Williams Lake Off Road Motorcycle Association
Box 207 V0K 2G0 Williams Lake, BC, Canada

Hope to see you out for a ride at Bull Mtn. 5km Pit area for a ride this Wednesday. We will try to leave the pits between 6-6:30 as it gets dark earlier now. The trails are cleaned up pretty good right now and the traction is great. Finally the bugs have subsided with the cooler temperatures too.

Well, we certainly used that day up! Unloading in the dark after another successful club ride on the books! A small group braved the elements and rode the new tower loop b section at Bull Mtn. Thankyou Matt Watts for leading the charge and leaving tracks in the foliage for us to follow! Steve and I tried, but couldn't catch the group. We packed the saws and got all the blow down cleared up. Braaaap!

Its time for another Wednesday night ride! Tomorrow night. July 8th. Bull mtn 5km club pit area. Riding by 6:30. New B loop below towers. Bring a friend and a membership form if you haven't signed up this year yet! A big thankyou to everyone who came out for our agm and ride a few weeks ago. This pic was taken by Steve Duerst....... one of the last times the sun was out? Braaaap!

This year has been interesting to put it plainly! Using our well practiced social distancing protocols we will be having a club tailgate meeting next Wednesday at 6:00 pm June 17th at our club pits at 5km on the Smokey mtn. FSR. The mosquitoes will keep the meeting as brief and to the point as I hope it to be. After election of directors and officers has concluded we will have a quick planning session for the upcoming season and will conclude with a casual ride of the B loop.... Please come along, bring a fellow rider and money for membership if you can swing it $20/ individual, $25/ family. Email me and I'll send you a membership form which you can print and fill out to bring along, [email protected] More now than ever before, we need your support. Tons of work was completed last year with approx. 18km+ of new trail being built at bull mtn. Thanks to the hard work of a few of the guys the trails are pretty much ready to ride, with only minor cleanup still remaining in a few areas. Signage and trail marking are among our goals for the 2020 season. Membership funds are necessary to pay our annual insurance and fees as an association. Without you, we are but a few. It will be great to see you all there.

All memberships purchased at the ANTIFREEZE 2019 on Sunday will carry over for the 2020 season! Buy a fresh membership or renew your 2019 membership at the ride. Hope to see you there...... I was just out there doing some mapping. Traction is epic.! SK

Hi Everyone, Are you moving hesitantly towards winter wishing summer had actually been summer? Struggling to come to terms with winterizing the toys and busting out the snow shovels? I know I sure am. So to combat fall boredom and to take advantage of the last few weeks of unfrozen ground, Steve and I have decided to set a new fall tradition. "The ANTIFREEZE" ride. It will happen at 10am this Sunday, October 27th at the bull Mtn. Pits (5km on the Smokey Mtn FSR). It will be ...a club event, but please come even if you aren't a current member, and bring your friends/ family. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the 25km+ of NEW TRAILS that have recently been completed at bull mtn in partnership with Recreation BC. Although it may seem like things on a club level have been flat the past season, much work has quietly gone on behind the scenes to bring us to where we are now. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! Club memberships will be available and we'd encourage all non members to renew their membership for $20 individual $25 family.... these dues help us purchase our annual insurance etc. Bring some dogs to burn on the fire and a can of gas. Trails available for all skill levels. Of course kids are welcome with supervision. Come out for a ride with us and thumb your nose at Jack Frost at the Antifreeze 2019! Regards, Sasha Kokesch, MET

See you there Saturday and Sunday! Memberships available!

Jasper passed up cartoons and a warm house for snow and horsepower! Thanks to him and the guys who came out to prep the trails for the season (Cody, Tyler, Brody, and Tristan). Bull Mountain is all ready to ride...... new trails coming soon too! Braap!

We will be having a ride/ work bee day on Saturday (this coming weekend) at Bull mtn. 10am. Meet at the 5km pits on the smoky mountain FSR. The trails all wintered very well with only minor cleanup required. Bring your bike, a folding handsaw and something for lunch! Hope you can make it. Membership forms will be available for 2019. This will be a great year for us with our new trails coming up soon..... don't miss out!

Come on out! May 4th and 5th for the Swap N Braap! Gear swap and Ride. Supporting our local dirtbike clubs. We'll be there with our used gear and bike parts! Click on poster for all the info.

Hang Tight everybody! 2019 holds exciting things for our Bull Mtn area. Forward motion is happening on NEW TRAILS to replace fire erased stuff from 2017's fires. It's been a quiet 2018 for our group, but great things are happening behind the scenes. Please stay tuned!!! Braaaaaaap! SK

Hi Guys and Gals, As the last meeting was delayed due to fires, we will try again. Same info, but with an updated date! This Thursday (August 23rd), at 7pm, we will be holding a meeting with Russ Ferguson and Myles MacKinnon at the Unifor Union Hall. They have been awarded the contract to do the work, on behalf of the province, to repairing/replacing the trails that were destroyed in last years fires. This is an important part of the process for them, so if you can attend, yo...ur feedback in the process would be highly valued. The Unifor Union Hall is located across from Stampede Glass at 33 Yorston Street. See you at 7pm!

