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The next Calgary Snowmobile Club Trail Maintenance Weekend and Saturday night BBQ will be held in conjunction with the Backcountry Trails Flood Rehabilitation program from Alberta Environment & Parks Ministry, on September 24 & 25. We will meet each morning in the Etherington Day Use Parking...

Just checking here, but if you just started riding the mountains this past year, have riders in your group have your AST 1 yet? From one prairie boy to the next, it is invaluable, and could save your or another's life.

I beg to differ......nothing, it seems, is ever "easy". If it were, the good work of many people over many years and many meetings would mean we have a recognized "plan" in Alberta for motorized recreation, that would probably be varied by area/location. But I wish........

It would be great to get more, and government approved bridges built in situations like this. Time and money, time and money,.......

Like Tyler said, we ask ourselves the same thing. They have the saw.......make a wider/total cut!

For those available and interested in joining in, The Oldman Watershed Council, on behalf of the Recreation Advisory Committee (motorized), has planned a clean up for the Crowsnest Pass this upcoming weekend. Garbage Pick-Up for August 27th at Atlas Staging Area

This past weekend, the Calgary Snowmobile Club worked with the Backcountry Trails Flood Rehabilitation program (thanks Matt - volunteer coordinator) on stream bank stabilization along the trail; willow staking beside two bridges, built a springs' sustainable drainage path across the trail, and...

Trail Work this past weekend was a great success; new bridge willow staked and bridge ubuttments backfilled with soil, drainage for a spring across and under a trail completed as well as a banks secured with willow stakes, and - finally - new bridges' approach angles changed by completing a...

Btw - only 13 weeks until the trails open (legally) for 2016/17 winter!!!

For this weekend's Trail Maintenance Days, we have changed where we will be camping at. We are now camping within the equestrian camping area of Etherington Creek P.R.A. campgrounds. The equestrian campground is located all the way to "the back" of the area, near the trailhead. When you enter...

For this weekend's Trail Maintenance Days, we have changed where we will be camping at. We are now camping within the equestrian camping area of Etherington Creek P.R.A. campgrounds. The equestrian campground is located all the way to "the back" of the area, near the trailhead. When you enter...

Anyone who would like to come out and help this weekend, please PM me. We are hosting a Saturday BBQ after the day's work, and would like an accurate head count. Thanks

All future posts for Cataract Creek Snowmobile Trails for the 2016/17 Trail Maintenance, grooming results, and riding condition will be indicated on this new thread: https://www.snowandmud.com/s-w-alberta/107800-cataract-creek-snowmobile-trails-offical-thread-2016-17-a.html

Starting again for this winter! Trail Maintenance Weekend this Saturday, and Sunday, August 20 & 21. We will be leaving Etherington P.R.A. day use parking lot between 9 - 10 AM, as people show up. Hope to see you there!

For all subscribers of this thread, and especially those who enjoy riding at Cataract Creek Snowmobile Trails, you are invited: C.S.C. Cataract Creek Trail Maintenance Days Saturday August 20 & Sunday August 21, 2016 R.S.V.P. by Thursday August 18 at 10pm for a head count to...

Tyler, did you get any additional information from Amanda? Thanks for catching/clarifying; You do have to be an A.S.A. member/Trail Pass Holder to qualify for the re-imbursement. When I attended the Spring General Meeting of the A.S.A., it was stated that either course would be covered. So...

For those from Alberta that are interested, the Alberta Snowmobile Association is offering 100 free AST 1 or AST 2 courses to members this winter. An individual has to sign up and complete both the classroom and field portions of either course, and then apply for the refund. If there are 100...

I have taken my AST 1 far to long ago. I will need a refresher course, or the full AST 1 again this year!

Info may be here:

No question about it, #1. I have been going west of Calgary on both the #1 & #3 for over 20 years for work and play. It is not "slightly longer" but significantly longer - going north on either off of the #3 at Cranbrook, or Kelowna. Don't look at the distances on google maps as the roads are...