Squamish Mile 36 Info

Silverback G · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 10, 07

does anybody know the best place to find info on the parties that will be out in paridise valley this summer? i want to know what is going on in the bush for the canada day long weekend so i can pull out all the old camping gear and lube up my chainsaw!

dj_soo · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 10, 07

mile 36 (and the surrounding sites) were closed late last year due to being overrun by bears - a direct result of partiers not cleaning up after themselves after their parties.

Chances are it's going to be closed this year too...

crookedking · #3 (**permalink**) Jun 10, 07

ravepartiesatparadisevalley.com

#4 (**permalink**) Jun 10, 07

i was wondering.... will there be any bears this year? lol

womp womp ....... ROAR

~lazee_grrl~ · #5 (**permalink**) Jun 10, 07

the bears are out again..and due to people not picking up their trash when camping..squamish has even had a grizzly...

if you party in paradise valley..please clean up before you leave because we don't need any more bears getting shot this year for being garbage bears..

thanks.

Silverback G · #6 (**permalink**) Jun 11, 07

when people say closed do they mean closed to parties or closed in general? i want to go up and party for the long regardless if there is a party or not and if there is a gate ill hafta destroy it!

jono · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 11, 07

Unless you have a monster truck you're not getting around the blockade that was at the entrance to mile 36 or 37 in September.

However, I've been camping at mile 22 twice and mile 18 once this year and had no problems.

Silverback G · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 16, 07

a blockade at 37/37 eh? thats pretty brutal. i would have to agree that 22 and 18 are still good spots, but i heard great things about mile 52. supposed to be much more beautiful than 36-37

Dreadnex.Inc · #9 (**permalink**) Jul 25, 07

The grizzly in Squamish was the same one that was at Mile 36 last year.

According to Steve Roshetta with the Min Environment, the grizzly population of the Squamish River and Elaho Valleys has increased by almost double in the last two years, due mostly to heightened conservation efforts. That's about 30 or so, up from 17.

Traditionally the bears would stay in the upper valley, but their territoriality and competition for food resources forces some of the younger ones down. In the case of the bear last summer, he got to the point of being habituated to human contact where he had no fear of loud noises (like sound systems).

Apparently he first made an appearance during Festivus, and Mr Roshetta requested that a message be passed on to the person who (reportedly) walked up to the bear and kicked it:

"You're lucky that he was just a yearling with undeveloped instincts, and probably confused by what was happening, or you'd probably be dead".

People thinking of going camping should totally know their bear proofing/safety. The Mile 36 bear tore a couple of cars open in the late summer last year, based on trace scents of food.

Something to think about....