Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Big Iron Shoot-Out March 10-12, 2006
What: Big Iron Shoot-Out
When: March 10-12, 2006
Where: Boulder Mountain, Revelstoke, BC
What is it?: Hill Climb Event
Crowds: 3,000+ sleds expected
The Monashee Lodge is already booked for this event as are most motels/hotels in Revelstoke. You must book accomations ASAP to get a room to stay for the week-end.
Ozoned at the Monashee Lodge
When Ozone Dave comes to Revelstoke for some sledding and stays at the Monashee Lodge then anything can happen.Ozone Dave is the organizer for the Big Iron Shoot-Out which is a sled hill climb event taking place at Boulder Mountain on March 10-12, 2006.
He will stop at nothing to promote this event.
So be warned whether you stay at the Monashee Lodge or not and Ozone Dave sees you then you will get Ozoned!
Ozone Dave will make you poze for some crazy photos. You can see Jen in this photo with some Monashee guests and some innocent by-standers that happened to be walking by the Monashee Lodge parking lot.
These three girls just happened to be walking by the Monashee Lodge parking lot and they got Ozoned by Ozone Dave....
Check out their Ozone stickers and Dave put your tongue back in....
Everyone who gets Ozoned has fun!
New Monashee Lodge Mascot!
This is Meka and she is the new Monashee Lodge mascot. She is about 10 weeks old in this photo and is a cross between a Bichon Frise and a Shih Tzu. This mixed breed is commonly known as a Zuchon (Shichon). We picked her up from a breeder in Salmon Arm, BC.You can see she is adorable and looks like a stuffed teddy bear or an ewok from Star Wars. She loves to help out on the front desk.
This photo was taken a couple of days after we got her. You can see she has grown a lot compared to the above photo.
You can click on any photo to see a larger more detailed version of the photo.
This is Meka going for a walk in the snow at the ski hill on Mt. MacKenzie. She is a real trooper and not afraid of the snow and cold.
Our friends Jason and Tasha the owners of The Great White North Bar and Grill in Revelstoke fell in love with Meka. But then who wouldn't!
Mt. MacKenzie Ski Hill
The ski hill at Mt. MacKenzie is now open for skiing and boarding. It was a little bit foggy today but there is more than enough snow for some fun. The ski hill is presently called Powder Springs. Development has begun to dramatically expand the ski hill and will be called Mt. MacKenzie Resort.
The plan calls for a modern all-season resort with more than 16,000 bed units, guest service facilities, an 18-hole golf course and a multi-use trail system. The proposed controlled recreation area is 2,600 hectares (6,400 acres), boasting 2,000 hectares of ski-able terrain and a vertical drop of 1,845 metres (6,100 feet), with 25 lifts and 100 ski and snowboard trails. It will have the longest vertical drop of any ski resort in North America and the fourth longest vertical drop of any ski resort in the world.
This is the view from the bottom of the ski hill looking over the city of Revelstoke. You can see the Monashee Lodge which is to the right of the bridges in the background.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Home of the Ozone Guy
The Monashee Lodge is known as the home away from home for the Ozone Guy when he is sledding in Revelstoke. He is locally know as Ozone Dave! Ozone Dave is the organizor for the annual Big Iron Shoot-Out which takes place on March 10-12, 2oo6 in Revelstoke.
The Big Iron Shoot-Out 2006 is expected to attract over 3,000 sledders and is a hill climb event that takes place on Boulder Mountain.
The Monashee Lodge is completely booked for this event. If you have not booked a room for this event in Revelstoke then you better book ASAP. Wether you are a hard core sledder, amateur sledder or simply a spectator you do not want to miss the Big Iron Shoot-Out 2006. Links to the motels in Revelstoke can be found here.
1st Snow in Revelstoke 2005-12-05
This is our first dump of snow at the Monashee Lodge on December 5, 2005. Not a big dump but none the less it is very pretty.
This photo was taken on December 5th, 2005 and it is the main parking lot for the Boulder Mountain Area. Sledders are already parking on the bottom of the mountain.
I happened to be driving past this train bridge and a train was comming. It is a bridger over the Columbia River and the bridge in the background is the #1 highway.
Flatlanders! 2005/12/04
Here are Elmer and the boys from Biggar, Saskatchewan relaxing in the hot tub in the lobby of the Monashee Lodge. We call them "Flatlanders" here in Revelstoke. Biggar is 962km east of Revelstoke. They are regular guests at the Monashee Lodge.
Here are Elmer and the boys relaxing after a day of hard sledding. Enyoying them selves and notice the dead soldier in the hot tub! They talked me into joining them but I will not post those photo's.
1st Time Sledding.......
On Saturday, December 3, 2005 Mark Shaede from Revelstoke Snomobile Tours took me and a bunch of other guests sledding on Boulder Mountain. It was unlike anything I have done before. Sledding in the mountains is hard work. I was overdressed cause I did not know before hand it would be so physical. It was quite a workout and now I understand why sledders enjoy the hot tub after a day of sledding.
Yes I got stuck a number of times including rolling the sled once. Luckly there was no damage to me or my sled except a bruised ego.
Mark is an excellent tour guide for both rookies like myself and experienced riders. The terrain up there is so vast up there that if you are new to the area then having an experienced guide is a must.
I have no photo's to post but I am looking forward to going out again.
Yes I got stuck a number of times including rolling the sled once. Luckly there was no damage to me or my sled except a bruised ego.
Mark is an excellent tour guide for both rookies like myself and experienced riders. The terrain up there is so vast up there that if you are new to the area then having an experienced guide is a must.
I have no photo's to post but I am looking forward to going out again.
