A/T War 2013 Rumours.
Nov. 13th, 2012 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jamesqThere's a rumour going around that Avacal/Tir Tigh War will be held in Salmon Arm next year. I hope it's true since I avoided it last year due to distance and potentially awful weather. The weather I can't do anything about, aside from making a last-minute go/no-go decision. I also had some major complaints about the site itself (tl;dr version: unresponsive site owners and ankle-deep buffalo shit), so another Clearwater site might not have tipped the balance, but a Salmon Arm site might.
Travel Times:
I find that the six or seven hour point is where one jumps from long, but doable to must devote entire day to travel. Below that level and one can still go to the site after quitting work for the day, rather than having to take the day off. By that rational, Borealis' loss is not as significant as Montengarde's gain: We're crossing that threshold, but they're not.
Of course the real problem is simple geography - the distances between Lionsgate and Avacal is huge and the mountain passes dictate that either Borealis gets screwed or Montengarde does. Still, I'll be glad if the rumours are true and it isn't us. Hopefully a much larger Montengarde contingent will show that we're worth making the effort for.
Aside: The Salmon Arm fairgrounds are a ten minute stagger from the nearest hotel!
In other news, I'm not going to be making it to November Coronet this year. As much as I'd like to see assorted worthies get their special moments, I simply don't have the time, money or spoons.
Travel Times:
- Vancouver-Clearwater: 5:40
- Vancouver-Salmon Arm: 5:28
- Edmonton-Clearwater: 7:53
- Edmonton-Salmon Arm: 9:26
- Calgary-Clearwater: 9:02
- Calgary-Salmon Arm: 6:25
I find that the six or seven hour point is where one jumps from long, but doable to must devote entire day to travel. Below that level and one can still go to the site after quitting work for the day, rather than having to take the day off. By that rational, Borealis' loss is not as significant as Montengarde's gain: We're crossing that threshold, but they're not.
Of course the real problem is simple geography - the distances between Lionsgate and Avacal is huge and the mountain passes dictate that either Borealis gets screwed or Montengarde does. Still, I'll be glad if the rumours are true and it isn't us. Hopefully a much larger Montengarde contingent will show that we're worth making the effort for.
Aside: The Salmon Arm fairgrounds are a ten minute stagger from the nearest hotel!
In other news, I'm not going to be making it to November Coronet this year. As much as I'd like to see assorted worthies get their special moments, I simply don't have the time, money or spoons.
