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Spring Trail Update
Spring Trail Update High School League - Seymour A massive community trail day with 35+ volunteers came out to support builders Isabelle & Tom working along the descent portion of High School League Trail between Bridle Path and Hyannis. The goal was to fix trail...
Introducing Cynthia Young as the NSMBA’s Executive Director
We are thrilled to officially welcome Cynthia Young as the new Executive Director of the North Shore Mountain Bike Association. Cynthia will step into her role on June 2, 2025, bringing a deep understanding of our organization’s history, mission, and community....
We have a winner!
We have a WINNER! Congrats to Austin Banks! Our 2025 Winner! Austin joined as a new NSMBA member in May 2025 and was automatically entered into the Knolly Warden Prize draw. He was randomly selected as our winner and we are delighted to get his chosen size Knolly...
Fiver Series Info – Routes / Pre-order
We are stoked to bring the community back together for our Fiver Season 🚲 For 2025, we are returning to the ‘Classic’ format with timed enduro events on every second Thursday night this spring. Courses will get progressively harder with more technical...
2025 Community Survey
Complete the NSMBA 2025 Community Survey This survey is open to all users of the North Shore trails and takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. Responses are anonymous and will help shape the future of our trail network and the NSMBA’s advocacy efforts. This...
We’re hiring an Executive Director
Executive Director job description Position: Executive Director (ED)Organization: North Shore Mountain Bike Association (NSMBA)Location: North Vancouver, BC (Remote)Reports to: NSMBA Board of DirectorsHours: Full-time, flexible hours About the NSMBA The North Shore...
Winter Trail Update
Winter Trail Update Empress Bypass- Seymour Build with Board Community Dig Day: Refreshed two corners/berms on Empress Bypass, dug out diversion ditches above one of them where a new seep had done significant damage and installed a natural culvert to prevent water...
2025 Objectives and Key Results
A Roadmap for the Year Ahead Objective 1: Create NSMBA Trail Strategy (as introduced in the NSMBA’s 2022 Strategic Plan.) Under the Responsible Land Use pillar, this objective sets our priority to ensure trail sustainability and improvement of the trail network...
Important Organization Update
Organization Update: On behalf of the Board of Directors, we wanted to share that Deanne Cote has stepped down from her role as Executive Director of the NSMBA, effective March 31st 2025. We are very grateful for Deanne’s contributions and leadership during her years...
2025 Events Calendar
Introducing the refreshed NSMBA 2025 Events Calendar - Including new Community Engagement Sessions, Fiver Events and the return of the Women’s+ Dig Series. Join us in celebration of the awesome North Shore trails for another stacked events season. New for 2025:...
Commitment to Our Members
The NSMBA is committed to being aligned with our members and community; we are here to advocate for you and for a network of sustainable mountain bike trails. We are driven and anchored by our constitution, and have taken several internal steps over recent weeks to...
A Message From the Board
A Message From the Board Thank you to many of you for reaching out to share your concerns and support about the NSMBA’s recent communications and the broader challenges surrounding trail building on the North Shore. Your voice is invaluable to us, and we deeply...
Trail Decommissioning And Sabotage
Trail Decommissioning And Sabotage January 2025 There’s been some things happening in the woods that need to be addressed. Recent events on our trails have highlighted a troubling conflict between rogue trail building and sanctioned land management. In November,...
Kirkford Hazard Tree Removal Completed
Completed - Monday, Jan 13th, 2025. Heads up from Metro Vancouver Kirkford / Cedar Tree Trail on Fromme will temporarily close for hazard tree removal from Jan 6. Work is weather-dependent, but the hope is to complete it within two weeks. Please respect the trail...
Fall Trail Update
Fall Trail Update Upper Griffen - Fromme Big thanks to Brent and all Youth Trail Stewards, lots of dirt work has been completed lifting the trail tread. Foundations filled with rock and dirt. Older Gold hole covered and renaturalized.Empress Bypass- Seymour TAP...