We are aiming to hold another Cariboo Jack on January 23, 2010 in conjunction with the annual Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Mail Run. Stay tuned for more details ;-)
Thanks to the Wells General Store for supporting the 2008 event.
thanks for Spirit funds for the 2008 Cariboo Jack
skiing the Cariboo Waggon Road
2006
Recommended Gear
Extra clothes, socks, shell, gloves or mitts; Bandages or moleskin in case of blisters; Food and liquids for estimated 4-6 hours of skiing; Duct tape and/or ski repair materials, spare tips, etc.; Skins – for the climb to Summit Rock and Ella Lake; Ski wax if using waxable skis.
Email Bill Horne bhorne at netbistro dot com if you would like a map of the Barkerville-Stanley route. It's a 650 kb PDF.
Ski prepared!
2009 Thanks to:
- Willox Graphic Supplies of Vancouver for kindly donating a photostencil exposure so we could print bibs on Tyvek for the Cariboo Jack! - Bruce & Cameron Self for shuttling the Summit Rock Crew, loaning radios, and doing the final sweep; - Fran & Jo - our stalwart Summit Rock Crew; - Larry, Barb, Bryn & Sean for warmly welcoming skiers to Stanley; - Lothar & co. for trailwork; - Aleta for her awesome signage; - Kate for loaning her race signs; - Grizz for helping shuttle skiers and for distributing signs; - Wells General Store for their donation for the Summit Rock refreshments; - Jeff Dinsdale for his encouragement; - Beth, Dave, Claire and Carol for organizing logistics.