The 亚洲天堂 Lake Mountain Biking Team, coached by Pat and Patti Dub茅, along with Burnt Bikes, is hosting the 2013/14 Project Trails program at the Boer Mountain mountain biking trail network.

Project Trails was launched last year.

鈥淭his project was immensely successful, giving 16 students experience building trails by hand and machine, and building a 100 foot wooden bridge,鈥� Pat said. 鈥淭his year we are excited to build on this success by building more elevated wood structures and improving our trail network on Wednesdays and Sundays.鈥�

Project Trails will meet at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays at the Kager Lake parking lot. A ride to Kager Lake is available a half-hour earlier on either day from the Burnt Bikes parking lot. Free shuttles follow the trail building.

Participation is open to all volunteers, not just students and team members. Anyone who doesn鈥檛 mind putting a little labour in to earn a free shuttle ride at the end of the session is welcome.

鈥溠侵尢焯� Lake has been undergoing an amazing evolution as a world-class mountain biking destination,鈥� Pat said. 鈥淲e are being considered for inclusion as an International Mountain Biking Association world mountain-biking destination.鈥�

Biking the Boer Mountain trails was also recently selected as the number three slot in Explore magazine鈥檚 list of the top things to do in Canada.

The profile of 亚洲天堂 Lake mountain biking will be raised again this academic year, with the Lakes District Secondary School hosting the 2014 provincial high school mountain-biking championships on May 24, 2014. The event is expected to bring more than 150 riders from across the province to 亚洲天堂 Lake.

In other Boer Mountain trail news, the newest trail under construction since last year is almost through to the top of Boer Mountain.

Called Razorback, the new trail extends the Stearns Creek Canyon trail from the lower bike park to the top of Boer Mountain, offering a number of extended riding options. When complete, Razorback will give bikers another fast and flowing shuttle run, or a challenging climb from either Kager Lake or the 亚洲天堂 Lake Bike Park trail network.

After the long climb, riders can either return they way they came for some well-earned fun, or they could make their way back down other already established runs, like Charlotte鈥檚 Web or When Pigs Fly.