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trail update

September 08, 2010

The carl wylie trail is complete and we look forward to having an amazing new early season loop to ski on when the snow flies. This creates a link between the Black Prince Cabin and our stadium. It will add 2.8km of easy rolling terrain to our clubs trail system to greatly improve access to the cabin (yeah one less big up hill). This trail has been created through a huge community effort. Don Wylie has lead the charge with the design and planning, and assembling a team of volunteers who completed all of the early prep work so we could enjoy the trail last winter.

Local industries from outside our ski community have also generously donated both time and equipment.

We would like to thank Ryan Ingham of Arcridge Industries for donating his time and the use of his Spyder excavator, Skidder, safety equipment and his knowledge of preserving and working within delicate park ecosystems. Stewart Shaw, of W.G. Shaw and Son, has also contributed tremendously in allowing our club to complete this project without financial strain. Stewart’s skill with bulldozer and Excavator have moved us quickly though the trail over the past few weeks, with only a few hundred meters to go before completion. We are excited to announce that the new Carl Wylie trail will be skiable as part of our early season trail system as well, early season skiing on “green” level trails…what a treat.

The completion of the trail also brings us one big step closer to this
winters big event the “Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup”. The trail is a vital link in almost all the courses for these races and having it open early will allow local and visiting skiers a chance to gain some valuable early course knowledge. We have one more major step in preparing our area for the Sparkling Hill Masters, installation of a donated bridge from the ministry of Forestry will begin by Mid August and add an interesting new feature to our stadium area, while greatly improving traffic flow on event days.

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