Our VIP Appreciation Party is set for:
Wednesday, October 7th (changed from the 8th)
If you have volunteered during the season, please check to make sure you are on our invite list.
We’re going to start off the festivities with a group ride in the Bike Park.
Meet at 4pm on the Garbanzo Bike and Bean Patio to sign waiver and get ticket.
If you plan on attending the ride, please RSVP to info@worca.com no later than October 1st!
We’ll be moving indoors at 7pm for an après at the GLC (no RSVP necessary for the après).
Thanks everybody for all your hard work!
Sep 27, 2009 | Events, Volunteer | Leave A Comment »
One last volley day this Saturday will put on the finishing touches on Shit Happens. See you on:
Saturday, September 26
9:00 am
At the North end of Valley Drive
A big thank you to all the vollies for re-connecting Shit Happens: Boyd, Charlie , Cathy , Ushi, , Alexis, Paul, Todd, Chisato and Tom. Also the Ticket2Ride and Bear Back crew that reliable come out to every trail day.
Huge thanks also to the Col and Ian McDowell, repeat visitors to Whistler and clients of Bear Back Tours.
What began this spring is now 99% completed, and we encourage riders to hit it up. In Emerald the trail starts exactly where the classic Shit Happens crosses Anal Intruder. In Alpine you will get spit out on Mountain view Drive.
Go ride it, it needs it.
Sep 25, 2009 | Group Rides, News, Phat/PhaSt Wednesdays, Trails, Volunteer | Leave A Comment »
Our last Toonie Ride is scheduled for this Thursday, September 24th
Sponsors: WORCA & the Brewhouse
Sign In: 5:30 opposite the SLCC behind Cross Country Connection (as per the first Toonie of the season)
Ride: 6:30 sharp in Lost Lake
Après: Brewhouse
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Sep 22, 2009 | Toonie Rides | Leave A Comment »
A big thank you goes out to Endorphin Recreational Enterprises (BC Bike Race, Cheakamus Challenge, Whistler Bike Guide) for their $1000 donation to WORCA!
Sep 22, 2009 | News | Leave A Comment »
When: Sunday Sept 27.
Where: Meet at Skier Plaza (base of the mountain), in front of The Longhorn
Time: Meet at 4:30pm for Show and Shine, we ride at 5pm rain or shine. We will return to the Longhorn for a bevy afterwards. All bikes welcome and The Longhorn allows minors till 8pm.
More info: whistlerbikecruise@hotmail.com
Also, if anyone needs a cruiser bike to ride, let us know we have extra cruiser bikes available. Some of our cruiser collectors have some pretty sweet rides available. Our new email is: whistlerbikecruise@hotmail.com
Please bring $2. This ride’s proceeds are going to WORCA trail building fund!
The final cruiser ride will be a Zombie Halloween Cruise around Tapley’s with glow sticks, headlamps and flashlights. Some extra lighting will be available. Funds collected from this ride will go to Search and Rescue.
Sep 22, 2009 | Group Rides | Leave A Comment »
Download the results for the 2009 Cheakamus Challenge (xls)
Sep 20, 2009 | Events, News | Leave A Comment »
With the days getting shorter, the Wild Willies Monday night rides will now be starting at 6pm (instead of 6:30) with a 5:30 sign in.
See you all there!
Sep 20, 2009 | Group Rides, News | Leave A Comment »
Must know area and be able to re-mark sections that may have been torn down over night.
Also able to relieve sweep at Cal Cheak and bring rider home.
250 size is best. some gnarly canyon riding. Plate needed as there are 2 hwy sections.
Will not be permitted on certain trails.
Contact Grant at 604-902-0054 or gjlamont@gmail.com for more information.
