I am uncertain as to why the contractor is required to destroy the road when they are finished. The road will not be drivable by regular vehicles, but will be used by excavators and the like. I can...
I have spoken with the Contractor involved with the Dam demolition work at the Mountain Lake Hut area. Their work has been postponed due to the current extreme fire risk in the Sea to Sky corridor. ...
Hello Scott and Peter,
I have added both of your trails. If you have recent photos you would like to include, please send them to me.
@Peter, I was able to find a very good recent writeup with phot...
I now understand my confusion Peter. There is no trail entry for the Yak Peak Trail in Bivouac and the waypoints you presented are from your trip report in 2000. I notice that those Waypoints are al...
I built the Yak Pk trail in 2000 and have since worked on it every few years. It's well traveled now and doesn't need much upkeep. Even the one rope section doesn't seem to age much, though I don...
I disagree with you Werner on quite a few points. First of all, we have not been involved in the maintenance of the B.C.M.C. Trail for many years (if not decades). Thus, it would not be true to clai...
I have added an inventory of all of the current B.C.M.C. maintained trails to the site. They are found under the "News - Media" Menu and the "GPS Trip Routes" Menu Item.
If you have photos of the...
Thanks Peter!
Would not have been possible without the knowledge, experience and tools of Paul Kubik. He is putting the deck on this Saturday!
I am absolutely delighted to report that today's B.C.M.C. work party was able to finish the bulk of the work on the New Paranoid Creek Bridge. The new bridge now sports a 1/2 inch 20,000 lbs breaking...
What is the status of the geotechnical assessment by Drew Brayshaw? When are we to expect the report?
Hi Paul,
I spoke with Dave and they are performing the assessment at the lake this weeke...
I have been engaged in discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Forest and Ranges and can confirm that the Watersprite Lake Trail is an officially sanctioned and recognized Trail. In fact...
Hello BCMCers,
Please be aware that the Mountain Lake Hut is being rented this summer by a company contracted by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources for up to two weeks starting in e...
I will respond to your second question Werner as it pertinent to my new position as Cabins and Trails Chair. While I was in attendance at the last Executive meeting to make a presentation on the prog...
There are Advantages and Disadvantages about the location at the pond near Skookum Creek for a cabin.
Advantages:
1) It is centrally located in a massive area between Mamquam Lake, Darling Lake (Ma...
@Ben. As I am new to the position of Cabins and Trails, I am unaware of the background of the Watersprite Route/Trail. It is my understanding that the section 57 application was being prepared or wa...
From the pictures it seems that the single log is already in place.
What about just a simple handrail on one side with expanded steel sheeting on the top of the log for traction? That would be...
Hello Darling Lake Construction Crew.
The following is a possible design for the new Paranoid Creek Bridge (thanks to Dean Neumann for his ideas on this one).
This design would be based on a single...
What is the plan for a trail to the hut? The current route contains a significant amount of swampy/wet areas, some flat and some steep and eroding.
Has any consideration been given to the road o...
I am pleased to announce that after Six brutal Trail Building Trips, Phase 1 of construction of the Darling Lake Trail has come to a conclusion. The Darling Lake Trail at long last, now fully extends...
A special thanks to all those who put their time and expertise into revising the club constitution. I fully support the streamlining of "Associate" and "Active" into one membership category. This m...
Hi Scott. It looks like the new image file didn't get saved to the server properly (on the first post in this forum). I think the map is working fine now. I have GPX files for the trail collected d...
I have updated and improved the map of the New Darling Lake trail on this forum to reflect recent trail construction efforts. Outrageously heavy alder on the old S2 line is providing great resistance...
Hello Todd.
That is certainly a legitimate concern and one I hadn't thought about. If we construct the new trail to a high enough standard, it would be an easier descent despite its greater length...
Hello Scott,
I have hiked the old route in summer to Darling Lake and there are a couple of issues associated with it. The old route travels steeply on soft wet ground. This is fine for a couple of...
I have created this forum as an area where members can ask questions about the ongoing New Darling Lake Trail currently being constructed by B.C.M.C. Volunteers. This is also an area where volunteers...