Salmo Ski Hill Update

by | Jul 17, 2014 | Announcements

SkiHillPhase1Are we there yet?

Yes we are! It feels like the road to starting our first big trail project has been long and slow but we really are there now. We have recently celebrated our first anniversary as an official society and in the next few weeks we will be starting our first official trail project.

Phase one for the Salmo ski hill is mapped out and ready to go. In addition to the $3000 from DOT night (thank you valley residents for supporting us) we have been approved for a $3000 Youth Action Grant from CBT. Five community youth are going to work along side DIG Trail Designs and SVTS volunteers to layout and build our first section of trail. If all goes well we will have a 2.5km loop finished by fall!

This won’t happen without community volunteers however. We need you to come out and help with the shaping and finishing. Currently we propose to have volunteer build nights every Tuesday starting at 6pm and weekend build days every other Saturday starting at 10am. You must be a member to participate and memberships will be available on site every time. No need to sign up or pre-register just arrive with a desire to help out, a bottle of water and basic hand tools such as shovels, rakes, loppers and picks if you have them. There will also be tools available to borrow (courtesy of DOT night funding).

Stay tuned for official start date but currently we are planning for a start-up event on Tuesday July 29. Many thanks to the Salmo Ski Club for embarking on this project with us and CBT for the financial support.

See you on the trails!

Panther Lake Trail Maintenanace Day!

by | Jun 29, 2014 | Upcoming Projects

Come show your support to the Trail Society and your local trails on Saturday, July 12th,

We will be leading a trail maintenance day.

Meet at the Dragonfly Cafe at 9 AM to carpool.

You must be a member of the Trail Society to participate, and we will have membership forms with us at the cafe.

Bring loppers, hand clippers, basic hand tools like picks, shovels rakes etc. Water, lunch, good footwear, gloves and eye protection (recommended).

See you there!!

Update on Ski Hill Trails

by | Jun 18, 2014 | Announcements, Upcoming Projects

With the success of bingo we have been able to get our annual operating insurance in place and start working on the Salmo Ski Hill project.
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We are partnering with DIG Trail Designs from Rossland for phase 1.
We are looking for local youth between the ages of 12 and 18 that are interested in being involved in layout, design and construction through the summer. Have someone in mind? Want to get involved yourself (yes there are adult opportunities too)? Send us an email, post on our facebook page or come by and see us at the Farmers Market.

Bingo Night a Success!

by | Jun 18, 2014 | Announcements

Rock and Roll bingo was a huge success! We made $1300 and had a great time. A big thank you to all the businesses in Salmo, Nelson, Castlegar and Trail that supported us with donations and to everyone that came out to play and all our volunteers. If you missed it this year we’ll hopefully see you next year for the sequel.

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