Sep 15, 2009 | Events | Leave A Comment »
Sponsors: Whistler Fire Department & Garbonzo Bike & Bean
Sign In: 5:30 at the Whistler Village Fire Hall
Ride: 6:30 on Whistler
Après: Garbonzo Bike & Bean with a special presentation of the Lumpy Award
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Sep 15, 2009 | Toonie Rides, Youth | Leave A Comment »
Not racing in the Cheakamus Challenge? Come out for our second to last trail day before the snow hits!
Meet at the North end of Valley Drive in Alpine at 9:00am. Last chance to make it on our VIP list!
Sep 15, 2009 | Trails, Volunteer | Leave A Comment »
One of our final three trail days before the snow hits! Meet across from Trudy’s Landing (along Green Lake) at 5:00pm. Last chance to make it on our VIP list!
Sep 10, 2009 | Trails, Volunteer | Leave A Comment »
Sponsors: The Core, Buffalo Bills & Whistler Outback Adventures
Sign In: 5:30 at the Base of Whistler
Ride: 6:30, Blackcomb/Whistler
Après: Buffalo Bills. Please remember to bring your own dishes!
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Sep 08, 2009 | Toonie Rides | Leave A Comment »
Team Diabetes is looking forward to a fantastic Test of Metal in 2010 and we hope WORCA members will be able to join us at the start line. Team Diabetes is a fun way to support a great cause while hitting the trails!
Team members receive guaranteed Test of Metal registration, a Team Diabetes cycling jersey, fundraising tools, race day support and other great benefits – all in return for raising only $600 for the Canadian Diabetes Association!
At the 2009 Test of Metal, Team Diabetes was represented by 60 mountain bikers who raised over $47,000 in support of the Association. Help us beat that number in 2010 and support someone you know with diabetes. Sign up today at www.teamdiabetes.ca!
Registration deadline is November 6th or when the spots are filled, whichever comes first so sign up soon. For more information, contact Rebecca Taylor at 604-732-1331 ext. 246 or rebecca.taylor@diabetes.ca.
About Team Diabetes
Team Diabetes is the national activity fundraising program for the Canadian Diabetes Association. By joining Team Diabetes, you will not only support the over 2.4 million Canadians living with diabetes, but will also have an opportunity to achieve your personal goals, improve your health and be part of a team that shares the same interest and passion as you! The $22 million raised through the Team Diabetes to date has helped the Association promote the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy. The Association’s strong network of assistance includes volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals and partners in more than 150 communities across Canada.
Sep 08, 2009 | Events, News | Leave A Comment »
Sponsors: Fineline & WCSS
Sign In: 5:30 at Wedge
Ride: 6:30, North Secret/Green Lake
Après: Alcohol free après at Spruce Grove. Please remember to bring your own dishes!
WORCA Memberships are required. Purchase one online here.
Please leave your cars at home, ride to ride and be invited to an exclusive WORCA appreciation event at the end of summer!
Childcare is Available
For ages 4-10 years ($20/child)
Please contact Layna from Orkidz Art Studio at 604 902 0423 or on line at www.orkidzartstudio.com for more information and to register.
Sep 02, 2009 | Toonie Rides | Leave A Comment »
With the date of 10 a.m., September 19,2009 coming up quickly preparations are being made for the running of the 20th edition of the Santa Cruz Bicycles ,Cheakamus Challenge Fall Classic Mountain Bike Race.
This is race director Grant Lamont’s 20th year at the helm of this great race from Squamish-Whistler in the heart of Sea to Sky country.
The Cheakamus Challenge is a 70 km. Point A-B Marathon Mountain Bike Race the rides through some of the most spectacular terrain on the planet. Using trails that date back to the turn of the 20th century along the Cheakamus River are the events best features.
After the latest course inspection it has been decided to add a new section of trail to the race for 2009 in the Function Junction area, near Whistler.
With the latest developments of the Sea to Sky Trail project we wish to highlight the new extension that brings riders up to the new Athlete’s Village. This will change the course slightly with the exclusion of TRASH which is in need of rehabilitation and in a construction zone. Race organizers chose to do this to simplify the routing for safety reasons.
