Long Live Long Rides

I have a pair of socks with Long Live Long Rides emblazoned on them, and I wear them proudly, because the message seems both joyous and personally resonant. Shorter rides can be fun too, certainly better than no ride at all, and shuttling with friends has it’s appeal, but for me, [...]

A New Start to the 7 Summits Trail

We’ve been working all week on a new start to the 7 Summits trail. It’s been less than ideal that our “flagship” trail starts with a 3km steep rough road climb, and we’re determined to replace it with some high quality single-track that will start right behind the kiosk at Nancy Greene (Strawberry) Pass. We’ve [...]

New Section on Flume

There’s been a steep and eroded section on the Flume, that although riders keep pioneering new parrallel lines, gets more rooty and rough and less fun to ride every year. So we’ve built a way around this section, on an alignment that won’t erode out. To encourage riders to use the new route, and to [...]

Kootenay Columbia Trail

We spent a day maintaining and improving the section of Kootenay Columbia trail up from the water tower. I’d observed that the predominant use of the trail was changing, and so the trail itself could do with some changes. This section of the trail was once enjoyed more for it’s technical challenge as part of [...]

Plewman Trail

We’ve cleared the windfall off and done some basic maintenance on the Plewman trail. Of the the two trails that link Hanna Creek to Unnecessary Ridge, the other being the Old Glory trail, this is by far the superior route. It has a couple bridged creek crossings, and traverses through a shady mature forest [...]

Changes on Redhead

We re-routed a section of Redhead, certainly a popular trail as evidenced by the number of people out enjoying it yesterday. Rather than follow the steep fall-line section that dropped down an old skid-road, we’ve wound the trail through the trees, over an interesting and challenging rock drop and a substantial bridge. We understand that [...]