| There are few places in the world that can market | | | | residential growth and mountain biking tourists, the area |
| themselves as literal Meccas of mountain biking. The | | | | has formed a North Shore Mountain Biking Association |
| Pacific Northwest is a great place to find dozens of | | | | to help mediate between bikers and residents and try |
| trails. The beautiful forests and beaches of the | | | | to preserve trails. Also responsible for more fun |
| coastlines are perfect for an hour of casual riding or a | | | | activities like races and annual events, the NSMBA is |
| weekend long excursion. The North Shore area in | | | | one of the premier mountain biking associations in |
| British Columbia is considered one of the true hotspots | | | | Canada. Whistler For those familiar with the world |
| of mountain biking and from all over the world avid | | | | class skiing and boarding of Whistler-Blackcomb resort |
| mountain bikers arrive to traverse the hills of the | | | | in British Columbia, it's no surprise that the mountain |
| Burrard Inlet and the trails of Mt. Fromme, Cypress | | | | offers world class mountain biking as soon as the |
| Mountain, and Mt. Seymour. Also in the general area, | | | | snow starts to melt. Usually starting in April, the |
| you'll find amazing riding in Coquitlam's Eagle Mountain | | | | mountain biking season carries through until the end of |
| and Burke Mountain. Together, these numerous | | | | the summer, utilizing the numerous ski lifts and wide |
| mountain ranges comprise one of the best places in | | | | open space to hold numerous mountain biking events. |
| Canada and possibly the world to mountain bike. The | | | | In years when the snow lingers a little longer, mountain |
| Trails The mountain areas in British Columbia as listed | | | | biking season might run a little short at the top of the |
| above are some of the most difficult and subsequently | | | | mountain, though usually the lower lifts are open by the |
| dangerous mountain terrain trails around. Merely | | | | end of April. British Columbia for Mountain Biking As |
| through the standard machinations of nature there are | | | | one of the largest developed spaces, complete with |
| dozens of obstacles like fallen trees, rock slides, | | | | the convenience of modern society and the joy of the |
| ravines and ditches to jump and much more. Man has | | | | great outdoors, British Columbia offers some of the |
| added his own little touch to the trails with bridges, | | | | best Mountain Biking trails in the world. You can find |
| twisting "ladders" and mountain biking ramps. This | | | | something almost anywhere there is a mountain and |
| hybrid style of mixing natural obstacles with man-made | | | | often enough when you leave the mountain trails, you'll |
| jumps and ladders is often referred to as "North | | | | find simple back wood trails that are ten times better |
| Shore" style trail riding. If you're looking for the most | | | | than anything you'll have back home. They take their |
| popular of these trails, the CBC is considered by many | | | | mountain biking seriously in the mountains of BC, |
| to be the pinnacle of North Shore style trail riding. | | | | Canada and any mountain biker should take the time |
| Controversy Like any massive sport related tourist | | | | and energy to make a visit and traverse the |
| attractions, the trails of North Shore have reigned in a | | | | expansive, exciting trails. |
| great deal of controversy with local residents | | | | Tony Brian is a freelance writer for outdoor sports |
| complaining of off trail bikers disturbing their property. In | | | | magazines and a contributing writer for Body Sport |
| some of the nearby mountain trail areas, new | | | | Paintball, specializing in Mountain Biking, mountain biking |
| developments threaten existing trails on Eagle and | | | | ramps, and paintball guns. |
| Burke Mountains. Because of the influx of new | | | | |