With over hundreds of riders expected from all over the world this years 20th edition is shaping up to be fast and painful with the first half of the course featuring wide open double track and the second half concealing its teeth.
The teeth consist of repeated steep climbs followed by fast, flowing single-track along the Cheakamus River before pointing skywards once again up to TUNNELVISION, A BLACK DIAMOND DH trail with big rock faces and incredible views. Then it is up the final climb to the top of BIG TIMBER and the bucking downhill to the finish at DUSTY’S, in Whistler’s Creek-side.
This event has been the place where world champions come home to gloat and show their stuff. We have seen Alison Sydor in the Rainbow jersey 3 times and Roland Green twice! Hopefully this year it will be Geoff Kabush and Catherine Pendrel who are going great on the World Cup.
There is also the Cheakamus Lite event that features the lst 40 kn. of the course and starts near the Whistler Bungee Bridge, opposite the Callaghan Nordic Facility turn-off. Sign on begins at noon and the gun goes off at 1 p.m.
This is a great intro for those who are unsure about the full course. The average finishing time for the short course was just under 3 hours in 2008.
To find out more and enter online go to www.cheakamuschallenge.com
Sep 02, 2009 | Events | Leave A Comment »
We have three final trail maintenance days coming up to get a bit more work done before the snow hits. Last chance to give a little love back into the trails we’ve been riding all summer (and last chance to get on our VIP list)!
Friday, September 11th
Location: Across from Trudy’s Landing (along Green Lake)
Time: 5pm
Saturday, September 19th
Location: TBA
Time: 9am
Saturday, September 26th
Location: TBA
Time: 9am
Sep 01, 2009 | Trails, Volunteer | Leave A Comment »
We want to say a HUGE thanks to everyone for coming out last Saturday to celebrate 20 years of WORCA! The weather was perfect, the band was great and the riding was entertaining to say the least!
We would especially like to recognize:
- Seb and Whistler Blackcomb for letting us take over Base II
- Kevin Hardiman for putting together the WORCA documentary
- Tyler Morland and the guys from SRAM for the wicked downhill race and event prizing
- The boys from Bear Back for helping out with the Trackstand and Hill Climb
- Candace from Whistler Blackcomb for the DH timing
- Brother Twang for the awesome tunes
- Ricky for the amazing soundli>
- All the folks who willingly took a turn in the dunk tank including: Ken Melamed, Tom Thomson, Grant Lamont, Munro, Cathy Jewitt, Todd Hellinga, James Brooks, Chris Quinlan & the kids who just wanted to cool down!
- Cary and Paulo Lopez for the helmet bling
- Layna from Orkids for looking after our wee members
- Christine Cuthbert and her gang for organizing the Granville Island beer garden
- Eric Walton for cooking up some delicious Splitz burgers and Morgan, Dan, Martha and Ashely for assisting
- Lucia Gelato for the yummy desert
- Millennium Place for providing the projector and screen
- All our amazing and enthusiastic volunteers (now on ‘the list’)!
And a special thank you to all the WORCA Board Members, past and present, who have nurtured this club from the small grassroots organization it was in 1989 to being an integral part of the Whistler community today. With a membership of over 1500, one in 7 Whistlerites call themselves WORCA members!
If you missed the premiere of our documentary, you can now watch it online here.
Also, photos from the day are now posted in our gallery.
Darkwing Avid Chainless Results
Sep 01, 2009 | News | Leave A Comment »
Our last PhaSt Wednesday of the summer! A higher level race designed for the more experienced rider, using the park’s more challenging (double black) trails.
Sign-in: 5:00pm at Garbanzo Bike and Bean
Race: 6pm
Course: TBA
Après: The GLC.
Cost: $2.
Racers must be WORCA Members and have a valid lift pass (discounted passes will be available to riders the day of).
WORCA memberships can be purchased online here.
Sep 01, 2009 | Phat/PhaSt Wednesdays | Leave A Comment »
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