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Meet Nara one of our Directors at Large. -Tell us a little about you? I was raised in Victoria BC, and then moved to Vancouver after university…I thought I’d just stop for a couple of years and ended up planting roots and never left!  My love affair with the mountains...

Meet Anjulie one of our Directors at Large. -Tell us a little about you? I am a lover of all things nature and when not working, I would prefer to be off the grid – travelling and exploring and always hunting for the perfect alpine lake or natural hot springs to...

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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   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 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,...

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...