HUMM Cascades 2022 - Revised date (final) - JULY 15-17, 2022
 

*** VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE ABOUT HUMM CASCADES 2022 ***
Revised event date (final): JULY 15-17, 2022

Don't worry, HUMM IS STILL WELL ON TRACK FOR THIS YEAR!
Online team registration is still open.

[Note: Started a new thread here. Go here for previous thread outlining the past couple of years: https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hu...une-3-a-100053]

Mother Nature has forced us to push the event to JULY 15-17, 2022 - and you don't say no to Mom. We mentioned that HUMM Cascades is an evolving situation as we finalize important details after a two-year delay. We learned a few key things from our Map Sponsor Weyerhaeuser (Princeton office) this past week that affects the actual event date. The old date of June 3-5 is out.

Weyerhaeuser monitors and manages road and bridge conditions for their operations. Initial road infrastructure and snow-pack reports showed that November's "atmospheric river" and post-flood damage in our original riding area is more significant than they thought. We've been assured that snow is not an issue by July and that wildfire risk is still low in the area. This means you have extra time to get your team registered and to "de-rust" your off-road riding and navigation skills. Meanwhile, the main venue and caterers have confirmed the revised date is still a "Go".

Here's what we learned:

1) We're going to wrangle a whole new, yet exciting, riding area:
All of the higher-elevation (read: more technically challenging and with the best vistas) trails, routes, and forest service roads look to remain impassable in early June due to significant snow this past winter. Great news if you play with snowmobiles; bad news if you're Grant and Al who want to re-check the HUMM riding area earlier in May.

Due to the major flooding and rainfall in November and throughout winter, there are some missing bridges and anticipated instability which make access to any previous tagpoints impossible and unsafe. Double-whammy - the affected area happens to include the same area we wrangled for HUMM. Assessments, repairs, and replacements are not anticipated to be done in time. Even if the snow was gone in May, access to the area have literally been cut off. Grant and Al will target areas that were originally slated for subsequent HUMM Cascades.

2) Accommodations might be scarce this spring as Princeton businesses rebuild:
Post-flood rebuilding and renovations are happening full-steam with contractors staying in local accommodations for now. As progress continues to prepare for summer tourist season, we hope that this opens up some more accommodations. KEEP ON CHECKING! If camping or RVing is an option for you, then it will be much warmer.

3) The Town of Princeton is resilient and friendly:
They know we're committed to bringing HUMM to you and to their location. They're doing everything they can to prepare and are looking forward to welcoming you there this year.

We understand the hiccups in having to re-jig your schedule for HUMM. After two years of "rough terrain" for events, we prefer the ups and downs to be out there on the trails - and so shall it be this July 15-17 at HUMM Cascades 2022! A brand new location for us and exciting times to be had by you. As always, thanks for your patience as we iron out the final details. The riding area was a biggie.

More info about HUMM Cascades 2022:
https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ev...-cascades-2022

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