thing. It looks horrible. I'm glad I'm going to the airport next Wednesday and not today.

Khai

Jul 30, 08 10:03

Post #110 of 194 (307 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [cuds] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Worry not - I don't think anyone's going to be racing out there. I'm certainly not...

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deee

Jul 30, 08 10:05

Post #111 of 194 (306 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [diva] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Thanks! Hills are my concern these days. I don't know what's happened, but running and biking on hills is causing some serious respiratory issues. I can't see it being because I'm out of shape (hopefully I'm in shape with IMC around the corner lol) and I train on hills all the bloody time (New West... stupid hills everywhere). I think I have been fighting something for the last few weeks and today I'm coughing a bit so maybe that explains it. Ah well, I'm just going to try and have as much fun as possible.

I hope they have the roads cleared for Monday...
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Khai

Jul 30, 08 10:09

Post #112 of 194 (304 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [AndyPants] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I used to ride with a guy whose wife would pack him whatever they had in the fridge for training fuel. We'd be sitting up, riding down some desolate highway at 35kph (with a tailwind) and he'd reach into his jersey pocket and say "hey man - want some chicken?". Then the guy would pull out like 3 drumsticks wrapped in saran wrap or tinfoil. Good times...

He was one of the best wrenches I've ever known, too.

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Khai

Jul 30, 08 10:14

Post #113 of 194 (302 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [diva] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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Wow, Click on Sharon's link for the Hwy 99 rock slide! I hope no one is buried under that thing. It looks horrible. I'm glad I'm going to the airport next Wednesday and not today.

That's the funny thing about road construction in North America... We blast our way through the mountains to build a road, and then are surprised when stuff falls down. I'm not saying that the engineers didn't do their due diligence when they designed the roadway, but just looking at the sheer cliffs that we've created it seems logical (at least to me) that stuff is going to fall at some point.

I too, hope that no-one was injured or killed by the slide. That would be terrible.

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Khai

Jul 30, 08 10:17

Post #114 of 194 (300 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [cuds] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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running and biking on hills is causing some serious respiratory issues. I can't see it being because I'm out of shape (hopefully I'm in shape with IMC around the corner lol) and I train on hills all the bloody time (New West... stupid hills everywhere). I think I have been fighting something for the last few weeks and today I'm coughing a bit so maybe that explains it.

You might want to see a doc about that... Several years ago I had this weird cough that only seemed to affect me badly when I was starting a ride, but made me wheeze a lot and generally suck whenever I tried to put down moderate to hard efforts. When not riding uphill (or just starting out) I felt more or less fine. Turned out that I had some sort of nasty bronchitis and it took two rounds of antibiotics before it cleared.

With IMC around the corner, I wouldn't want to leave that to chance.

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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 10:23

Post #115 of 194 (294 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [cuds] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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I'm still in, but I'm starting to worry a little that I might be the black sheep here - not confident about my abilities basically. Hopefully I don't get left in the dust. :(

No worries, I'll probably be taking it easy too, I'm racing Xterra on Sunday so with the race & travel I'll be pretty tired...

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Pacific Multisport (www.pacificmultisport.ca)

Khai

Jul 30, 08 10:44

Post #116 of 194 (288 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Alexia] [In reply to]	Can't Post

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I'm still in, but I'm starting to worry a little that I might be the black sheep here - not confident about my abilities basically. Hopefully I don't get left in the dust. :(

No worries, I'll probably be taking it easy too, I'm racing Xterra on Sunday so with the race & travel I'll be pretty tired...

I said this early on in the thread, but I think it's worth reiterating: I get the distinct feeling that I'm being set up by a bunch of sandbaggers! :p

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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 10:49

Post #117 of 194 (286 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I said this early on in the thread, but I think it's worth reiterating: I get the distinct feeling that I'm being set up by a bunch of sandbaggers! :p

Nah, I may be tired and ok with taking it easy but, I can definitely carry my load of sandbags pretty well up any hills ... too bad Miranda isn't coming to set up the pace :)

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AndyPants

Jul 30, 08 13:10

Post #118 of 194 (273 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Dude you will have Phil challenging you on every hill... ;-)
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NorthShore

Jul 30, 08 15:44

Post #119 of 194 (257 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Khai] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Sorry saw this...
Rock slide shuts Sea-to-Sky for five days

Stretch between Furry Creek Bridge and Lions Bay affected Staff Reporter,

The ProvincePublished: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Sea-to-Sky Highway between Furry Creek Bridge and Lions Bay will be closed for five days, the road blocked by a massive rock slide that happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday.

"Five days is probably a safe scenario," said Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, who toured the slide site Wednesday. "The uncertainty is what we're going to find above and what we find on the road."

