moyiesledhead
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In a nutshell.....the BCSF is looking at a proposal for a provincial membership, $150 preseason purchase, $200 regular season, and redistribution of all money collected to the clubs by the BCSF. This would mean you could ride any BCSF member clubs trails without having to buy daily trail passes. I repeat.....this is a DRAFT PROPOSAL. Don't get all excited about buying it this season.
Pretty sure I know what the guys that travel to ride will think about this. I'm more interested in comments from local club members that tend more to ride at home. Also lookiong for comments from some of the bigger clubs that could potentially have reduced revenue from this proposal.
In my particular case, I belong to 2 clubs currently, so cost is "presently" about the same, since you only pay the BCSF portion once....BUT, it will probably kill one of those clubs. In Moyie we have a small 18 member non-grooming club with yearly membership of $50. If all our members were to pay the new fee, our club would actually see a substantial revenue increase from the new scheme. Problem is 95% of our members never ride anywhere else and won't pay such a large increase to ride at home. The club would either cease to exist, or more likely just continue outside the BCSF. The second club with around 200 members has a groomed, user pay trail system. I belong to the club because I always have, and have in the past been very involved in the operation of the club. Membership is $100 per year, or for me $74 because I already pay the BCSF portion with the Moyie club. Problem is I probably only ride their area a couple times a year now. I'm about to retire and doubling + of my membership cost is probably a non-starter on a fixed income for an area I don't ride. So in all likelyhood if this goes through, I probably won't belong to the BCSF any more.
Comments?
Pretty sure I know what the guys that travel to ride will think about this. I'm more interested in comments from local club members that tend more to ride at home. Also lookiong for comments from some of the bigger clubs that could potentially have reduced revenue from this proposal.
In my particular case, I belong to 2 clubs currently, so cost is "presently" about the same, since you only pay the BCSF portion once....BUT, it will probably kill one of those clubs. In Moyie we have a small 18 member non-grooming club with yearly membership of $50. If all our members were to pay the new fee, our club would actually see a substantial revenue increase from the new scheme. Problem is 95% of our members never ride anywhere else and won't pay such a large increase to ride at home. The club would either cease to exist, or more likely just continue outside the BCSF. The second club with around 200 members has a groomed, user pay trail system. I belong to the club because I always have, and have in the past been very involved in the operation of the club. Membership is $100 per year, or for me $74 because I already pay the BCSF portion with the Moyie club. Problem is I probably only ride their area a couple times a year now. I'm about to retire and doubling + of my membership cost is probably a non-starter on a fixed income for an area I don't ride. So in all likelyhood if this goes through, I probably won't belong to the BCSF any more.
Comments?
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