Spruce Lakes float plane drop
Dale from Tyax Air invited us up to his place on Tyahaughton lake to check out what he is offering with the Spruce Lakes singletrack float plane drop.
We wanted to get the ride in pretty early season to make sure that we can fully inform our guests exactly what the deal is and exactly what they can expect from the tour.
So, here it is:
We loaded up the WCFG shuttle limo and set off from Whistler pretty late at 10am. The scenic drive took us through Pemberton and over the Hurley gravel road through to Gold Bridge. From there it was another 15km to Tyahaughton lake where Dale, his float plane and guide Erin were waiting for us.
We grabbed a quick snack and then began to remove the wheels off our bikes and prodeded to get everything loaded into the back of the plane. 20 minutes of flight time later we splashed gently down into the clear waters of Spruce lake, unloaded our bikes and got set to roll!
Erin let us know the ins and outs of the ride, the wildlife we might encounter and her rules of play.
The first part of the ride was a skirting trail around the lake. It wasn't long since the snows melted so the trail was pretty boggy in parts so it made it fairly heavy going. Once the trail dries out it will make for a pretty nice and semi-technical warm up to the rest of the ride.
Once we had left the lake behind us, we came out into some open meadows where the trails were slightly damp and a little loose in parts from the passing horse traffic that the multi use trail sees. The meadows had a pretty good flow to them with enough pitch to let the bike roll and really make you earn your corners. We were all giggling on our bikes as the loose topsoil kept you super focussed whilst the bike was keeping us fully entertained with bouts of 2 wheel drift. What a hoot!
Once the meadows gave up to the trees, we got into more involved XC riding with climbs, technical riding and the odd rock garden thrown in.
The riding was remarkably changeable throughout the whole descent, we were treated to a whole range of trail styles that kept us guessing and definately excited for more. Once the sun comes out for a few days and dries the forrested sections out, it will be superb riding and definately makes a nice change to the trails we have in and around Whistler.
Spruce lakes is definately a trail for XC/AM riders who aren't shy about putting some pedal strokes in for the reward. Big bike riders need not apply... the Whistler heli-drop is more your bag!
Great day and a big thanks to Dale and Erin!
We wanted to get the ride in pretty early season to make sure that we can fully inform our guests exactly what the deal is and exactly what they can expect from the tour.
So, here it is:
We loaded up the WCFG shuttle limo and set off from Whistler pretty late at 10am. The scenic drive took us through Pemberton and over the Hurley gravel road through to Gold Bridge. From there it was another 15km to Tyahaughton lake where Dale, his float plane and guide Erin were waiting for us.
We grabbed a quick snack and then began to remove the wheels off our bikes and prodeded to get everything loaded into the back of the plane. 20 minutes of flight time later we splashed gently down into the clear waters of Spruce lake, unloaded our bikes and got set to roll!
Erin let us know the ins and outs of the ride, the wildlife we might encounter and her rules of play.
The first part of the ride was a skirting trail around the lake. It wasn't long since the snows melted so the trail was pretty boggy in parts so it made it fairly heavy going. Once the trail dries out it will make for a pretty nice and semi-technical warm up to the rest of the ride.
Once we had left the lake behind us, we came out into some open meadows where the trails were slightly damp and a little loose in parts from the passing horse traffic that the multi use trail sees. The meadows had a pretty good flow to them with enough pitch to let the bike roll and really make you earn your corners. We were all giggling on our bikes as the loose topsoil kept you super focussed whilst the bike was keeping us fully entertained with bouts of 2 wheel drift. What a hoot!
Once the meadows gave up to the trees, we got into more involved XC riding with climbs, technical riding and the odd rock garden thrown in.
The riding was remarkably changeable throughout the whole descent, we were treated to a whole range of trail styles that kept us guessing and definately excited for more. Once the sun comes out for a few days and dries the forrested sections out, it will be superb riding and definately makes a nice change to the trails we have in and around Whistler.
Spruce lakes is definately a trail for XC/AM riders who aren't shy about putting some pedal strokes in for the reward. Big bike riders need not apply... the Whistler heli-drop is more your bag!
Great day and a big thanks to Dale and Erin!
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