From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: Over the past three weeks, a number of FMCBC representatives and member clubs have met individually and/or as a group with BC Parks and Cypress Mountain reps, following up on the December 20th meeting and trying to resolve the longstanding backcountry access corridor (BAC) dispute in Cypress Provincial Park. There are a few key issues here. BC Parks (BCP) and Cypress [...]
Metro Vancouver recently announced a new 75-hectare (185-acre) regional park on the slopes of Grouse Mountain. As of May 1st, the park will include the popular Grouse Grind, BC Mountaineering Club (BCMC) trail and a portion of the Baden-Powell trails within its boundary. Like all big announcements, this one raised a few questions. Most often, our members wanted to know if the new designation would affect seasonal closures, [...]
Improved signage of the backcountry corridor (Feb. 25, 2017) Cypress Provincial Park is a popular winter destination for snowshoers, hikers and backcountry skiers from Greater Vancouver. Park visitors wishing to access the winter trails and backcountry areas of Cypress Provincial Park are required to travel on a corridor through the controlled recreation area (CRA), which is operated by Cypress Mountain Resorts (Cypress Mountain) under a Park Use [...]
Crossing snowmobile tracks in the non-motorized zone. Photo Credit: Peter Gumplinger The BC government estimates there are 200,000 off-road vehicles in British Columbia. And while not all are used for outdoor recreation, chances are you’ve come across a motorized vehicle while spending time in a provincial park. The mandatory registration requirements for all off-road vehicles came into effect in 2015 (snowmobiles have been registered in BC [...]
The Singing Pass Trail in summer. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Trails. The FMCBC has submitted a letter to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations requesting improved public access to the Singing Pass Trail in Garibaldi Provincial Park. This follows another that was sent to (and responded by) Land Officer Tori Meeks last fall. The most recent letter outlines some of the history of [...]
