2008 Ladies Ride

Halfway, Oregon

Linda's pictures

Sarah's pictures (snow)

Sarah's pictures (raffle)

Jen's pictures

Darlene's Pictures

Ann's pictures

A small group arrived on Thursday to break trail in and mark it. The snow was so deep that the marking part did not happen, but they had lots of fun breaking trail! This year a trail map was sponsored by HMK Snowmobiling.

Friday the ladies split into multiple groups and hit the powder. Halfway is a very popular sledding spot and by starting the ride on Friday the ladies were first on the mountain after a large storm had past through and had acres and acres of untouched pow to shred.

Saturday day the parking lot was a bit more busy and chaos ensued. After trying to get a group photo (shown above with 9 ladies missing) the ladies split off and headed out for another great day of riding. Most of the girls were in the fog a big part of the day, but some had ventured to the other side of the mountain and were rewarded with sunshine. All ladies returned to the snowpark at almost dark and almost out of fuel. GOOD DAY!

Saturday evening was kicked off by a fantastic raffle with the proceeds (934) going to SAWS. The items were donated by the industry's finest companies -  Klim, tobe Technology USA, HMK, Fly Racing/ WPS, Scott USA, Team Dirty Girls, 509 Films, Alticity, Snowhunnys and Team Summer Sucks.

Following the raffle the ladies enjoyed a prime rib dinner hosted by Stockmans and DJ music kept the ladies on the floor until 2am.

This year we had many return from years past and a great number of new attendees. It is exciting to see women from all different walks of life bond over such a great sport. Each lady had great input to share with each other ranging from advice on good riding gear to help with improving riding skills.

Thanks again to the companies who donated raffle items. To Sarah Whipple for giving us Annual Ladies Ride website. To Al, Nicole, Haley and Adam for their help with the trail maps. To HMK for sponsoring the maps. To the town of Halfway for their great hospitality. To the Pine Valley Lodge for a wonderful place to stay and Angie for being such a gracious host. To Wild Bills for 2 nights of great dinners and drinks. To Stockmans for helping with the raffle, the fantastic prime rib dinner and for putting up with the crazies on the dance floor. To the DJ who traveled from Boise to help with the raffle and play a great mix of tunes all night. And last but not least, thanks to all the ladies who came! See you all next year at the 9th Annual Ladies Ride!

T-shirt design by Sarah Whipple