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Pedal our way through 2012
Jan. 3 2012
Happy new year! It’s that time of year where we often think of new resolutions and make promises to ourselves as a way to make the new year an improvement over the last. While Sylvain and I have never been big on the new resolution idea, we are definitely into planning our coming year’s travel trips. We are huge believers in the concept that experiential travel can only help you grow into a more accommodating, educated and compassionate person. Seeing new places, meeting new friends and experiencing how others live their daily lives are the biggest travel draws for us.
Like many of our great guests, we are also planning quite a few short trips for 2012. Some with bikes, some without, some for work, most for play. At a recent conference we went to, one of the speakers addressed the psychology of traveling and found that the ‘enjoyment’ of travel could be categorized as 60% in planning/anticipation, 20% in participating and 20% in sharing with friends and family afterward. Do you agree? I know that I love to plan a great, unique, spectacular trip; Sylvain prefers to spectate in the planning stages and participate fully during the trip 
We raise a glass to you and your 2012 travel plans! Of course we hope to see you in the Yukon, but if it is not in the cards this year, may you spend many hours laughing with your friends while out on a great trail somewhere. Bonne année!
Marsha
Holiday specials
Nov. 26 2011
Boréale has a few special gift certificates perfect for the holiday season! The specials are available from today until December 31, 2011.
2 for 1 gift certificates for our MTB instruction clinics in 2012. It’s a great year to learn a new love with a friend!
Our t-shirt & waterbottles are joining forces for $20
AND we have 2 Weekender deals at 2 for 1! Psst: 1 of these dates falls on the fun Boogaloo to Boréale race! May 17-20 & May 24-27, 2012.
Email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) & put “facebook” in the subject line. Have a great weekend!
Pumped for 2012
Oct. 28 2011
As the hours of daylight are diminishing here in the Yukon, we are actively planning and creating some amazing new trips for 2012. With Yurtville down and safely stored for another year, we are able to let our imaginations run wild! We’re thinking a little biking, maybe adding a little fishing, definitely followed by a lot of good eating. Or how does learning to smoke your own salmon sound? Our Chef Carol is dreaming up the best ways for you to experience life as a Northerner and of course, her favourite way of doing so is through delicious culinary escapades. We’re getting hungry just looking at the photos!
Also in the works are more of our super popular multi-activity trips. A little taster of our great lifestyle in the Yukon. We will be rolling these out shortly and announcing on our facebook, twitter and blog. Lots of great things coming up for couples.
Think Yukon for your next trip. It is an awesome experience!
Slowly wrapping up 2011
Aug. 30 2011
What a fantastic season! We’ve had the pleasure of riding with great folks from all over North America this past season. Loads of laughter at yurtville and great times on the trails. Well, we all know that every day on the bike is a great day!
We will be posting our Best Of pictures for this season soon on our facebook page. Sylvain has already added a few great autumn riding photos. Please check them out at www.facebook.com/borealebiking.
Well, the sun is shining, the latte is steaming and the chairs on the bluff are crying out for attention. After weeks of rain, it is finally a gorgeous day in Whitehorse!
I hope you have a great day on the bike, where ever you are!
Marsha
Happy Canada Day
Jul. 1 2011
We just wrapped up our first annual Summer Solstice trip. We had a great group that arrived pumped to experience life as a Yukoner. We had a blast hiking at 11pm, mountain biking through the forest and conquering the mountains in Kluane National Park. By day 4 everyone was definitely on “Yukon Time” and we headed out for a 10.30pm mountain bike ride last night. The crew returned full of smiles, and admittedly a little tired, at 12:30am! A perfect ending to their Summer Solstice experience.
You have to love Yukon summers! Finally, there is a place where there really are enough hours in the day! To finish our trip, the crew settled into a bicycle blended margarita assembly line!
Starting tomorrow is our Ride and Reach mountain bike and yoga retreat with Ryan Leech. Can’t wait
Enjoy the long weekend everyone. Ride safe!
Full swing summer!
Jun. 15 2011
We are now in day 2 of our Dan Barham photo clinic and wow - lots of photos! Under Dan’s tutelage, our photographers in-training have been out riding and shooting all day and night. We are taking full advantage of our summer solstice midnight sun! Tonight the crew left at 8.30pm to climb the local Grey Mountain to capture the shooting possibilities during our long ‘golden light’ period. Tomorrow morning will be spend with coffees in hand and learning the tricks of the trade for processing and editing photo shoots.
It has been a fantastic few days. Tomorrow night the crew will be shooting the local mountain bike club’s twoonie race so they can capture the feeling of shooting while under pressure!
Great times and we are looking forward to seeing the final slide show!