Westiva 2014.... mark your calendars!

[Micro Mudder]

Haha if I knew my car could make it that far but I'm sure I'll go through a tranny or two if I went (BP stock tranny and 29" tires don't mix) I'll be going to a meet that's closer to Pensacola FL

[LittleHoe]

Mount Kidd RV opens up for bookings on Sunday April 13/2014 for camping on Saturday July 12/2014.

[leapin]

Due to new job/new house this is touch and go. If no one else at work books the time I might be able to pull it off. My overall drive is about 12-15 hrs longer now.

[LittleHoe]

Well here's the plan... I'm thinking I will run the festy down and the wife will bring her new dart as the support vehicle...

[Aaronbrook37]

Looks like I won't be making it unfortunately... I have to be down in California for a wedding!

[Tommychu]

Progress on the Sporty is slower than I'd like but I'm over halfway there (whoa-oh livin' on a prayer) so we're still looking good on that front.

[fastivaca]

Looks like I won't be making it unfortunately... I have to be down in California for a wedding!

We'll miss you Aaron!

[fastivaca]

Here are some details for this year's edition of Westiva. You may remember that we cancelled last year due to severe flooding in the area. That's given us all an extra year to be working on our cars. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the "regulars" and also some newcomers.

For this year's event my wife and I, well mostly my wife, will be providing a picnic lunch for those in attendance. I'll be starting a "who's coming" thread a little later so we have an idea on numbers. I will also be working on getting some prizes and give-aways for the day too. There will definitely be a "Long Distance" award if nothing else.


When: Saturday July 12th, 2014
Where: Wedge Pond, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada (about a one hour drive from Calgary's western city limits).
What: Meet and greet at the pond in the morning. After our picnic lunch we'll take an afternoon cruise to grab an ice cream cone at Boulton Creek Store. This is 40km (25 mile) drive mostly along Highway 40.

Campgrounds in the area fill up fast so I would recommend making reservations.

Mount Kidd (http://www.mountkiddrv.com/) is the closest, and nicest, but there are a couple of other options that aren't too far away.

These are only about a 30-40 minute drive at most from Wedge Pond.

http://www.bowvalleycampgrounds.com/

http://www.kananaskiscountrycampgrounds.com/peter.html

As for hotels the closest are located in Kananaskis Village, not far from Wedge Pond.

Lets see if we can make it back into double digits this year! We had 4 Festivas in '08, 5 in '09, 10 in '10, 5 in '11 and 4 Festivas and a Subaru Vivio in 2012, our last event!


2012's Festivas

This is the sixth year at this beautiful location. The date happens to be the last Saturday of the Calgary Stampede so you could come early and take in the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"!

Looking forward to some long distance attendees this year!

Speaking of distances... if you're thinking of coming here are some approximate one way travel distances:

Great Falls MT: 400 miles
Spokane WA: 425 miles
Portland OR: 775 miles
San Sioux Falls SD: 1250 miles
Denver CO: 1175 miles
Fransisco CA: 1300 miles
Los Angeles CA: 1600 miles
Kansas City MO: 1600 miles
Phoenix AZ: 1625 miles
Knoxville TN: 2200 miles
Raleigh NC: 2475 miles
Miami FL: 3025 miles

Edmonton AB: 400 km
Vancouver BC: 950 km
Saskatoon SK: 725 km
Regina SK: 875 km
Winnipeg MB: 1425 km
Toronto ON: 3500 km
Montreal QC: 3625 km

Watch this space for more info over the coming weeks.

[Damkid]

Looking at the calendar I get that following week off work, but unless I flew out there, I wouldn't get there in time for the meet

[fastivaca]

If you're using Google Maps use Wedge Pond, Kananaskis, AB as your search term.

[Icedawg]

We are running a road race at Castrol Raceway the weekend unfortunately, otherwise I would have loved to bring Thricetiva down as a trailer queen to show off the new build, and meet the other westi festi's. Have a great time!

[LittleHoe]

We are running a road race at Castrol Raceway the weekend unfortunately, otherwise I would have loved to bring Thricetiva down as a trailer queen to show off the new build, and meet the other westi festi's. Have a great time!

To bad you weren't running the race on sunday, There might have been a few festys that would have come and ran the road course up there. I would love to get my car on the track and put it through the paces, And the wifes Dart just for comparison.

[fastivaca]

I've just set up an e-mail address for this year's event

westiva2014@gmail.com

[LittleHoe]

mt.kidd is open for reservations just an fyi...

Oh and I am booked into loop f, site 18 if anyone wants to visit lol...

[Tommychu]

mt.kidd is open for reservations just an fyi...

Oh and I am booked into loop f, site 18 if anyone wants to visit lol...

Howdy neighbour! I got F19 for Friday and Saturday night. There's still 2 dozen sites left in F but I can't see that lasting much longer. Also thanks to my winter part-time stint as a pre-owned hydrocarbon salesman I have access to a *lot* of high-grade firewood so barring any fire bans (and Sportage cargo space permitting- though I may be able to wrangle a small trailer) we'll have no shortage of combustibles.
Never been to Kidd, how is it?