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Chatter Creek 4m ride
- Thread starter dycker
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Allready booked - Any idea how conditions usually are there in April?
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sounds interesting.. how many guys can they put up at any given time? have you done chatter creek before?
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I've never been but it sounds like it would be pretty cool. To what I hear its a pretty big area. I gave them a call this morning and the fellow from Chatter creek mentioned that last year, sledders were staging at 69km on the Donald Road, the lodge is located at the 90km mark. Sledding elevation is 5000 - 10,000ft
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Long drive in on a kinda crappy road in April, and then a long trail ride in, area is comparable to Hope if you have been in there. Take a trailer and pack gas if you go.
edit: Road can be crappy or good, sometimes a crap shoot depending on when you go in.
edit: Road can be crappy or good, sometimes a crap shoot depending on when you go in.
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last year we parked at km 69
& the trail from there is groomed daily(i think) but it is only 20km to the lodge anyways. the riding is NO WHERE LIKE HOPE!!!!! from the areas that i have seen in the past cpl yrs there in the spring, you could put Hope in a little corner of Chatter's area!!!!!!!!!! It puts Keystone to shame (if you've ever been to Keystone) I believe they can sleep about 60-ish people a night there. you will be very pleased at the hospitality & the wicked accomodations all the way out there. The hosts are world class people & the sleddin matches as well. if you get good weather(that's a big IF) you better be packing extra gas!!!!! The driving road all the way out there can be rough, as it's used by loggers all year & can be pretty rough & muddy. Not alot of parking at the trail head, but spots all along the road to park at. I would say about a dozen or so rigs could aprk there without too much trouble, after that, it's a clusterfugg
How much for rooms? A package deal for a bunch of people or what? We stay with the snowmobile club at the end of the season every year but might be interested.
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& the trail from there is groomed daily(i think) but it is only 20km to the lodge anyways. the riding is NO WHERE LIKE HOPE!!!!! from the areas that i have seen in the past cpl yrs there in the spring, you could put Hope in a little corner of Chatter's area!!!!!!!!!! It puts Keystone to shame (if you've ever been to Keystone) I believe they can sleep about 60-ish people a night there. you will be very pleased at the hospitality & the wicked accomodations all the way out there. The hosts are world class people & the sleddin matches as well. if you get good weather(that's a big IF) you better be packing extra gas!!!!! The driving road all the way out there can be rough, as it's used by loggers all year & can be pretty rough & muddy. Not alot of parking at the trail head, but spots all along the road to park at. I would say about a dozen or so rigs could aprk there without too much trouble, after that, it's a clusterfugg How much for rooms? A package deal for a bunch of people or what? We stay with the snowmobile club at the end of the season every year but might be interested.
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Chit, i forgot............ the trail in is chitty & there's no snow left there!!!!
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Chit, i forgot............ the trail in is chitty & there's no snow left there!!!!
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A buddy and I towed my holiday trailer up there a few years ago and sledded from it in the mornings....I think it was early May...
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Sorry T-Bone, I meant the terrain reminded me of Hope from what I have seen, not the size of the area. Alpine riding. Maybe I'm wrong? Haven't seen enough of it?
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lol......... i was thinking that i mis-worded my post also. the riding & terain will be similar, but sheer size is quite different!!! my bad!!!
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lol......... i was thinking that i mis-worded my post also. the riding & terain will be similar, but sheer size is quite different!!! my bad!!!
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shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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You guys need to be quiet about the goods!!!!!!!!!! You know what will happen come april there will be 100 jacked up chev diesels all with four place enclosed trailers clogging up the road!! Some places should be kept quiet!!!!!!!!!!
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boo hoo!!!!
yeah i know............ if they go in there after ski season closes down, there will be no snow left & us poor locals won't have any place to ride
we go in there at the end of the season anywyas with 60 or more riders for the year end ride!!!!! i guess if i didnt tell anyone where these spots are, they would NEVER find them on their own eh?????
quit ur crying & go riding
that's where i'll be when i get home, as long as there is some snow left in our tiny little town & small riding areas. you darn Albertans PLEASE QUIT COMING TO OUR TOWN!!!!!
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yeah i know............ if they go in there after ski season closes down, there will be no snow left & us poor locals won't have any place to ride
we go in there at the end of the season anywyas with 60 or more riders for the year end ride!!!!! i guess if i didnt tell anyone where these spots are, they would NEVER find them on their own eh?????
quit ur crying & go riding
that's where i'll be when i get home, as long as there is some snow left in our tiny little town & small riding areas. you darn Albertans PLEASE QUIT COMING TO OUR TOWN!!!!!
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Hey I am not crying and as for the riding I ride 2-4 days a week!!!!!!!!! All I am saying is keep talking about the goods soon there wont be any goods left!yeah i know............ if they go in there after ski season closes down, there will be no snow left & us poor locals won't have any place to ride
we go in there at the end of the season anywyas with 60 or more riders for the year end ride!!!!! i guess if i didnt tell anyone where these spots are, they would NEVER find them on their own eh?????
quit ur crying & go riding
that's where i'll be when i get home, as long as there is some snow left in our tiny little town & small riding areas. you darn Albertans PLEASE QUIT COMING TO OUR TOWN!!!!!
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I can always find more snow. just have to be not lazy(locals) & go farther in to find it. there's miles & miles of area out there that we havent found yet........... to be discovered by me!!!!!
I'm out in AB workin till breakup then home riding around Golden
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I'm out in AB workin till breakup then home riding around Golden
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You do realize that Chatter is listed on Golden's Snowmobile Website right? Try keeping it a secret when the Chatter Creek lodge has its own website and its advertised. Good luck with that.
Guess the locals will just have to drive 45 mins instead of 30 mins to get to some better riding instead of the 3-4 hours that us foreigners do.
But hey, you're welcome from us that keep coming out there and supporting YOUR club and YOUR town that keeps YOUR riding areas open that YOU have unbridled access to 7 days a week. Guess I'll take my money and support a different community that doesn't want to pigeon hole me into 3 riding areas. Please don't let me hear any complaints when Golden riding areas are being closed for cat/heli skiing and you want sledders support though.
Can't we all just get along?
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I've Ridden Chatter Creek Twice. Once In April When They Were Just Firing Up With The Tree House Experienced Bad Weather (snowing, Snowing Snowing Did I Call That Bad???) And Once Last Year In January (prearranged For My Avy Training). Great People Great Terrain. A Few Local Loggers With Big Dreams Apparently It Is True If You Build It They Will Come. Keep In Mind Sledders Only Welcomed After The Ski Season Winds Down.
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69k of hell, won't ever go back. go to quarts!
