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CSA Raffle Ticket Sales – Sportsmens Warehouse

The Colorado Blizzards will be at Sportsmen’s Warehouse in Loveland this week from 10am to 2pm on both Saturday 12/2 and Sunday 12/3 selling raffle tickets for a new 2018 Arctic Cat M8000 snowmobile!

Tickets are $5 apiece and proceeds go to both CSA and Colorado Blizzards to Advance, Promote, and Preserve the sport of snowmobiling in Colorado!

Stop by to buy a ticket and support both the Blizzards and CSA!

 

Annual 2018 Presidents Day Weekend Ride! – 2/16/18 – 2/19/18

Its that time of year for our annual Presidents Day Ride!

As discussed at the meeting, the ride this year will be at The Grand Mesa. We will arrive on February 16th, and depart on February 19th,  and have (3) locations for lodging available, see below –

Alexander Lake Lodge 

Thunder Mountain Lodge

Grand Mesa Lodge 

As we get closer we will announce details for rides during the weekend. We plan to have multiple groups each day in varying ride levels along with a night ride on Saturday night!

If you are not a member and would like to join us on our club ride, send us a message through our Contact Us page or on Facebook! We always enjoy riding with new people!

For club members – Details on how to reserve under our block rate will be announced through our club email distribution.

We look forward to seeing everyone on the snow!

December Club Ride – Snowy Range, 12/16/17

Our December Club ride is coming up this Saturday 12/16/17!

We will ride out plan is to ride out of Greenrock, and will gauge ride levels based upon number of people and snow conditions but plan to accommodate all levels of riders. See our Club Rides page for more information on our ride classifications.
Below are times and locations for meeting, all times below are the times we will be leaving the location –
  • Ride Leaders –
    • Adam Bell – Phone number to be in club email announcement
    • Ethan Nemcik – Phone number to be in club email announcement
  • Front Range Meeting place – Ted’s place, 287 & 14 – 6:15am.
  • Laramie meeting place – McDonald’s – 7:45am, We will stop to fuel the sleds at Big D oil then go over to McDonalds after. They have Wyoming tags if needed and non-ethanol 91 octane fuel.
  • Arrive at Greenrock parking area – 8:30am.
  • Please be geared up and ready to ride by 9am – We will meet inside of Ethan’s trailer – Chris Burandt Edition fifth wheel pulled by a tan lifted dodge. 
For current avalanche conditions, check CAIC prior to the ride to know and understand where avalanche dangers live on the day of the ride.  If you do not have avalanche gear please strongly consider the terrain you choose to ride.
Further contact details will be announced on our club email distribution list. If you are not currently a Blizzards member and would like to join us on our ride, please send us a message on our Contact Us page our on our Facebook page!
Blizzards will have our radios on channel 7 sub 7 on the radio for the entire ride up all day during the ride.

January Club Ride – Pinedale, WY – 1/12/18 – 1/15/18

I would like to announce details for our January Club Ride!

The Blizzards have decided to go to Pinedale, WY over MLK weekend. Many members have been to this location before and it always proves to be great riding and excellent conditions.

We will be staying at the Hampton inn & Suites in Pinedale, WY and have a block rate reserved for our members. Below are the details!

  • Hampton Inn & Suites –
    • 55 Bloomfield Ave
    • Pinedale, WY 82941
  • Arrive Friday 1/12/18
  • Depart Monday 1/15/18

If you are not a member and would like to join us on our club ride, send us a message through our Contact Us page! We always enjoy riding with new people!

For club members – Details on how to reserve under our block rate will be announced through our club email distribution.

We look forward to seeing everyone on the snow!

Avalanche Awareness Course

Avalanche Awareness Course – January 5th & 6th 2018

The Colorado Blizzards are very excited to host Introduction to Avalanche Awareness. The course will be presented by Brian Lundstedt and his team with Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness. Don’t hesitate to register ASAP as there will be a twelve student limit on this course.

This course is your first step towards riding safer and ensuring that you will always have another ride. We will cover terrain identification, group and terrain management and companion rescue.

  • Friday January 5th (classroom portion)
    • Location: Lundstedt Automotive – 1401 E Lincoln Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524
    • Time: 6pm-9pm
  • Saturday January 6th (on the snow)
    • Location: TBA, we will let the snow determine our day trip destination.
    • Time: 8am-5pm. (You must do classroom portion to do the on the snow training).
  • Intro course content & Equipment List can be found HERE 
  • Prerequisites: There are no educational Prerequisites for this course.
  • Students must possess a snowmobile capable of mountain travel, a great attitude and willingness to learn. Your riding partners will thank you!
  • To register send us a message on our website HERE 
  • Message us on Facebook
  • Attendance is free; donations to Tyler’s Backcountry Awareness are encouraged.
  • Reservations are not guaranteed until we receive your deposit.
  • Deposit: $150.00 Blizzard Members
    • $187.00 Non Members (fun fact: membership is $37 annually)
  • Pasyment Methods are as Follows –
    • Bring a check made out to “Colorado Blizzards” to a Blizzards meeting.
    • Mail funds to:
      • Colorado Blizzards
      • C/O Blaine Thingelstad 2536 W 108th Place
      • Westminster, CO 80234