Blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog en rystelly@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T18:42:30+00:00 Sunny California http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog Team Boréale has spent the last 10 days soaking up as much vitamin D as our deprived Yukon winter bodies can take on a recent promotional trip in California. We just took our newest sister company, Boréale Explorers, to the LA Times Travel Show to introduce the concept of a Yukon vacation for the folks of southern California. So far, to a great response! People seem to be looking for somewhere unique, relatively close to home and not for a long vacation. The Yukon is perfect for all of these!

We continued on to the Bay Area to start a rumour of Yukon mountain biking. There we peppered every bike shop, yoga studio and fitness centre that our rental car came across. It was busy, but fun! We also had the pleasure of hanging out with key members of the mountain bike community, club representatives and bike enthusiasts. We are coming back in April to attend the Sea Otter Classic mountain bike festival in April and we are looking forward to hitting the trails with our new friends!

We have posted new photos from 2011 on our facebook page. Good memories for sure! 

Ride on!

]]> 2012-02-04T18:42:30+00:00 LA Times Travel Show http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog Team Boréale is leaving the lovely north to the wilds of Los Angeles, California to attend the LA Times Travel Show. If you are in the area and would like some free tickets to this weekend’s travel show (January 28-29, 2012) please go to this website and enjoy as many complimentary tickets as you would like!

Website: http://lattravelshow.eventbrite.com/
Password: EXHIB

We would LOVE to chat with anyone that loves bikes and travel. I have a feeling we may be the minority at this show! Come down, we promise to entertain you with some great joke that Sylvain and Isabel have been practicing. We will be in a booth for our sister company, Boréale Explorers. Please come by and say hi!

Spread the word if you have any friends living in the LA area that may be interested in tickets.

Stay warm and if you can, get on that bike!
Marsha

]]> 2012-01-25T19:34:27+00:00 Winter has arrived! http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog If you are in the northern hemisphere, the ‘arrival’ of winter in January should not be too surprising. Especially if you live in the Yukon. But still, everyone seems to be in a bit of a stunned winter state at the acceptance that we did indeed go from -3C/25F to -40C/-40F within 5 days!

Cold weather is part of living up north in the winter. While it is difficult, dressing to go outside requires 5 layers of clothing and a mirror check to ensure bare skin is covered, it is also absolutely gorgeous. It is the appreciation for this that I believe sets Yukoners apart. Everything is harsher at these frigid temperatures, including the natural beauty. The sun is brilliant; the snow crystals are glistening; the trees are frosty ; the stars are brilliant.

If you do get the chance to experience cold winter, do it! There is a sense of adventure and it feels humbling. Especially when you still see the ravens out playing around, as they usually do!

At these temperatures vehicles protest loudly and even bikes seem to be a little unwilling to maneuver as usual. Here is a blog post from a friend who dressed appropriately and hit the trails on her snow bike yesterday. Enjoy! Mrs. North of 60. What it feels like to ride at -40

]]> 2012-01-16T19:13:33+00:00 Pedal our way through 2012 http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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 wink

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

]]> 2012-01-03T17:37:44+00:00 Holiday specials http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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 info@borealebiking.ca & put “facebook” in the subject line. Have a great weekend!

]]> 2011-11-26T19:27:34+00:00 Pumped for 2012 http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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!

]]> 2011-10-28T15:43:07+00:00 Slowly wrapping up 2011 http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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

]]> 2011-08-30T18:29:13+00:00 Happy Canada Day http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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!

]]> 2011-07-01T18:06:24+00:00 Full swing summer! http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog 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!

]]> 2011-06-16T04:29:38+00:00 Boogaloo to Boréale http://borealebiking.ca/blog http://borealebiking.ca/blog The 3rd annual CMBC mountain bike season kick off race, Boogaloo to Boréale, is set for Friday, May 27! Registration starts at 6.30pm at Magnassun parking lot on Grey Mountain road. The race starts at 7pm and costs $10 for CMBC members. If you are not yet a member, you may register at 6.30pm. The race finishes at Boréale’s yurtville on Long Lake Road.

In addition to the usual race course over Boogaloo trails, we have added a fun, short course for the non-racers that love to mountain bike. Same start time and place. Come on out and have a fun Friday night pedal!

At the finish line we’ve lined up a great band to help you dance away any early season mtb aches and a Yukon Brewing beer garden to quench your thirst. Race fee includes a BBQ for all participants in the race/fun course. This is an outdoor event, so please be sure to pack after-ride clothes. An entire suit of fleece is COMPLETELY acceptable at yurtville!

Come on out; meet new friends and hit the trails with old riding buddies! Shoot us an email if you have any questions about the night.

Let’s ride!

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