Pemberton Valley Trail Association

The PVTA would like all contractors interested in a maintenance work contract for the Nimby Trail to review the RFP and submit a proposal by May 3, 2012. A site meeting is currently scheduled on Tuesday May 1, 2012 to review the project. The contract will be awarded on May 9th, 2012. Any questions, please [...]

That’s right!  It’s PVTA’s Annual Spring Trail Clean Up Day! Come by for a coffee, have a pancake, and get ready to put a little time back into the trails. The PVTA will be hosting a free pancake breakfast (buying a Membership is suggested) beside the Pemberton Bike Co.  After breakfast we’ll break up into [...]

Coming up on March 14, 2012 the Pemberton Valley Trail Association will host it’s Annual General Meeting. With Spring just around the corner, the PVTA is beginning to put together its Spring and Summer work schedule.  Come out to the AGM and let us know what trails are a priority to you.  With the generous [...]

  This Tuesday being Valentines Day Lisa and I decided to take advantage of the unusual mid winter riding (Mt. Bike) opportunities on the sunny south facing slopes above Pemberton.   Blood Sweat and Fear   The trails are in great shape and folks are lovin it. We said hi to 14 other riders during [...]

  The PVTA will soon be going to the local government boards looking for funding. We need your help. This is public funding, so it’s your money. If you like what the PVTA has done with the funding we have received over the last few years. (Stimulus, Nimby, Middle Earth, Skelula7, Chain, Gravatrout, Cloudbase 9) [...]

On October 19th, two of the tight difficult switchbacks on the the Trappers descent portion of the Chainlink got a major rework. The tools (2 mattocks 1 shovel) were then moved down to the next corner that needs attention. Beautiful Chain Lake Shreddin the Green Pow When you see these tools please don’t be afraid [...]

With the snow fast approaching now is a great time to fix up the trails. On Saturday November 5th, the PVTA will be hosting a Volunteer Trail Day.  Come out and work on some of the fantastic trails around Pemberton.  We will focusing on 3 trails: – The Grey Zone – help to finish up [...]

  Having recently ridden a few of the big Mt. Currie area epics, (Wild Bill, Jack The Ripper, Resurrectum) I wanted to re-visit the Trappers descent on the Chain Link. Despite 6 or 7 switchbacks that need re-shaping (this is an old horse trail being refitted for Bikes) and a few steep tech sections, this [...]

If you were at the PVTA fun’raiser back in July you’ll know that there is a movement for the PVTA to expand it’s boundaries out to the Duffy Lake Road. This road gives us such great access to the mountains, all we need is more trails. The first step in that movement has begun as [...]

The Trail now known as Jack the Ripper actually started about 10 years ago. Local trail legends and visionaries Sandy, Potsy, and Jeff were the first to see the vision of a trail from the Cell Tower down the beautiful open ridge to the bottom of Reid Rd. Back then it was known as Titties [...]