Andrew Hill

In the struggle to secure long term, sustainable access for mountain biking, a common criticism is that “mountain bikes destroy the land”. It is a very legitimate concern – if bikes cause irreparable and sustained damage to trails, there is really no way for trail access to be sustainable at […]

15 Feb, 2017 in Thoughts by Andrew Hill | Open »

Specialized and Columbia Cycle are hosting a fattie demo day at Nipika Mountain Resort this Sunday the 12th! If you’ve ever wanted to throw a leg over a fat bike and see what all the hype is about, now is your chance!

February 12th – Fat Bike Demo Day @ Nipika

8 Feb, 2017 in Events tagged fat bike / nipika / specialized by Andrew Hill

We could write thank you 1000 times, and it still wouldn’t come close to expressing our gratitude to the over 170 people who took time out of their busy schedules to attend our public open house, and learn more about the proposed Barbour Rock Recreational Trails. A huge shout out […]

Thank you!

22 Jan, 2017 in Events / News by Andrew Hill

Mark your calendars! The CVCS, with support from the Columbia Valley Greenways Trail Alliance, it’s member groups, and RSTBC, will be hosting a public open house on January 20th and 21st at Invermere Lions Hall. This setting will allow the general public to attend and learn more about the […]

Barbour Rock Recreational Trails – Public Open House

27 Dec, 2016 in Events by Andrew Hill

A lot of work has been happening on bringing more legal recreational trail access to the residents and visitors of the Columbia Valley, and we are excited to share some of the details on what has been happening over the past couple of months! Since our call for letters […]

Barbour Rock Recreational Trails – Update

18 Dec, 2016 in News tagged barbour rock by Andrew Hill

A wave of the wand… A sprinkle of pixie dust… As nice as it would be for trails to come into existence though some simple magic, the reality is that there is a bureaucratic process which dictates the steps required to bring a legal trail (or riding area) into being. […]

How (legal) Trails get Built

21 Nov, 2016 in News by Andrew Hill

This is likely going to be one of the last trail days of the year, so let’s go out with a bang! Plenty of awesome projects for everyone to work on… so let’s get some shovels in the ground and give some love back to some of our favorite trails! […]

Swansea Trail Day this Sunday

12 Nov, 2016 in Trail Days by Andrew Hill

During this year’s AGM, we unveiled our development plan for a new trail system at Barbour Rock to the excitement of all in attendance. Over the months we have completed the development plan, and submitted it to Front Counter BC, where it is currently going through a referral process. The trails […]

Barbour Rock – Open Call for Letters of Support

10 Nov, 2016 in News by Andrew Hill

We have a winner! This summer, we held a raffle for an original painting by Pat Bavin. This piece was commissioned by the CVCS for our awesome jerseys last year, and found a new home on someone’s wall…

Raffle Winner Announced!

2 Sep, 2016 in News by Andrew Hill

Check out this awesome writeup by a couple rippers on their blog – Riding the Rivet! Thanks for the #traillove! Invermere Trail Network Do you have your own experience you’d like to share? Send it along! We love hearing about how much you love our trails!

14 Aug, 2016 in Reviews by Andrew Hill | Open »