The rocks cover 75 metres of road and are piled about 10 metres high and is comprised of between 5,000 and 16,000 cubic metres of debris.

"It is actually a little awe-inspiring," Falcon said of the slide. "You literally had the face of a mountain drop off the bluff." A rockslide on Highway 99 has closed the road in both directions Wednesday morning. Global BC
Geotechnical engineers are on site just north of Porteau Cove, said Ministry of Transportation spokesman Dave Crebo Tuesday morning.

Crebo said crews need to be assured it's safe enough to get in and start moving the debris. How long that process will take is anyone's guess at this point, explained Crebo.

"Certainly it won't be anything imminent in terms of reopening," he said.
Crews had to wait until daylight to assess the situation. Helicopters are assisting in the evaluation, Crebo noted.
Views from a Global helicopter at daybreak showed enormous boulders completely blocking the road and significant roadway and train-track damage from the huge mass of falling rock.
It's unclear whether rainfall all day Tuesday triggered the slide.
Mike Cafferty of Perimeter Bus Line, which operates between Vancouver and Whistler, told Global News at noon that a 24-passenger coach heading to Whistler narrowly averted the slide.
Debris smashed several windows on the coach but it made it out without any further damage.
Travel on Highway 99 is highly limited, explained the RCMP.
Northbound traffic can travel only as far as Lions Bay. Southbound traffic can make it down to Britannia Beach. Furry Creek residents will be stopped at road blocks at Britannia Beach and officials will escort them into the community.
"We are asking everyone else to avoid the area," RCMP spokeswoman Const. Annie Linteau said in a release.
The Ministry of Highways is determining the stability of the rock face and the Canadian Coast Guard and RCMP air and police dog services are patrolling the area trying to determine if any vehicles were caught in the rock slide.
Falcon expressed relief that no one is believed anyone is believed to be trapped.

"Everything else is fixable, human lives are not," Falcon said.
Falcon said the stretch of road affected has been problematic.
"We've got a significant amount of rock bolting and rock scaling that was planned for this area," said Falcon. "This is going to accelerate some of that."
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games isn't saying much about how the rock slide does or doesn't affect its plans.
"We are aware of the incident on the Sea-to-Sky Highway and support the Ministry of Transportation's efforts to clear the area as soon as possible ... We will defer any further comment regarding today's rock slide to the Ministry of Transportation," Irene Kerr, VANOC's vice-president of services and transportation, said in a statement.
"To mitigate any short-term transportation challenges between Vancouver and Whistler, athletes, officials and the majority of personnel required to stage an Olympic or Paralympic event in Whistler will be housed in the Whistler area so events will proceed on schedule," she added.

ARE YOU TRAPPED BY THE SLIDE?

Have you had your travel plans disrupted by the road closure? E-mail us at tabtips@theprovince.com with your story, or simply enter your comments below.

TRAVELLER OPTIONS
For those who can't wait for the highway to reopen, other options do exist. Helicopters are available to be chartered for flights between Vancouver and Whistler or Squamish, noted Vancouver-based Helijet Charters in a news release.
For more information, that company can be reached at 604-270-1484.
The long route east on Highway 1, doubling back toward Whistler from the north, is also a possibility -- but those setting out should be warned that the trip will take about six hours.
(See the story at right for the alternate route from downtown Vancouver.)

it turns out that our OP is only "mostly" dead........ ElGordo

deee

Jul 30, 08 15:45

Post #120 of 194 (255 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [GregZ] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Well that's a positive post :P

Guess we're just going to have to charter a helicopter to get us in and out :D teehee
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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 16:08

Post #121 of 194 (250 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [GregZ] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I heard they're hoping to have the Sea to Sky open by Friday ... I guess we'll just have to wait & see ...

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deee

Jul 30, 08 16:17

Post #122 of 194 (245 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [Alexia] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Do we want to do a plan B if Whistler's a no go? I'm still gonna need to get a ride in and could really use the assistance (company) of other riders. It's been a lonely training year lol
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AndyPants

Jul 30, 08 16:19

Post #123 of 194 (244 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [cuds] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I do, for sure. We could do the Fraser Valley as a backup. Ride to Harrison Hot Springs maybe? approx 130k from Burnaby.
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deee

Jul 30, 08 16:24

Post #124 of 194 (242 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [AndyPants] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I'm down for whatever. You guys will know the roads the best (I've been spending all my cycling hours on River Rd. & Westminster Hwy, LAME!) so wherever you wanna go I'm ok with.
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Alexia

Jul 30, 08 16:41

Post #125 of 194 (238 views)

Re: Whistler riding partner? [AndyPants] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Yeah, that would work for me too ..., hopefully we won't have to use plan B!

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