The “New” Whiskey Drop.
I’ve been super busy and neglectful of updating this blog, but I’ll try to make more of effort from here on in.
Trails Day (June 6th) was a great success. Over 50 people worked hard, and we got lots done on Tamarack trail. Since then the trails crew has linked up the trail, and it’s now ride-able as a descent. Not quite up to our usual finished standard, but well worth riding. As it packs in with use, and we get back to work on a few sections, it’ll get closer to being a climbable trail as well. The short section of road up from Malde is step and loose and not much fun at all to climb, but I’ve flagged a single-track route from the pull-out higher up on Malde, which will be a much more moderate and enjoyable connection when completed.
The Seven Summits trail has been maintained as far as “The Pass” from the South, and up to the Lepsoe-Elgood Saddle from the North. There’s still too much snow up high to push-through, but it should be good-to-go for July 1st.
As you can see from the pic above, we replaced the Whiskey drop (which had been vandalized by a misinformed but now apologetic local resident). The take-off is set back about 12″ and the landing is even more buffed, but otherwise it’s the same as before.
Ted Nelson has gated his property on Deer Park Hill, blocking access to and deactivating the first section of Drakes trail (above the Trailer Park). We’ve officially closed Drakes trail (or take your chances of an encounter with an irate landowner) and are working towards establishing a re-route asap.
In addition to our regular Trail Maintenance Crew, we’ve a dedicated crew building a single-track trail along the West-side of Violin Lake paid for by the City of Trail, and a crew of Federally funded formerly unemployed forest workers tackling various projects on the Seven Summits, Old Glory, and Plewman trails. It’s a busy summer on the trails.
4 Comments
June 19, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hey Stew,
Too bad about Drakes, i hope Teddy is proud of himself. Does he have any good reason for the blockage or is he just being an a**hole?
The latest rumors are that the Maldy Creek road is going to be gated as well, do you know if this is true?
Thanks.
June 20, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Jeff,
Ted has a history of staunch opposition to public recreational use on his properties, however I was told by his staff that this latest action is a response to punish Rossland for the City’s tree retention bylaw, which to a limited extent applys to this property.
Stewart.
June 20, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I’ve heard nothing to indicate that Malde Creek Road will be gated. It’s a designated forest service road, so it’d take more than the arbitrary action of a landowner to close it, and presumably there’d be the opportunity for public input if that was being proposed.
Stewart.
June 23, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Thanks for the reply Stew, great job to you and your crews. Thanks for keeping Rossland one of the best places on earth.