Trail Maintenance - Nooner & Ledges. Sunday, April 15th

Meet @ 10:00 AM at the Sacred Ride

Ledges and Nooner tune up.

Bring tools if you have them but the club does have some pulaskis and mattocks on hand.

Hot dogs and refreshments provided at the end of the day.

If you haven't come up to a trail maintenance day, you should! It's fun, social, educational, and you leave with a fully belly! 

Morning Mountain Development Plan Updated

The Morning Mountain MTB Development Plan has been updated.  Please click here to view the final version. Thank you to all NCC members and interested parties who have contributed with helpful comments and feedback.

Morning Mountain MTB Development

The Nelson Cycling Club has partnered with the Ministry of Forests to create a comprehensive plan for future development of mountain biking in the Morning Mountain Ski Area and the area extending up to and beyond Giveout Creek FSR. For more information on the plan please click here.

The Future of Morning Mountain

The Nelson Cycling Club is working to plan the future development of mountain biking amenities in the Morning Mountain Ski Area. A charrette will be held for anyone interested in participating.  Nelson Cycling Club members, mountain bikers, and users of the Morning Mountain Ski Area and surrounding trails are especially encouraged to come out and be involved.  Some of the topics to be discussed will be:

·         Trail improvements

·         Signage

·         Parking and circulation

·         Opportunities for including multi-use trails

·         Public amenities

·         Facilities for the Fat Tire Festival 

DATE: Monday, February 13, 2012

TIME: 7pm

LOCATION: 225 Hall St.

Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce, Visitor Centre & Economic Office

(Entrance on the Nelson Community Complex side of building)

Have a say for the future of MTB @ Morning Mtn.

Frog Jam "Art Walk"

Painted by Haley Cooke. I can't think of another MTB trail complete with an Art Installation. Only in Nelson, BC. Head up there and see it for yourself.

Vallelujah!

The newest trail in the Smallwood Trail Network was christened this past Sunday. Votes were counted with a second ballot victory for Vallelujah, a name submitted by Katie Mitchell, avid mountain biker. Other contenders included Moose Knuckle and Morning Wood but without a doubt, the trail was aptly named as all riders will feel the vibe of inspiration as they come up the trail to a stunning view of the Valhalla Mountain Range.

The construction of this trail was made possible through a partnership between the Nelson & District Credit Union, the Columbia Basin Trust, the NCC and its members and the Ministries of Forests and Tourism, Culture and Arts.  

Thanks to all riders who attended the celebration and to Troy Trillo, xc extraordinaire, for donating his $50 gift certificate back to the club kitty.

TRAILVID: The Awakener in Robson, BC

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/210946/

Trails: The fate of Morning Mountain

Machine built trail??

 

There is a possibility for this if we get some real money from the Morning Mountaininsurance fund. You need to come out to this meeting to show support. PLEASE!!

BIG MEETING on July 20th, 6:30pm @ Taghum Hall to discuss the fate of MorningMountain. If you want to see the RDCK spend real money$$$ on trails at Morning Mountainthen YOU NEED TO ATTEND. Yes, you read that correctly the Nelson Cycling Club could get real money$$$ for trails.

In brief, the regional directors of E and F want to gain the community's feedback on recreation priorities in the Blewett and Taghum Area.......they talk a lot about the status of Morning Mountain, past and present and note the NCC's interests and trails tenure at Morning Mountain.

The regional directors are seeking community direction for the expenditure of insurance funds (over $180,000) that are left over from the old ski lodge that burned down at MorningMountain. NCC is in a position to receive some of these funds but we need you at the meeting. Please attend and/or send emails in support of "NCC for Morning Mountain" to:

Area E Director Ramona Faust - ramona_r@telus.net
Area F Director Ron Mickel - directorareaf@gmail.com

If you are a resident in the Bonnington, Taghum, & Blewett areas it is even more critical that you voice your opinion.

More information available at:

http://rdckareae.inthekoots.co​m/2011/07/14/blewett-meetings/

 

Great little video of Smiling Buddha

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/205544/

 

 

Just in from Baldface

Beware of large trucks up and down grohman creek road when shuttling Shannon! We are starting demolition and construction and there will be lots of heavy machinery on the road. If you don't have a radio, pull over for those trucks, they are not able to brake easily when loaded and comin down the mountain. There is still about a meter of snow on the upper trails. Swamp donkey has been logged. That's the update! Have Fun out there!

Trails: Mountain Station Agreement

The agreement the Nelson Cycling Club has with the private land owner
on Mountain Station is that there are to be no new trails or stunts at
this point. Trail re-routes to improve the flow and minimize erosion
like the work on Eli Sim are fine, as are the reconstruction of
damaged structures.

Thanks, Joel McBurney, Trail Stewardship Coordinator, NCC.

Trails: Update Taster's Choice & Smallwood

The NCC Trail Crew worked on the lower 1700ft of Taster's Choice
today; raking, brushing, and giving it a general tune -up. Another
session soon will brush out bushy sections higher up. Thanks to the
extra hands who showed up to help, and a big thanks to Mike Kinrade
for donating his cash winnings from Sunday's DownHill event to the NCC
for work on this epic, 'good to the last drop' trail.

Smallwood trail work: Crows nest climb has nearly been all clipped
(thanks pat, john & maya); however the top still needs work with good
clippers, a brush saw or small chain saw if anyone wants to go for it
- please do!

Trails: Maintenance Updates

Trail maintenance Volunteer Day Update
14 or so people got involved on Sunday's Trail Maintenance Party on lower Eli Sim. The blown out corner and the sketchy rooty move by the little creek have been replaced by a half sack of new berms and a fresh carpet of dirt. This season has seen a facelift on Eli from the new logging road right down to the tracks, and it's riding really good, FYI.. 
Thanks to all the volunteers who just made Nelson riding even better.

This just in from the NCC trail crew.
VEIN RECLAIMED! After multiple days of work, the trail crew and a handful of volunteers have got The Vein flowing again. If you've got the legs, you gotta go. Upper xc / climbing sections are bucked out and improved, and the DH finish has been cleared of slash and has some new reroutes in the logging zone.

Trails: Smallwood

The new signs are posted in Smallwood. Antler, Smallwood Lookout &
Big wood are all good to go. Our thanks to Dallas for clearing out
those trails. The goal in Smallwood is to complete the long XC loop –
we're almost there!

Available Now: Roots Rocks Rhythm Trail Guide (2nd Edition)

Available at

• Gerick's
• The Sacred Ride
• Boomtown
• ROAM
• Valhalla Pure
• Otter Books
• Tourist Information Centre