Quad Report: June 6/12 - a bit of Snow

Yep that be snow up in them there hills. It has been snowing down here on and off. Rained steady last night and we have a rainfall warning for 50mm in the Elk Valley. It is cold too - at 3 to 7 degrees forecasted for the evenings and 13 to 20 above for the days over the next week. Benefit is no dust on the trail - fun filled creek crossings and everything is green! May even find mud if you can find enough dirt. Our group went whitewater rafting on the Bull today and said it was great but wow the water was high - too high to shoot the Elk river. Full sized trees floating down the river. They had fun and were back and out on the quads tonight. We are booked this week and weekend but have two cabins open next week when it is supposed to warm up. We are changing things up here. With the addition of two new cabins we have decided to change our name from Inn on the Border to Summit Creek Cabins. We thought it would reflect that we rent cabins and are no longer an "Inn" with a bar and restaurant. The "Inn" is now just our home. Same year round trail access and fun. So soon you will see the website change and the name Summit Creek Cabins will eventually wean out the Inn on the Border name. The website will link to www.summitcreekcabins.com and also .ca Cheers -Verlee

Quad Report: May 24/12 - 2cm of slushy snow

Well we knew it would drop to 4 degrees but we expected more rain than snow. Nope. Snow and 2 degrees. It is chilly out - no wind down here but in the wind it would be not very nice. Supposed to warm up Sat and Sun to the teens and be sunny with cloud and then Sunny on Monday. Just thought I would give you a glimpse at the local weather. Moisture is good though - we needed this. Cheers -V

Quad Report: May 22nd/2012 - light showers

Hi Gang, Fireban is off in Alberta - May long weekend was very nice weather as opposed to the hail, snow and bit of rain we got on Thursday but we needed that moisture. It is spitting right now and is supposed to keep that up for the week until the weekend. Forecast is for 1mm daily with 5 mm mid week. Trevor I am thinking you saw that forecast. Hold off - Pincher supposed to be the same. This is great to quell the dust and its not cold - just right for a spring shower actually but if you were spontaneously going to come out and ride and can hold off a couple of days then I would unless you are prepared for getting wet. Again if you are looking for a July weekend to ride then we have 19th through to the 26th open due to cancellation of the Thunder in the Valley. Can't believe someone hasn't snapped it up after all the requests for July we had. Remember to check out www.quadsquad.ca for Crowsnest Pass area maps. Cheers - V!

Quad Report: May 16/12 July weekend now open

Hi, Just to remind everyone that we now have all three cabins open July 18th to 26th with a cancellation on what was formerly Thunder in the Valley weekend. Since the event is cancelled our guests wanted to book a different weekend. It is dusty on the trails until 5500-6000ft where our the guys are still hitting snow. Plenty of riding below that. Creeks are still down but they come up in June usually. I was asked if we book hunters. We do. We have our regulars that come and we try to space out bookings help our hunters have an edge. Was 23 above today. Looks like we are going to have a warm summer. Watch for Fire bans in the AB/BC areas and please respect them. Fire bans are not forest closures - you can still enjoy the backcountry just roast your weiners on the bbq at home. Cheers - V

Snow Report: May 7/12: Sled & Quad

The Leipert crew were here and they brought sleds and quads and used them both. The guys said they had to drive in about 4 miles on the pipeline (a tree was down so they road a bit of gravel but not much) and went to the notch where on Sat it was snowing so much they couldn't see much. Hero snow and it is really set up in the morning so scratchers are a good idea. They had a blast. They had to build some access down the banks to get across creeks but managed. The creeks were not too high. They took their quads up Trail of 7 Bridges and all around on a night ride one evening. Did some winching through snow but said there were lots of trails under 6000 that they had no problems with. We have July 20th weekend open now as Thunder in the Valley is not going to happen this year. No fireworks. So our guests that come for that have decided to cancel. All three cabins are open and we have a couple of days on either side of that if you want a longer stay. Happy Spring! Cheers -V

Snow Report: April24/12 - Light Rain

Good Morning, It was hot hot this Sat and Sun. 30 above at Koocanusa where Cooper got a really good lobster burn while dirtbiking. Today is 7 above and light rain. Thought I would show you that the ice is just coming off Summit Lake. Fishing will soon commence. Still have some snow on the trail in the trees out the back gate but you will have to trailer to higher elevations if you still want to ride. Save your vacation days and dollars for the summer quads & bikes. Thunder in the Valley is cancelled this year - a reminder. Rum Runner days will still go on during what used to be Thunder in the Valley. Cheers -V

Snow Report: Apr 18/12 Light Snow

Good Morning,
Light snow this morning down here and up top. It is -1. It usually snows the weekend of the Kananaskis Rodeo on the 28th of April but maybe its early this year. It is supposed to go to +18 this weekend! It is the mountains though and it could still snow a week later. Down here it is like riding concrete but further up it softens...a bit...LOL. Save vacation days and dollars for summer fun now unless you are the type that rides almost year round and have tons of days to burn up from work.

Heads up....Thunder in the Valley has been cancelled. Rum Runner days still go on but the actual fireworks show has been terminated in the Pass due to increased costs of policing and other event costs. The Pass loses another thing. Cheers -V