The Vancouver 100

Only 4 1/2 months to go..... :)

it is the pure Baden Powell Trail, rather than the Kneeknacker Route, right?

 Sammy and I parked at Cypress and took the BP over Black and down most of the way to Nelson's Creek on Wednesday. There is still bamboo course marking on the way to the top of the ski area, which is simple to follow. There is heavy snow all the way from the parking lot up. The snow was not bad to run in on Wednesday - no bad postholing and soft enough to get some traction. No telling what yesterday's rains and the warmer temperatures might do to the snow for Saturday, however. There are BP markings that can be spotted for most of the way and a couple sets of footprints, so route finding shouldn't be too hard. Certainly it is runnable-skidable downhill, but there is a lot of sliding. Kind of fun, in fact. 

It will be an interesting and beautiful day tomorrow!

 I was planning on running the 50K, and was curious what the best option is for getting back to the start.  Figured I would leave the car at Deep Cove.  Any suggestions?  Carpool interests.  Would be willing to follow someone out to Nelson Canyon in the morning and shuttle back to the start.  Or is there enough people out doing the 50K that I should be able to thumb a ride back?

For the 100km people, please remember that I need you to sign up well before the event so we can all be organized. If you're in the mood for something less than 100km you're also welcome to sign up and you can even wait until the last day to do so. I'm expecting less snow than usual on the course this year but you won't know unless you join us for the fun!