Being in this business never gets old! Over the Valentines day weekend Penco had the opportunity to take our Mountain Horse demo snow bikes to beautiful British Columbia and be apart of "Elkfords International Take a Newbie Shredding Day".The invite came from our friends to the North and took place in a little mining town called Elkford BC, Canada. The charm of this small community far outweighed the mere population of only 3000. Lovely people, amazing riding, and GREAT food!
The event was put on by The Elkford Snowmobile Association, and The Betties, a group of women riders set on encouraging other women to get involved and have an understanding and enjoyment of the sport. It was extremely organized and very well put together complete with professional photography to capture the day.
We arrived Friday evening after a few setbacks at the border, but that was not about to ruin the fun we had planned. We had dinner with Rhonda and Matt, along with a few other couples we would get to ride with the next day.
The ride Saturday was so much fun and the terrain/scenery was unbelievable. Unbelievable! We were the only 2 bikes in a group of about 75 sleds but it worked out awesome! The bikes performed amazing as usual and caught a lot of interest within the group. A great group of volunteers assured that lunch was ready for everyone when we arrived at the gathering area along with a fire to warm up.The two of us rode Penco's 2014 KTM 350 xcf with a '14 SX Mountain Horse kit, as well as our 2014 KTM 500 xcw with a '14 long track Mountain Horse kit and we were able to experience riding in Canada first hand with some of its finest riders. The day ended with a delicious Chinese buffet dinner along with raffles and giveaways donated by some awesome local businesses.
The hospitality was amazing as were the new friends we made! What a great group of people to spend the weekend with. We will most certainly be looking forward to next year and hope you to see you all there!
Photography by Jason Bischoff
