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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, JUNE 22nd, 2024

BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

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The RTM event is a family festival that includes hiking, running, and mountain biking challenges, on some of Kimberley, BC's unique single track. Come for the races, stay for the kids activities, music, food, and a beer garden.

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Hosted by the Kimberley Trails Society, Kootenay Orienteering Club, and the Kootenay Freewheelers' Cycling Club.

 

All races finish at the Nordic Centre so there will be lots of action to check out!

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21-June Friday

  • 4:00-7:00 PM Registration Centre is open at Kimberley Platzl Gazebo 


22-June Saturday

  • 6:00 AM Registration Centre Opens

  • 6:00 AM Free Shuttle Bus from the Ski Hill Parking Lot (South end) - shuttle runs every 20-30 minutes

  • 7:00 AM 20K Trek Start

  • 8:30 AM 10K Run Start

  • 10:00 AM 20K Bike Start

  • 10:30 AM - 1:45 PM Kids Check In

  • 10:30 AM Kid Zone opens​

  • 10:45 AM 20K Run Start

  • 11:00 AM

    • Beer Gardens Opens

    • Registration Centre Closes

  • 2:00 PM Kids Race - 6 & under

  • 2:30 PM Kids Race - 12 & under

  • 4:00 PM Last Shuttle Bus to the Ski Hill Parking Lot

  • 4:00 PM It's a Wrap!

  • TBC Movie Night @ Centre 64

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23-June Sunday 

Everyone is invited to join the Kimberley Trails Society and the City of Kimberley on Sunday to celebrate the completion of the Electrify the Mountains trail networks. 

  • Group rides on the new trails hosted by the Kootenay Freewheelers

  • Salomon Shoe Demo and group run with Purcell Outdoors.

  • 1pm Ribbon Cutting

  • More events TBC

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Food and Beverage 

  • Overtime Beer Works

  • Flippin Crepes

  • Burritto Grill 

  • Black Market Baking

  • Northstar Roasting Company

 

Entertainment 

  • DJ Ray entertaining the crowds starts at 1:00 pm

  • It's a wrap at 4:00 pm

 

FREE Bike Friendly Bus Shuttle by

  • Shuttle between the Ski Hill parking lot and the RTM Festival at the Nordic Centre.  Shuttle runs every 20-30 minutes

  • Morning Service: 6:00-11:30 AM from the Ski Hill parking lot - south end 

  • Afternoon service: 1:00-4:00 PM leaving the RTM Festival

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Accommodations

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For property amenities and rooming details: www.tourismkimberley.com

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Getting Here

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From Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Fairmont Hot Springs:

From the North take Highway 95a into Kimberley. At the traffic lights go straight and follow the road for the next 3km up the hill. Go straight past the Alpine Resort entrance. At the next intersection stay left and follow the road for the next few hundred meters up to the Kimberley Nordic Centre.

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From USA, Creston, Fernie, Cranbrook, Marysville:

From the North take Highway 95a into Kimberley. At the traffic lights go left and follow the road for the next 3km up the hill. Go straight past the Alpine Resort entrance. At the next intersection stay left and follow the road for the next few hundred meters up to the Kimberley Nordic Centre.

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Special Thanks To

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