SNOVR - DATE CHANGE!! March 4TH-6TH,2022

That’s right…. a Snowbike event in Eastern Ontario. But don’t be fooled… this isn’t a sled ride on hard-packed, groomed trails for hours on end. Nope… you won’t see an OFSC trail anywhere near our event. Instead, SNOVR participants will enjoy true off trail riding along the banks of Bark Lake, which turns into a veritable snowbike play ground in the winter, boosting and carving along the huge banks of snow that pile up on over 60kms of shoreline. In addition, SNOVR riders will have access to the remote western side of the lake which is inaccessible in the warmer months to all but the hardest of riders. With Steep hills, rocky shoreline cliffs and outcrops, awesome tree riding as well as KM’s of wide open trails, long forgotten by most, the western side of the lake boasts some truly epic snowbiking!

 
 

New for 2022: Boondocking the Boonies Snowbike Series

And if that wasn’t reason enough to get onboard, Valley Rally Enduro is teaming up with Rally Connex , linking both of our Snowbiking events to create Ontario’s first Snowbike Event Series: Boondocking the Boonies Snowbike Series! The BBSS series will feature two rounds, the 1st being Snow Down which will be held in Wawa, ON (Feb 11-13) with the second and final round being SNOVR (Mar 4-6) in Barry’s Bay, ON. Both events will work on a points system based on GPS Waypoint Challenges. The championship round will be held at SNOVR, where top prizes and trophies are handed out to the winners. In order to win the series you must compete in both the SNOVR and Snow Down Event. Collect the most amount of points between the 2 events and become the Boonies Champion. As an added incentive to enrol in this series you can save 10% on registration fee's for both SNOVR and Snow Down. Plus receive an exclusive BBSS Hoodie. This years grand prize for 1st place will be a custom wrapped Boonies inspired full size fridge stacked full of beer! Updates to the grand prizes will be advertised on our social media pages. No membership is required to enter this series.

SNOVR Details:

SNOVR will take place at Sunny Hill Resort in Barry’s Bay, ON, March 4th to 6th: 1 afternoon/ evening for registration and meet and greet, 1 day of riding to Waypoint Challenges and an optional 3rd day on Sunday, Feb 6th as a Freeride day, where participants can go out and session their favourite spots. The Riding time per day lasts roughly 5 to 6 hours each day. When you arrive on Friday evening Valley Rally Enduro (VRE) will collect your GPS to load your Challenge Waypoint's for Saturdays ride. Then on Saturday morning at 8:00am we will meet for a riders meeting briefing and then head out to one of our many "Boondocking Locations" where you will start to find your waypoint challenge markers. Some waypoint's will be easy to ride to and some will be hard. Hard waypoint challenges will reward you with more points than the easy ones. Reach the waypoint, collect the token. Reach as many waypoint's as possible in the allocated safety time window.

Registration fee: $159

Lunch and dinner

Beta Canada Sponsors your trail side lunch provided in your entry fee which includes a BBQ’s Sausage or Burger along with delicious, hot coffee provided by Engine House Coffee. There will be no consumption of alcohol at any time while out on the ride. Saturday Night dinner banquet party is included in your entry fee. Dinner will take place at the resort rec. hall.

accommodations

As SNOVR takes place on and around Bark Lake in Barry’s Bay there are many Accommodation options available for SNOVR participants. Accommodation is NOT included in your entry fee and all participants will need to arrange their own accommodations.

RULES

You are not permitted to ride on your own. You can pair up with anyone else riding the event or get in a group with other riders to work together and find the waypoint challenges. There are some safety items we highly recommend you have in order to compete. See safety item listing below. You must return to the Starting / Ending area 30 minutes before dusk. This is for your own safety. You will probably not make it to every single waypoint. So, choose wisely and make them count!

GPS OPERATIONS

We will use Garmin GPS to navigate our way around. If you do not own a GPS you can rent one from Rally Connex during your registration process. To See a list of accepted GPS'S please go to RC’s GPS Info Page. There will be over 20 Challenge waypoint locations to choose from. Activate the challenge way points in any order you wish. You have the freedom to go where you please to reach the waypoint's. Some will be accessible by existing trails and some will will 100% Boondocking. Once you reach your desired waypoint challenge you can then activate the next desired waypoint to continue tearing up some pow!

SAFETY

It is highly recommended that you carry the following items or “Ditch Kit”with you at all times during your ride:

  • Always ride with a buddy.

  • First Aid Kit

  • Cellular phone

  • GPS Beacon with SOS and messaging. (We recommend Garmin In Reach)

  • 2 Way Radio / Walkie Talkies. That have a minimum distance of 4km and 16 channel FRS GMRS. ( We recommend using Oxbow or BCA Radio's)

  • Coloured Smoke flair or signal flares

  • Fire Starter and/or Mountain Stove

  • Small Pot

  • Bouillon cubes/instant coffee

  • Foil Weather/Emergency blanket

  • Small folding saw to cut firewood

  • “550” or “Para” cord

  • Compass


AWARDS

When you arrive at the Saturday Night dinner banquet and awards ceremony located at the Sunny Hill Rec Hall, you will hand in your collected waypoint challenge tokens you acquired while out on your 2 days of riding. They will be transferred over into prize tickets and you can select what prizes you wish to win. Prizes and awards will be then handed out after dinner.

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