We would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone in the Salmo Valley that supported our ski hill trail project at dot night. We are excited to be moving forward with this project and to see that the community is behind it too.
We would also like to say thank you to Sutco Contracting for their generous donation of $300 which will help us cover the cost of insurance required to get started on trail construction projects.
Thanks to all who came out!
We have had a slight change of plans for the weekend. To minimize the number of people that might be around while the machinery is working the machine will be on site from 10am and then we would like volunteers to come out for noon (12pm). This allows for 2 hours with few people to get most of the machine work done. The two main objectives are completing the big line of jumps and building the pump track. Attached is a diagram of the design we plan to follow. The first layout (triangle) will be the main design. The second design below has some good measurements that we can use as guide lines.
Shawn Burleigh will be leading the building for the weekend . If you have any questions you can contact him by email at shawnburleigh@live.ca or phone at 250-505-3670.
Thanks to everyone that came out to Dot Night. At last count I think we had received about $3000 to put towards the ski hill trail project! This money will go towards purchasing a set of basic hand tools so volunteers don’t need to bring and buy their own and paying for a small machine to construct the sections of trail in the forested areas.
Have a great week everyone!
SVTS will be out at the bike skills area at KP Park this Saturday and Sunday April12 & 13 from 10am until around 2pm. The village has donated machine time again and one of the staff has volunteered to operate it so come on down to help finish up the last of the work. Tools to bring if you have them include shovels, rakes, wheel barrows and gloves. No need to come for the entire time just show up when you can and stay as long as you are able.
Snow is melting, temperatures are warming, spring is here. We just wanted to send out a quick hello to let everyone know we are still here and still working for trails.
We have spent the winter working with the ski hill on a trail proposal. There is still some official paperwork to be completed but everything is moving forward to the start of construction of a multi-use trail to the top of the ski hill. We are excited about this progress to say the least.
Trail construction isn’t free though so you will find us at DOT night Monday April 7. Come out to the community centre to support our proposal and all the valleys great organizations. We will also have a table set up selling 2014 memberships.
Stay tuned for details on the first bike park build day at KP park. We have a bit of work to finish up and would love to see you out there. 2nd or 3rd weekend in April are the most likely, we are just sorting out availability of a small machine.
We are trying to pull together a spring bingo fundraiser to help raise the last bit we need to cover insurance costs. We could REALLY use some help with this. If you think you could put in a bit of time seeking prize donations, putting up posters or setting up for an event please let me know.
Thanks for your continued support. See you on the trails.