Pretty good all-round conditions; a little bit of washboard on certain corners but good stuff overall.
There are still lots of bears around, especially in and around the lower clearcuts (berries!), so keep an eye out and try not to end up in a wrestlin’ match with an angry momma bear.
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All of the trails are running pretty well, even though they’re pretty wet.
Lots of bear sightings up there, particularly in / around the clearcuts near Shotgun and Hoots. Keep your eyes peeled and don’t poke an angry bear. Feel free to post new sightings in the comment section below.
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Everything’s pretty good right now. There are some mushy parts on pretty much every trail though, so keep that in mind. If anyone has info about Goldmine / Cabin, please post it up in the comments sections below.
Note: If you can’t ride something, please get off your bike and walk past the problem area! Do not create your own line around something that’s giving you a hard time; instead, drop us a line and we’ll consider an around line if it’s deemed necessary. Remember that if you’re just learning how to ride off road, you can’t expect to ride every trail out there!
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Last Saturday, the Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association (FVMBA) held a trail maintenance and cleanup day at Woodlot 0007. We had between 25 and 30 people show up and it was nice to see people coming from out of town — there were a good number of folks from North Van.
The weather was awesome, and after breaking the large group into smaller groups in the parking area, we moved up Shotgun in procession, cleaning out water drains and dirting up a couple of the jumps and berms that haven’t seen any attention for a few years.
Hoots was next, and we spent a bit of time raking a loose section of rocks and dirting up the lips and transitions of the jumps after the rock face. Gary and his group were working a little higher up, adding soil to a couple of spots on the trail and working a couple corners in the clearcut.
We called it at about 12:00pm, with the intention of giving all the volunteers a chance to get out for a ride in the afternoon.
End-of-day refreshments were provided by Experience Cycling. Thanks guys, and thanks again to everybody who came out and gave up part of their day.
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For all of you who have been riding the Woodlot this winter, 26 April is the day for you to come out and do some work on the trails. Initially, we planned to do another trail day on Giant Killer to continue the work we started last year but, after thinking about it a bit, we thought it might be better to do a cleanup and some much-needed routine maintenance on the lower trails at the Woodlot.
So next Saturday at 9:30am, bring your shovel or a rake and some work gloves and help us do the routine maintenance that keeps the trails running nicely. This is a great opportunity for people to learn about the easy maintenance they can do on the trails (on their own time).
Starting time: 9:30am, parking area at the north end of 287th
Location: BCIT Woodlot, park at the north end of 287th in Maple Ridge
If you have any questions, email woodlotbuilders@gmail.com?
Refreshments provided by Experience Cycling.
Discussion: 4 responses
Goldmine / Cabin Trail - the trail head is under at least 3 feet of snow. Access to the trail can only be gained by pushing up the trail. The lower 3/4 is clear of snow but the top 1/4 is under heavy snow. (photo below shows the depth of the snow on the road at the trail head of Goldmine / Cabin Trail)
Snakes and Ladders - Clear from top to bottom.
Shotgun - clear from top to bottom.
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The snow has receded at The Woodlot. There is no snow on the road up all the way to the top of Karpenter. At the top under the power-lines there is some snow that can easily be walked on to get to the trail.
From Karpenter down, the trails are all clear of snow. Winter riding conditions are expected.
The logging road to Cabin Trail is still under some snow so access to it is not as easy.
Discussion: 6 responses
Snow. 12-18″ on Shotgun and not rideable. The road is covered the entire way up. Pretty much hiking weather.
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All trails at the Woodlot are under snow as of 1 January 2008.
The lower exposed areas (ie. clearcuts) have between 3 and 6 inches of icy snow and there’s more as you move higher up Blue Mountain. Snow riding is a real possibility but it’s slow going on the way up AND the way down.
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Goldmine / Cabin Trail - Completely clear from top to bottom, although the woodwork is rather slippy from frost.
Snakes and Ladders - Clear from top to bottom.
Shotgun - clear from top to bottom.
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