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BC Bike Race – BHA staff embarks on the BCBR journey!

Today July 7th 2017 is the first day of the 2017 BC Bike Race and BHA staff member Ryan Robertson is currently racing on the trails in Cumberland heading to Powell River!  BCBR “The ultimate single track experience” is a corner stone of mountain biking lifestyle.  Attracting riders from all across the globe, we are more than proud to have someone from BHA in the action this year!  The 7 day race is staged through some of the best mountain biking areas of BC.  On Day 2, Ryan will be racing in Powell River.  As we just wrapped up the Powell River Regional District Regional Trails Plan in the Spring, it will be exciting for him to experienced these trails!  We will be waiting for Ryan on Day 7 in Whistler, where the riders will be racing through the trails just behind our office.  Looking forward to cheer him up to the final sections of the race!

Followup the Race : https://www.bcbikerace.com/

 

 

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Silver Star Resort New Gondola – BHA Master Plan –

Silver Star Resort is one of BHA’s long standing clients and we are delighted to hear the announcement about the construction of their new gondola.  The gondola construction is planned to start this summer and will link the Base Area to the Summit with a high-speed Doppelmayr gondola featuring 8-person cabins with outside ski and snowboard racks.

Silver Star Webpage: http://www.skisilverstar.com/no-site-section/new-doppelmayr-gondola

“These new cabins will whisk guests from the bottom to the top of the Summit in a third of the time of the existing double chair. The ride will now take four and a half minutes from Village to Summit, traveling at five meters per second over a distance of 1,063 metres with a vertical rise of 293 metres,” says Brad Baker, Director of Operations and Maintenance for Silver Star.

This new gondola is attracting attention as it is one of the few new ski lifts getting built in Canada this year.  In the Spring of 2017, the BHA team completed the revision of the Silver Star Resort Master Plan, which aims to describe the comprehensive developments envisioned for the resort.  The new gondola will be a crucial element in the resort’s improvements with completion expected in the Summer of 2018.  It will be a milestone year for Silver Star Resort as they will also celebrate their 60th anniversary!

We are looking forward to riding on this brand new gondola!

 

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BHA Tour de Trash 2017 was a success! Mountain Biking Event, Whistler

What a great day! June 22th 2017 marked BHA 13th Annual Tour de Trash Mountain Bike Race.  Thanks to all the sponsors and riders for making that day and evening memorable.

TOUR DE TRASH 2017 RESULTS
Mens

  1. Jonas Buchot
  2. Shane Gayton
  3. Dave Birch

Womens

  1. Robyn O’Neil
  2. Feja Nestlerova
  3. Marissa

Junior – Boys

  1. Michael Murdoch
  2. Tristan
  3. Reese Higgins

Junior – Girls

  1. Kaila Lafreniere

Tour de Trash 2017 race course: https://www.trailforks.com/route/toonie-june-22nd-tour-de-trash/

 


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Big White Bike Park – New Pump Track Opening

BHA is happy to see the Big White Bike Park plans coming together.  “One of the key elements of the Master Plan was to have a pump track in the village core.  It is a fun and versatile biking amenity that caters to all ages and rider skills, from beginner to expert.  We are really excited to see it getting built,”  says Christine Bilodeau, one of our planners who is working on the Big White Bike Park Master Plan.  The pump track is scheduled to open this Friday, June 23 2017.  Kudos to the team at Alpine Bike Parks who did, as usual, an awesome job on the construction! http://bikebigwhite.com/

The Pumptrack under construction. Photo Credit: Alpine Bike Parks, 2017

 

Local Kelowna newspapers and blogs all have their eyes on the new bike park and pump track at Big White. For more info:

http://infotel.ca/newsitem/big-white-opening-pump-track-in-village/it43430

https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/199621/Free-bike-park-at-Big-White

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_d0fe2a5a-51e9-11e7-afe7-339788296ca6.html

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Big White Bike Park – Construction Updates