Hello everyone, Due to forest fire obligations, Russ and Myles are not able to spearhead our planned meeting for Thursday the 2nd (tomorrow) at 7 pm. We will reschedule as soon as their schedules allow. Regards,... Sasha Kokesch

Sasha Kokesch, Williams Lake Off Road Motorcycle Association president, knows a thing or two about forest fires in the backcountry

The Williams Lake Off Road Motorcycle Association, led by president Sasha Kokesch, maintains the wild west of recreational Crown land

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Sunday Morning, June 3rd, we will be hosting a group ride and work bee. The ride will start at 10:30am at the Bull Mountain Trail Pits, and will include some trail planning & cleaning! There will be a hotdog roast afterwards, so bring your own hotdogs and supplies!

Just a quick reminder that the WLORMA Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday, April 24th, and will be held at the Unifor Local 3018 Hall at 6:30pm. The Secretary and Treasurer positions will be vacant as of the AGM, so we ask anyone particularity interested in either to attend!

With spring nearly here, despite our April Fools snowfall, it's time to hold the WLORA Annual General Meeting! All positions will be open to the membership and put to a vote, but this year we will have a few extra gaps to fill. The Secretary and Treasurer positions will be vacant as of the AGM, so we ask anyone particularity interested in either to attend! If you are passionate about local off-road riding and are willing to contribute your time to help run WLORMA, or would li...ke a say in who will be, membership forms will be available at the meeting. (or anytime on our website: http://wlorma.ca/#member ) The meeting will be held on April 24th, at 6:30pm. The Unifor Local 3018 has again graciously let us use their Hall for our meeting. It can be found at 33 Yorston Street, across from Stampede Glass. Please use the upper entrance (facing Yorston St) when you arrive! Our booking can be found on their event calendar, along with the time and location: http://www.unifor3018.ca/event/wlorma/ While we are not a large organization, we a lot of work ahead of us due to the fires that significantly damaged our Registered Trail Network on Bull Mountain last summer. If you can make it out to help support our Club, with your time as a member of the board, as a member of the club, or just a vote, please join us.

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Just a quick reminder to all members and those insterested in joining; tonight's Club Meeting will be held at the Unifor Union Hall (33 Yorston Street) and will start at 6:30pm. Hope to see you there!

WLORMA Members & Friends, the first club meeting of the year has been set. It's in a new location, generously provided by the Unifor Local 3018 (http://www.unifor3018.ca), but at the usual time. Tuesday, March 13th, 6:30pm, at the Unifor Union Hall. The address is 33 Yorston Street, and the entrance is on the top level facing towards Stampede Glass. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

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WLORMA Members & Friends, just a quick reminders that tonight is our monthly Club Meeting at 7:00pm at the Ramada Inn. We will be getting everyone up to speed on the impact to our trail network from the wildfires this summer, planning a course of action for the coming year, and discussing a possible change in Club Meeting venue. Any members interested are welcome to attend, your input will be valued. If you can make it, please come out!

WLORMA Members & Friends, at 7:00pm on Tuesday the 24th of October, there will be a Club Meeting at the Ramada Inn. We will be getting everyone up to speed on the impact to our trail network from the wildfires this summer, planning a course of action for the coming year, and discussing a possible change in Club Meeting venue. Any members interested are welcome to attend, your input will be valued. If you can make it, please come out!

Hi all, The off road vehicle ban has been lifted as of noon today (Sept. 20th) in the Cariboo region. Our local rec officer is requesting that we stay away from the burned trails on Bull Mountain at this time. We will be working on a remediation plan over the next short while.... - Mike Lynnes

FYI-Off Road Vehicle allowed as of tomorrow at noon.

Just a reminder to everyone that while the Backcountry Closure was rescinded, all ORV recreation is still banned. Now is your chance to do all that Care & Maintenance you've been putting off!

Good evening, I would like to get the message out to all dirt bike riders that the bush behind Gun-a-Noot Rd, is just as dry as everywhere else and folks should... not be out there riding right now, realize it isn't crown land, but that won't change the way it burns or ignites. The little rain we've had the last few days has not changed that. We live right on the edge of these trails and have a new/used dirt bike that my son would love to break in, but we will not allow him out there until the danger rating drops. Would appreciate everyone getting the word out to other to do the same. Sat outside just an hour ago and listen to at least one bike racing around out there and while the chances are slim they will throw a spark it's the first time I've listened to the sound of dirt bikes with the same trepidation that I listen and watch thunder/lightning. Appreciate any help getting the word out. See more

Effective today at noon, the operation of any off-road vehicle for recreational purposes on Crown land will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre, Ka...mloops Fire Centre and Southeast Fire Centre. In addition, all on-highway vehicles must remain on defined road surfaces. This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The operation of any off-road vehicles in these regions during the current wildfire situation creates a potential wildfire risk. While jeeps, trucks and other on-highway vehicles are permitted on designated roads, they are not allowed off-road. The prohibition of off-road vehicles and on-highway vehicles does not apply to private lands or national parks. It also does not apply to emergency responders or to agriculture or commercial/ industrial users who operate vehicles for farming, emergency response or business purposes.

All recreational vehicles are banned in restricted areas as outlined below. For more information go to recreation sites and trails BC click onto Alerts

Any of our members in Prince George interested?

Stay safe everyone