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BLUE LAKE
SICAMOUS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
When the sky is clear and blue, this remarkable snowmobile zone is perfect for novice to intermediate sledders who can go just about everywhere and see everything there is to see. Advanced riders will find steeps and a few hardcore chutes that will test their ability. But Blue Lake might be at its best when it’s puking snow—as it often is—where fun, open powder stashes await those who can manage to navigate their way around.
TO TH E T R A I L H E A D Blue Lake is located off Highway 1, a short 17 km drive east of Sicamous, British Columbia. A couple more kilometers on side roads, and you will find a small gravel parking lot that can accommodate a handful of large trailers. There, an Eagle Valley Snowmobile Club attendant will collect a trail fee from non-members.
TO TH E Z O N E From the parking lot at 430 m elevation, the regularly groomed trail heads up through the forest onto the Hunters Range bench. For almost 21 km it winds its way through old cutblocks and past Cummins Lake before passing the Blue Lake-Owlhead Connector Trail. Stay left here to continue to the Blue Lake area, or turn right to head over to Owlhead. Prior to reaching the cabin, the trees begin to open up along a rounded, sub-alpine ridgeline, some 3 km past the connector trail.
TH E C A B I N The Blue Lake Chalet, built by the Micku family and club volunteers, is a beautiful little log frame cabin with a covered deck which is positioned perfectly to soak up the afternoon sunshine on a beauty day. The cabin is clean and tidy, and a recycling bin is even provided for those who can’t manage to carry out their own beverage containers. It is also outfitted in the case of an emergency with LED lighting and a first-aid toboggan.
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