Wednesday: Starts at 9:30 am from Parkinson Recreation Centre parking lot. A variety of routes available. 35 km or more. Relaxed or moderate pace.
An Important Date
Hey Beez. Here’s and important date to keep in mind.
Sunday October 5th.
Keep that date free.
Further details to follow soon.
Green Mountain Ride Reminder
For those Killer Beez with an imperfect or worn out hippocampus (memory section of the brain), the following is a reminder about the upcoming Green Mountain Ride.
It is scheduled for Sunday, September 14th and will start from Skaha Lake Park in Penticton at 9 am sharp.
Carpooling will be available from Starbucks in West Kelowna from 7:30 – 7:45 am.
Consider yourself reminded.
Green Mountain Group Ride
There appears to be some interest in riding the Green Mountain route this season. Therefore it has been scheduled for Sunday, September 14th and will start from Skaha Lake Park in Penticton at 9 am sharp.
Carpooling will be available from Starbucks in West Kelowna from 7:30 – 745 am.
The Green Mountain route is approximately 95 km in total distance with 1,300 metres of climbing. A couple of shortcuts are available for those wanting a shorter route. Click here for the route map.
The ride will be followed by coffee/lunch at a location to be chosen by the group.
Hope to see you there as this will probably be the last Killer Beez special ride of the season.
2025 Kootenay Group Ride
The following information was submitted by Meridith Harman:
Hi friends and fellow cyclists
Plans are going ahead with the Kootenay Group Ride – August 24th to 26th. Please see hotel information below and book your room; we are not booking as a group as this will enable each person to have the 24 or 48 hour cancellation policy.
There will be 1 support vehicle, and possibly 2 (depending upon how many of you are willing to share the driving). However we ask that you limit your luggage to one soft sided item. The Support vehicle will have bananas, oranges, watermelon, water and powder Gatorade,.. To cover this cost and cost of gas for the support vehicles, we will be asking each rider to contribute $20.
We are expecting to have about 30 riders split into 2 or 3 groups, and also you can ride solo though we ask that you carry water, snacks and your cell phone
Bad weather or forest fires could scuttle plans and a decision will be made one week before the scheduled trip if there will be a cancellation.
We have parking available for the duration of the ride in Castlegar at the adjacent Pass Creek Campground (1090 Parkside Road Castlegar, $10 fee for the campground).
The itinerary below describes the activities and routes, in summary:
Itinerary
Saturday August 23rd Arrive in Castlegar at the Super 8 by Wyndham 651 18th St.
6:00 P.M. – Dinner reservations will be made at Boston Pizza for 6 p.m. (walking distance)
Sunday Aug 24thCastlegar to New Denver via Pass Creek Rd
Free continental breakfast at Castlegar hotel
7:50 A.M. – Meeting in hotel lobby to drive vehicles to Pass Creek campground. (5kms). We will start the ride from the campground.
8:30 A.M. – Begin ride to New Denver via Pass Creek Road then highway 6 through Slocan.
– Pass Creek Campground to Slocan – 70 kms, 438 meters elevation, ride time approx. 4 hours
– Slocan to New Denver – 32 kms, steep climb, 480 meters elevation, approx. 2 hours
Coffee shops are located in Winlaw (Sleep is for Sissies), Slocan, (Bliss cafe), and Silverton (Camp cafe). These locations plus New Denver also have convenience stores in case bathrooms/snacks needed.
Dinner, drinks and overnight at Valhalla Inn, New Denver. dinner plans to be announced. Possible 4:30 pm Happy hour @ Doug Geller’s house…approx 2 blocks from Valhalla Inn and 2 blocks from slocan lake. Pack a
Towel and your swimsuit
Monday New Denver to Balfour Best Western (Kootenay LakeView resort)
Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 A.M. – Depart New Denver for the ride to Balfour.
– New Denver to Kaslo – 46 kms, steeper first 15 kms, elevation 561 meters, ride time approx. 2.5 hours.
– Kaslo to Balfour – 36 kms, 398 meters elevation, ride time approx. 2 3/4 hours
– Dinner @ Kootenay Lakeview resort
Tuesday Balfour Best Western to Castlegar via Nelson, Blewett and Pass Creek Road
– Balfour to Nelson – 33 kms, 131 meters elevation, approx. 1.75 hours
– Nelson to Castlegar via Blewett and Pass Creek Road – 46 kms, 416 meters elevation, ride time 2 ¾ hours.
Arrive back at cars mid afternoon.
HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION
Super 8 Hotel Castlegar – 651 18th Street Castlegar
Includes free continental breakfast
Indoor pool
Dinner reservations made at Boston Pizza
Valhalla Inn – 509 Slocan Avenue New Denver
Dinner arrangements to be made
Breakfast at this hotel
Phone to reserve your room 250-358-2228 Press ‘0’
Note: If you are a single please book the single rooms.
Kootenay Lakeview Resort Best Western Balfour – 2385 Queens Bay Road Balfour BC
Dinner at neighboring restaurant Osprey Mountain Grill
Continental breakfast at the hotel
Phone to reserve your room 877-229-4141 or 1-778-205-7566
Please contact Meridith at [email protected] or 604-649-1817 if you have any questions.
Maps/directions to be sent out soon by Doug Geller.
Armstrong/Enderby Group Ride is Scheduled
It’s time to do one of our favourite group rides – the Armstrong / Enderby Ride. Unlike the Okanagan Shuswap Century Ride, the Armstrong / Enderby Ride proceeds along scenic, country roads on the East side of Hwy 97 from Armstrong to Enderby and Grindrod where we stop at Farmer John’s for an ice cream break before climbing Grandview Bench Hill. We then return to Armstrong via Deep Creek Road. The route is approximately 77 km in length with about 840 m of climbing.
The Armstrong / Enderby Group Ride will be held on Sunday, July 13th and will start at 9 AM sharp from Memorial Park in Armstrong. Carpooling will be available from the Leckie Road parking lot of Mission Creek Park between 7:30 AM to 7:45 AM.
Oliver Group Ride Scheduled for July 2nd
It’s time we did the popular Oliver Group Ride which passes through Oliver and almost reaches Osoyoos. Click here for a route map.
This ride will take place on Wednesday, July 2nd and start from Skaha Lake Park in Penticton at 9 AM sharp. Click here for the starting location.
Carpooling will be available from Starbucks in Westbank between 7:30 and 7:45 AM on the day of the ride. Click here for the carpooling location.
This ride is 98 km in total length with 702 m of elevation. Approximately 30 km of the route is along Hwy 97. This ride will not be supported so please prepare accordingly and use utmost caution.
Starting Time Changes for Killer Beez Group Rides
Due to the warmer temperatures and longer days we will be starting our group rides an hour earlier, effective immediately.
The Saturday and Sunday group rides will start at 9:00 AM instead of 10:00 AM. The Wednesday group ride will start at 9:30 AM instead of 10:30 AM.
Sleepy Heads – get used to it !!!
Carpooling for Bob’s Memorial Ride
Carpooling will be available between 7:15 AM to 7:30 AM for Bob’s Ride on Sunday, June 8th, from the parking lot (near the pavilion) at the Leckie Road entrance to Mission Creek Regional Park. Click here for a map of the carpooling location.
New Start Times for Bob’s Memorial Ride
Due to the hot weather expected for Bob’s Ride this Sunday, June 8th, the start time from Lumby is changed from 10 AM to 9 AM. Those beginning the ride in Coldstream will start at 8 AM instead of 9 AM.
Please refer to the previous posts for the complete details about this ride.
We finally got the weather we hoped for.