The CBC trail on Mt. Seymour is now officially closed until the Spring of 2010. With the heavy rains over the past couple weeks, the lower section of the trail has taken a beating and numerous braids have formed. Please respect the closure of CBC.

During the winter, signs courtesy of the NSMBA are posted alongside the road heading up Mt. Seymour when CBC is closed during this time, typically starting in November and being removed in the Spring depending on conditions. The landowners will be enforcing the closure.

Want to know why CBC is closed during the winter and after heavy rains? Read on below.

Cypress Mountain Trail Days

Date: September 26 & 27, 2009

Trail: Pre-Reaper / Conservancy Crossing

Start Time: 9:00AM

Meet:  Parking Lot #5 on Cypress

Coffee provided in morning. Lunch provided by Different Bikes. Project funded by MEC. Please email trails at nsmba.bc.ca to confirm your availability.

On Monday, July 20th, the NSMBA Board met with District of North Vancouver (DNV) parks planning staff, Susan Rogers, section manager, and Graham Knell, trails coordinator about the current status of trails on Mount Fromme and the implementation of the Fromme Mountain Sustainable Trail Use and Classification Plan accepted by the DNV council in July 2008.  The main issues discussed included:

1.       Decommissioning of specific trails located in environmentally sensitive areas.
2.       Relocation of some trail sections presently located in environmentally sensitive areas.
3.       A new emergency access trail.
4.       Dismantling of recently built, unauthorized trails.

Words by Mathew Bond           Photos by Jenny Lee-Silver

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.

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.