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We've entered the best month of the year (subjectively and objectively) and, as we countdown to Halloween, all of our Trail Builders are busy getting the trails ready for the rainy season, while completing their other cool projects and beginning annual trail...

The Trail Crew, builders, and volunteers have been enjoying August to it's fullest, which includes making use of the good weather to get some major trailbuilding done! Here's a brief look at some of the work that was done over the past month:Imonator is getting a...

It's not every day the Mayor calls (ok, the Mayor has never called me). But on July 2nd, District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little’s name popped up on my cell phone. In case you missed the hullabaloo, let's go back in time a bit and see how we got here.  Many...

Volunteers and trail crew have been busy over the last month making sure the network is in tip-top shape for all the summer riding that will be coming its way. Plenty of trails have been topped up with gold dirt to keep them running smoothly, drainage has been...

Another update to the Seymour network includes the recently completed reroute on Dale's Connector to improve trail connections with Upper Dale's on Seymour. Upper Dale's with its machine built berms is a classic flow trail. While many love the fast smooth corners,...

An often requested trail connection bypassing the steep and technically challenging entrance to Severed D opened this week. Twinning this section provides a continuous "blue" option for riders wishing to connect to Asian Adonis or John Deer while the original line...

The trail crew, with the help of a lot of volunteers, have done awesome work as usual this month, including the completion of the new Lower Digger reroute. They've also built-up and strengthened some of the berms on Lower Expresso and added new dirt to keep the flow...

Article updated & adapted from a previous post: How to Help a Trail Builder (August 2016) It’s hero dirt time of year and you’re out for a lap on your local favourite and you think it could use some work. Maybe it needs more flow or there’s an old rotten skinny...

The Spring Trail Work Season is in full swing! Now that all the snow is gone, builders and volunteers have begun heading to the forest to make sure the network is in good shape for the influx of Spring and Summer riders, runners and hikers. Despite delayed Spring,...

This month meet Vince. For the past two years, Vince has been taking care of the Griffen climb on Fromme. But his dedication to caring for the North Shore trails goes back to the beginnings of the NSMBA. Vince was at the first NSMBA trail day, which might surprise you...