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Trail Update Apr 29/24

Hi folks The Little Bigfoot Trail is open for the season finally and is in overall good shape. We do intent to do several trail improvement projects this season so please be aware of signage showing “Trail Work Ahead” . We are currently working on some site line issues which we hope to have that […]


Trail Detour

We have a change to our trail system due to unforeseen circumstances and events. We have had to make a detour and shut down a section of trail on the West side of our trail between the Eastman Trail on FG 20 down to 40 km marker point. Attached is a temporary map showing the […]


Trail Update July 13/20

We have been doing our best at repairing the trail damage from the heavy rains over the last month or so. The trail overall is in good condition but we have several spots with standing water. Most of the water holes have a way around them so travel can still happen, however some of the […]


Fire Rating July 13/20

Well after a crazy spring and a delayed green up we finally are in the middle of summer and our fire rating is now staying steady and is currently at LOW. This is good news of course. Today we received about 35mm of rains from the storms that came through. Go for the fire rating […]


Fire Rating June 8/20

Well thankfully with the recent rains we have our rating dropped to LOW now. Unfortunately we received about 120 mm yesterday and expecting another 30 to 40 mm today. Good for the fire rating but bad for the flooding and road washouts. Please read recent trail conditions update for more information. Thanks Sandhogs Exec.


Trail Conditions/Caution June 8/20

Hi folks Well with the recent rains we received over the last 24 hrs ( 120 mm) it will most likely cause havoc to our trial system. We are expected to see another 30 to 40 mm today as well. We have several roads washed out, trees down and a local State of Emergency for […]


Trail Caution June 4/20

Just a reminder to our riders to use caution and slow down on a section of our trail. An area along the East Ridge trail between FG 20 and Km marker 40 ,it is currently being used by Provincal firefighters to access a recent fire in the area. The area circled on the attached map […]


UPDATE 5 PM Fire Rating June 4/20

There is an UPDATE with our current Fire Rating for our area. This morning it was at HIGH and it has now moved the EXTREME. With todays strong winds and hot dry weather conditions have changed quickly. At this time we would suggest any back country travel plans be postponed till conditions improve or we […]


Trail Conditions May 27/20

The current trail conditions are good to very good currently. We have a few spots with water that we normally would have none but there are ways are around the holes. There are some finger washouts on the hills along Fire guard 15, 16 and 20 to be mindful of, they are marked out. Repairs […]


Fire Rating May 27/20

Our current Fire Rating is at Low which is very good as last week on May 19th it was at Extreme. Thankfully with some humid nights and some timely rains our rating has dropped to Low. Please check your local municipalities to see if any burn bans are in effect as well, some RM’s have […]