After an awesome ski season, Big White is turning its focus to summer activities and to construction of their new Bike Park.  “It’s not often that we wish the snow away, but it has provided us with some challenges this year,” said Big White’s president, Peter Plimmer (castanet.net, 2017).  With an unusually deep snowpack from this winter, Big White is focusing its effort on removing the snow and resuming the Bike Park construction in order to be ready for opening day, planned for August 4th 2017.  The BHA team has been working on the Big White Bike Park Master Plan since 2015. This season’s Bike Park opening is a key element in the exciting changes envisioned for the resort.  https://www.bigwhite.com/summer/bike-park-info

For more info

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-199125-1-.htm

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Big White Bike Park Opening Day August 4th 2017 – Pink Bike

Once again, we are thrilled to see the Big White Bike Park in the news. With a planned opening date of August 4th 2017, everyone is getting ready for the big day!

Big White Ski Resort hired BHA in 2015 to develop the Big White Bike Park Master Plan.  Since then, it’s been an exciting project that we are proud and happy to be a part of.  The Master Plan was designed to deliver the next great downhill biking experience in British Columbia.

“Big White will be one of the first locations where there’s a true family-friendly trail in the high alpine,” says Judd De Vall, Principal of Alpine Bike Parks, the company managing the build (Pink Bike, 2017).

See you on August 4th! https://www.bigwhite.com/summer/bike-park-info

 

For Pink Bike article and more pictures:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/big-white-bike-park-opening-august-4.html

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BHA Annual Bike Race – Tour de Trash 2017

BHA is proud to be a WORCA (Whistler Off Road Cycling Association) Toonie Race sponsor! For the 12th year in a row, the BHA Team and fellow local businesses are hosting the “Tour de Trash”. Our course is one of the longest running in the WORCA Toonie series and is a great time for our staff to get active in our community and throw out a fun event for our many mountain biking friends in town!

For more info on the race and WORCA:

http://www.worca.com/event/toonie-ride-3/?instance_id=24

Tour de Trash 2016 aprés party!

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BHA Project under construction – Cone Park, Sioux City, Iowa

The BHA team is happy to see progress on the implementation of the Phase 1 of Sioux City’s Cone Park.  The brand new park, designed in 2015 in now well under construction.  It is meant to bring the first main municipal winter recreation hub to the Sioux City community.  The first phase of the project includes a tube park, a carpet lift, an ice skating pond that can be used as a splash pad in summer, a day lodge, a snowmaking system and an all season multi-use trail network.

For more info:

https://www.sioux-city.org/cone-park

http://www.ktiv.com/story/35358073/2017/05/Friday/sioux-citys-cone-park-improving-with-new-updates

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BHA at CWSAA 2017 Spring Conference – Lake Louise

The BHA team was pleased to be part of the action in Lake Louise last week. As the 49th annual CWSAA Spring Conference unfolded at the beautiful Chateau Lake Louise, it was a great opportunity to capture the latest news from the ski industry and share our passion for the mountains with fellow CWSAA members.  After a successful winter season for most of the resorts, it was also an occasion for celebration and great snowy story telling for many of us.   As the primary CWSAA get together of the year, it is always a pleasure to connect with old and new friends from the ski industry. Thanks to everyone who made this year’s conference a success with a great speaker line up, beautiful venue and well planned schedule.

A lot to do and see at the 2017 CWSAA Spring Conference. April 25-27 2017 Chateau Lake Louise. Photo: BHA

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BHA in Nakusp : Trails Master Plan

The BHA team was in the middle of the action in the beautiful Nakusp and Area K region last week. Our team met up with the local communities for lively open houses in Burton, Edgewood and the Village of Nakusp.  The public consultation process was well attended and we are looking forward to seeing the project come together.  Local newspaper reporter Jillian Trainor wrote that, “Those who attended the meeting were impressed with both the showing and information given out.” 

For the full article:

http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/news/416165724.html

These workshops are part of the Nakusp and Arrow Lakes Trails Master Plan. BHA was selected in the Fall of 2016 to work on this great community project.

For those who live in the region, we encourage you to become part of the process and complete the survey, which will remain open until March 24th, 2017.

Link to the Trails Master Plan Open House Survey

Hiking to the historic Hot Springs Source. Photo: Andrew Strain

 

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