An open house for the
Ride Crowsnest Mountain Bike Project was held at the
Community Futures area of the Provincial Building in Blairmore on Thursday, March 31st, allowing residents the opportunity to learn more about the ambitious recreation project.
At the open house, maps detailing the plans for the project’s trail expansion into areas such as the
Pass PowderKeg ski resort,
Frank Slide, Allison Chinook, Deadman’s Pass, the lakes, and York Creek, and the skills park near the Albert Stella Memorial Arena were on display, and project coordinators were available to speak with anyone who had questions.
The current draft of the project’s master plan, which was developed by Daniel Scott of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, of which Community Futures is a corporate member, was also on display.
According to Carrie Morency of Community Futures, the master plan has been in the works for months, after the proposal for the trail system, submitted by Community Futures and the
United Riders of Crowsnest (UROC) was approved last May.
Community Futures got involved shortly after the project’s inception, applying for grants through the
Alberta Rural Diversification Initiative.
Morency said the next stage in the project will be to consult with
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) and various landowners in order to ensure the trails will not go through habitat terrain, wildlife migratory routes, or environmentally sensitive areas.
