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Meet our newest Trail Crew

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When COVID-19 hit in March, we had to take a hard look at our budgets and scale down to the essentials. As for many people, everything looked uncertain! Dave Reid and Ben Haggar, our two core trail crew, have been hard at work on the trails since then, but our plans for a bigger crew…
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Trail Crew Update – June

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From Trail Crew Lead Dave Reid: My apologies for a late trail report.  I tried to write this a couple of times but was at a loss for words. I still am. Mark Bunyan approached me a year ago, to work on a trail to honor the spirit of Mikayla. This was something completely different…
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Through The Looking Glass

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Some trails filled with slabs and berms bring people to our town from all over the world to ride, run, hike and explore. Some trails, like this one, are there to connect communities. All great trails have passionate people, partnerships and stories behind them. “The Looking Glass”, a new connector to Wonderland, between Tantalus and…
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April Trail Crew Update

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Hello everyone, The focus for us this time of year is to revamp/refresh the arterial trails.  These are the workhorse trails that get riders and runners to all the fun stuff!  These trails get a ton of traffic and with time they lose a lot of dirt and develop drainage issues.   Riders/and runners can…
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We’re Hiring! Spend a summer with the Trail Crew

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Do you love working outside? Getting your hands dirty? Do you love the trails? Join us! We are looking to hire Trail Crew staff for the 2020 Summer season**. You’ll be on the ground maintaining Squamish’s incredible network of trails to keep them in great shape for the community. Not to mention you’ll get to…
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Trail Crew Report – February/March

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Hello everyone, A new season of trail work for the Trail Crew has begun!   The crew is a small one at the moment. Until recently it was just me (Dave Reid).  Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve also had Ben Haggar and Ben Chambers on for a few days a week. We are…
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Volunteer Trail Maintenance – What You Can Do

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Looking for something to do while maintaining your excellent social distancing record? We could use your help on the trails! A good trick is to bring a pair of work gloves so you don’t ruin expensive bike gloves. 1. After a number of winter storms, drainage on many trails is clogged up with forest debris…
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We’re Hiring! Community Engagement Coordinator

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Join our team! We’re looking to hire a dynamic individual in the role of Community Engagement Coordinator. If you love the trails and want to contribute to a great community, check out the posting below and get in touch. The deadline to apply is February 16th, 2020. Description The Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association (SORCA) is…
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2020 Board of Directors Nominees

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We’ve got some pretty amazing folks nominated for our Board for 2020/2021! You’ll see some familiar names, and some new people who want to contribute to the community through SORCA. Please take a few minutes to read the bios that each nominee has prepared. Then, come out and vote at our AGM for the ones…
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Family Category - Third Place: Rick Meloff "Father and Son Shredding the Trails"
Family Category - Second Place: Brian Goldstone "Cousins"
Family Category - First Place: Kevin Jamieson "Ice Cream Family"
Trail Culture Category - Third Place: Alex Hinkson "Trail evenings - Tacos and kiddy pools filled with beer"
Trail Culture Category - Second Place: Brian Goldstone "Truelove"
Trail Culture Category - First Place: Alysia Withers "May the force be with you"
Slab Trails Category - Third Place: Jordan Tieszen "Roam Roll"
Slab Trails Category - Second Place: Yoann Barelli "Raymond just being a Raymond"
Slab Trails Category - First Place: Dane Perras "Gully"
Green Room Category - Third Place: Duncan Hague "Amongst Giants"
Green Room Category - Second Place: Kevin Jamieson "Art and Design"
Green Room Category - First Place: Brian Goldstone "Inversion"
Trail Work Category - Third Place: Brian Goldstone "Tinder"
Trail Work Category - Second Place: Jordan Tieszen "Rope Saw"
Trail Work Category - First Place: Amir Shahrestani "One Man Crew"
GRAND PRIZE: Dylan Wolsky "Disco Slabs"

Trails We Roam Photo Challenge Winners

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  That’s a wrap! What an amazing showing for the first-ever Trails We Roam photo challenge. We had over 200 photo submissions, and over well over 200 awesome folks come out to celebrate the trails we love, and the photos that captured them. A big thank you to everyone who submitted photos – we’ve got…
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