Líl’wat Youth Trail Day
As promised, we returned to Rainbow to build some bridges and prepare the site for an upcoming trail day. We were joined by coach Sandy and the Líl’wat Ka-xléq-a (Líl’wat Rolling) Youth Mountain Bike Program for a digging session. We shared our craft and love of all things trail early in the day to beat the heat. Sandy informed me that her crew were gravity-biking focused so I tasked them with building a berm and some pump rollers. Lucky for us, the “no flow” zone is known for unlimited rocks so the structures came together before the heat turned up and trails director Ben surprised everyone with refreshing freezies. Coach Morgan (who digs professionally in the Whistler mountain bike park) took the lead when the time came to soak and slap the berm… believe it or not, this was a new move for me!
I’d like to send a huge thank you to Sandy, Morgan and their athletes for helping on this section, plus, Heather from the Cheakamus Community Forest for providing transport for the participants! Speaking of the CCF, Heather (Executive Director) will hold an information walk on Monday, July 15 (meeting at 5:15) at the Whistler Interpretive Forest parking lot. Interested community members can join a light walk looping the valley trail, and Enter Riverside trail. It’s a chance for people to ask any questions they might have about the Cheakamus Community Forest. Please RSVP info@cheakamuscommunityforest.com to join.
Back in Rainbow, the trail crew completed 2 more beautiful bridges and planted a sign post… The lowest section (300m) is ready for tires! Alas, it currently only leads to (or from) the lower end of White Knuckles. Feel free to test it out if you go looking for rocky things in that neck of the woods…
We’ll be back on July 23rd for the Trailforks sponsored trail day (Morning). Sign up here to dig!
Brush it up
A wet spring and quick warming has been great for this week’s lettuce crop, …and trailside greenery. We’ve started our annual trimming program in the north end of town (literally). Indeed the powerline sections of Kill Me Thrill Me and North of Town have been cleared. We followed that up with chainsaws against the encroaching alder along the access to Gargamel (Zanarchy connection too). Every zone grows at different rates so we’re calling on you to help us prioritize: Please report overgrown areas on Trailforks. Like when you report deadfall, please include a photo for geotagging and triage.
See you on the trails!
Dan Raymond
WORCA Lead Trail Builder
