Latest Trail Closures/Openings
Bobsled was closed Tue Jul 20, 2010
Pink Starfish was closed Fri Jul 9, 2010
Air Supply was closed Fri Jul 9, 2010
Jerry Rig was closed Fri Jul 9, 2010
Family Guy was closed Thu Jan 1, 2009
Awesome work on Saturday! Another 20 m of fun, flowy trail built plus enough logs were brought in to get almost all the way to the bridge. The end is in sight!
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED! PLEASE WAIT FOR NEW DATES!
Ever wondered how to build that perfect lip that doesn’t kink? Learn to build DJ’s from one of the best crews in the business, Hoots Inc. With the BMX track getting a face lift, we’ll be grooming the jumps so the dirt don’t hurt! Registration is free, but limited to eight per session so sign up quick!
On Wednesday April 7th, volunteers from the NSMBA assisted in coordinating a trail day for the High School Mountain Bike League. Staff from Metro Vancouver, students in the Cap U Outdoor Recreation Management Program, volunteers from the NSMBA trail team and of course the students, parents and teachers all made this day a great success. Work was completed on the Camp Brick/Richard Juryn, Hyannis and Blair Range courses. A parallel trail day was held on the Sunshine Coast by Ephinstone Secondary.
The weather was terrible, but we were able to complete most of the work without sinking too deeply in the mud!
We'd like to thank Wendy for wrangling up the high school crew, Heidi and the rest of the Metro Van staff for facilitating in Camp Brick/Richard Juryn, and Greig, Kris and Craig for bringing out the team from Cap U. Darryl and Randy from our trail team both volunteered extra time on a weekday afternoon to lead the crews at Hyannis. This day would not have been such a success without the dedicated efforts of these people.
We were all working too hard to take any pictures of all the students happily working away in the pouring rain and mud, but read on for more details of the improvements, including before and after photos.
The North Shore trails by nature need a lot of maintenance. Come help us maintain and improve our amazing network of trails.
Trail days happen one Sunday every month from 9AM - 5PM. There are lots of good times and swag from our sponsors to be had. Trail days are definitely not a testosterone charged, chest beating contest to see who can lift the biggest rock. There is a huge range of people that come out and the atmosphere is extremely supportive of everyone. Several veteran builders are on hand to give pointers on... well... building!
The NSMBA provides the tools and the sponsors provide the lunch. Most people who come out find building just as rewarding as riding, and there's fewer things more satisfying than riding a section of trail that you personally worked on.
On the side bar menu to the left you will find links to get information on trail days. All trail day summaries for previous years, including photos and descriptions of the work are also on that menu.
For those of you that are thinking, "Hey! I thought this was supposed to be a Ned's Trail Day! Ned's is my favourite trail! I wanted to build some sick berms!" I guess we owe you a bit of an explanation.
The entrance to Dirty Diapers is off the Cabin Trail
In the middle of winter, when most riders are pulling chunks of mud out from between their teeth after a cold ride through sticky sludge, the NSMBA Trails team sits down over a couple of beers and plans out where our trail days are going to be for the coming year. While some may think that selecting dates and locations is a simple as opening a map, closing your eyes, and placing your finger randomly on a trail, the truth is that a lot of thought and hard work go into this process. Dates are carefully selected to avoid holidays and major community events. Trails are even more carefully selected, based on an evaluation of the trails condition (structures, trail surface, erosion), maintenance activity, level of use, and consultation with the land managers.
Photos by Dan K Lui, Stephen McCabe and Rhonna Gurevich as noted.
This past weekend marked the date of the 4th and largest NSMBA trail day of the season. Over 120 people showed up to buff CBC, arguably the North Shore’s most popular mountain biking trail.
This was an All-Sponsors trail day supported by the who’s who of the local mountain biking community.
On Saturday, May 2nd, members of the NSMBA Trail Team teamed up with the Muddbunnies to revamp a section of Slash. We polished off two sweet sections, including rockwork and woodwork, in only 4 hours!
It was great to have such a dedicated an enthusiastic group giving us a hand on the trails. We're excited to see our newly minted "Bunny Builders" putting their new skills to work at our next trail day. Thanks a lo Bunnies!
On Sunday April 26, NSMBA hosted the second trail day of the season. Originally scheduled for Pink Starfish, lingering snow meant the trail day needed to be moved to one of the lower Fromme trails.
And what better choice than Griffin! As an intermediate trail located below the first switch-back, many new riders have honed their skills on Griffin. It is also the main exit trail for riders coming off of Crinkum Crankum, as well as a popular walking trail used by residents and hikers. Fifty-nine volunteers came out and significanly improved this popular North Shore Trail.
It was clear that Spring has finally sprung, and we were treated to a warm sunny day, perfect for spending time in the forest!
Volunteers met at Upper Lynn Elementary school to be shuttled to the trail head by Dan in the On Top Bikes van. Fresh Coffee from Bean Around The World at Lonsdale Quay got everyone perked up and ready to work!
On Wednesday April 7th, volunteers from the NSMBA assisted in coordinating a trail day for the High School Mountain Bike League. Staff from Metro Vancouver, students in the Cap U Outdoor Recreation Management Program, volunteers from the NSMBA trail team and of course the students, parents and teachers all made this day a great success. Work was completed on the Camp Brick/Richard Juryn, Hyannis and Blair Range courses. A parallel trail day was held on the Sunshine Coast by Ephinstone Secondary..JPG)
On Saturday, May 2nd, members of the NSMBA Trail Team teamed up with the 
On Sunday April 26, NSMBA hosted the second trail day of the season. Originally scheduled for Pink Starfish, lingering snow meant the trail day needed to be moved to one of the lower Fromme trails.