Post-Conference Field Trip
Due to logistical difficulties and lack of response, the post-conference field trip to Manning Park has been cancelled. If any WFIWC participants are still interested in visiting this area please contact Lorraine Maclauchlan at 250-828-4179 (Lorraine.maclauchlan@gems3.gov.bc.ca).
Background information on Manning Park
Manning Provincial Park was named for E.C. Manning who was Chief Forester of British Columbia from 1935 to 1940. The park is located between Hope and Princeton on Hwy 3, south of Hwy 1, approximately 2.5 hours east of Vancouver. The park is open throughout the year and envelops a staggering 65,880 hectares of rugged mountain area. To the west, it borders on another exceptional wilderness, Skagit Provincial Park. To the north, Manning Park borders on the Cascade Recreation Area.
Manning Provincial Park offers more than 62 miles (100 km) of ungroomed beginner, intermediate, and advanced cross-country ski trails, as well as snowshoeing opportunities. For downhill skiers and snowboarders, the Gibson Pass Ski Area, a private operation located in the park, offers a variety of slopes and runs with its two chairlifts, T-bar and beginners' handle tow. It also features a ski school, groomed and track-set cross-country ski trails, equipment rentals, a day lodge, and day care. Total vertical drop here is 1,417 feet (431 metres).
Accommodations: The park has a resort as well as cabins and chalets and of course front country and backcountry camping. For more information you can check the following web sites:
www.out-there.com/manning.htm
http://www.britishcolumbia.com/ParksAndTrails/Parks/details/?ID=142
View of mountain pine beetle mortality around main lodge area
of Manning Provincial Park (2004).
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