Author: andrew

Hollyburn Chute conditions and May 26 training run changes

This year is a particularly bad one for windfall on many trails, with several sustaining significant damage from storms over the past six months. The Hollyburn Chute section of the Baden Powell Trail (which is roughly south of the Holllyburn Lodge to Craigmohr Road) had, at last count, about 60...

Wednesday, May 22 run details on Facebook

The details for tonight’s run have been posted on our Facebook community page by Clive Boness. Meeting place and start time are unchanged. Please check out the Facebook post for route information.

BP trail conditions for Cypress to Hollyburn

A small group checked out the Baden Powell Trail today from Cypress to Hollyburn. We found mostly continuous snow ranging from 30cm to 90cm. Snowpack is melting rapidly with rain and warm temperatures. Watch out for postholing and the snowbridge at the first creek crossing will weaken considerably over the...

Training run Q & A – What’s the distance for today’s run?

“What’s the distance for the Sunday training runs? That info would help me plan my training on days when I can’t make it to the official run.” This recent question on our Facebook community page prompted a discussion amongst our Knee Knacker Sunday training run leaders. It’s a question that...

May 5 training run – Allow time for parking at Grouse Mtn

If you’re going on the May 5 training run, allow extra time for parking at Grouse Mtn. The free gravel parking lot was filling up fast by 7am today (!!!) and the overflow gate wasn’t open yet. If you can’t park in the overflow section of the gravel lot, you’ll...