VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2

PAT PERO

Trail building becomes a lasting culture when communities dig together. What starts as fun and shared effort turns into belonging, memory, and meaning. These handmade trails outlast trends and connect generations through the simple act of shaping the land.

FABIOLA CHRISTIAN

Flowtrail Stromberg is leveling up. After years of volunteer-built trails, the crew is creating a new excavator-built jumpline designed for advanced riders. The project blends big airtime, modern features, and the same community spirit that built Germany’s first flow trail.

JACK RAHILLY

Trail designer Jack Rahilly shows how modern tools like LiDAR, CAD, 3D modeling, and simulation are transforming trail planning. From terrain analysis to virtual ride testing, technology is making trails more accurate, efficient, and rider focused.

ABBY COOPER

A road trip through Northeast BC reveals alpine descents, raw loamers, playful networks, and tight-knit communities. From Mackenzie to Dawson Creek, builders and riders are shaping a growing northern scene rooted in landscape, creativity, and connection.

WILLARD BRUCE

A two-year field test shows the French-made Trailtool Pocket as a durable, packable multi-tool for backcountry trail work. With interchangeable heads for digging, shaping, and sawing, it offers high versatility and quality for builders who need one tool that can do it all.

MATHEW WANBON

A look at why rogue trails persist in BC and the challenges of bringing them into sanctioned networks. Builder Andrew Roddan explains how legal limits, rating rules, and creativity constraints keep advanced trails unsanctioned despite their cultural and economic value.