Bison Butte Trails

Huge thanks to the 30 hardworking volunteers who came out to the Bikes & Beyond Bison Butte Dig Night! Your hard work helps keep the trails in great shape.

Although the rain during the evening made the dirt very sticky, we managed to get a lot of work done, leading nicely to this weekend's races.

👉 We widened many sections of the trails and corners with w**d eaters and pruners.
👉 Continued berm and cupped trail repairs on Goose It and Goose It Return.
👉 Overhauled a jump and landing on the Happy Ending downhill.
👉 Rebuilt rollers and the berm into the shark fin on the Toilet Bowl.
👉 It was a great evening of good vibes, hard work, great prizes, and fresh donuts!

Thanks again to our Dig Night sponsor, Bikes & Beyond, for their support, generosity, and hard work.

Reminder: The trails, jumps, and features are regularly changing due to maintenance.

Pre-ride, re-ride, free-ride. Take it easy on your first lap when you ride at Bison Butte so you can get used to any changes.

August 15 Trail Conditions: Very wet and muddy everywhere. All newly rebuilt dirt sections are especially soft and sticky. The trails will need a couple of days to dry up. Please do not use the trails when they are wet and muddy.

Join us this Wednesday, August 19th, for the Bikes & Beyond sponsored Dig Night from 6:30-9:00 pm. Pre-register by going to the registration link in our bio. There will be snacks, drinks, and great prizes provided by Bikes & Beyond at the end of the evening. All attendees will also have their name entered to win a very sweet pack from EVOC, which will be awarded at our final Dig Night in September.

Don't forget about the Battle at the Butte happening next weekend at Bison Butte. August 22 is a Funduro, and August 23 is an XC Marathon race - registration and all details are at mbcycling.ca

Please join us for the Bikes & Beyond Dig Night on Wednesday, August 19th at 6:30 pm.
Please make sure to RSVP at the registration link in our bio so we can plan snacks, drinks and work projects accordingly.
If you haven’t been to a Dig Night before, here’s what you need to know:
👉 A Dig Night is a trail evening where hard working volunteers come together to keep Bison Butte’s trails in top shape.
👉 We might be digging with shovels, mowing, pruning, rebuilding features, fixing erosion, installing drainage, or doing other trail maintenance tasks.
👉 No experience is needed but it is physically demanding work. We’ll provide all the tools and equipment, but please bring eye protection, gloves and wear close toe shoes.

Where do we meet and park for Dig Nights?
We have a link in our bio to a pin of where to enter the Bison Butte access road off McCreary. The gate is open just for Dig Nights, follow the gravel road heading east until you arrive at the sea cans and parking area. Please drive very slowly on the access road.

A huge thanks to this Dig Night's sponsor Bikes & Beyond for providing draw prizes and funds that go to help the trails!

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Bison Butte Trails trail report for Sunday Aug. 2 : A couple of trees were down on the trails but have been cleaned up as of this morning, all trails are good to go, even the green trail through the swamp is rideable for the first time this year!
Come check out some of the trail work that was done at the last dig night and let us know what you think.
As always, just get out and Ride!

Another great turnout for the Alter Ego Sports Bison Butte Dig Night!

Twenty-seven people came out and put in a lot of hard work, putting the hand tools to good use and accomplishing a ton!

👉 Drainage and cupping repairs were completed on the north end of Goose It Return, including some new grade reversals to help prevent erosion.
👉 Berms were repaired on Goose It after the big rock drops.
👉 The badly eroded short climb after the rock roll at the end of the Back 40 was overhauled.
👉 Drains were added on the Goose It Return climb to help prevent further erosion.
👉 All the water bars were cleared of sediment.
👉 The jump at the start of the Green DH was overhauled, with sediment removed from in front of it and the lip rebuilt.

Thanks to all the volunteers who came out. Your hard work helps keep the trails in great shape for everyone to enjoy!

And thanks again to our event sponsor, Alter Ego Sports. Your support, generosity, and hard work last night are greatly appreciated!

Reminder: The trails, jumps and features are regularly changing due to maintenance. Pre-ride, re-ride, free-ride. Take it easy on your first lap when you ride at Bison Butte so you can get used to any changes.

Join us this coming week for the Alter Ego Sports Dig Night on Wednesday, July 15th at 6:30 pm.

If you haven’t been to a Dig Night before, here’s what you need to know:
👉 No experience is needed but it is physically demanding work. We’ll provide the tools and equipment, but please bring water, eye protection and gloves and wear close toe shoes.
👉 A Dig Night is a trail evening where hard working volunteers come together to keep Bison Butte’s trails in top shape.
👉 We might be mowing, pruning digging, rebuilding features, fixing erosion, installing drainage, or doing other trail maintenance tasks.

A huge thanks to this Dig Night's sponsor Alter Ego Sports for providing draw prizes and funds that go to help maintain the trails!

Please RSVP at the registration link in our bio so we can plan snacks, drinks and work projects accordingly.

Where do we meet and park for Dig Nights?
We have a link in our bio to a pin of where to enter the Bison Butte access road off McCreary. The gate is open just for Dig Nights, follow the gravel road heading east until you arrive at the sea cans and parking area.
Please drive slowly on the access road.

July 7 - Trail conditions are dry everywhere but the lower area of the forest.

Bison Butte Trail Report for Sunday, July 5: Just finished riding the trails and glad to report they are almost all dry, the green trail along the lake should be avoided as well as the green trail after the first forest section.
The blue in the forest has a couple slick spots but firm and rideable. As usual everything around the hill is dry and firm,
So get out and Ride!

Please join us for the Alter Ego Sports Dig Night on Wednesday, July 15th at 6:30 pm.

Whether you’re a first-time Dig Night volunteer or a returning volunteer, please RSVP at the registration link in our bio so we can plan snacks, drinks and work projects accordingly.

If you haven’t been to a Dig Night before, here’s what you need to know:
👉 A Dig Night is a trail evening where hard working volunteers come together to keep Bison Butte’s trails in top shape.

👉 We might be mowing, pruning digging, rebuilding features, fixing erosion, installing drainage, or doing other trail maintenance tasks.

👉 No experience is needed but it is physically demanding work. We’ll provide all the tools and equipment, but please bring eye protection and gloves and wear close toe shoes.

A huge thanks to this Dig Night's sponsor Alter Ego Sports for providing draw prizes and funds that go to help the trails!

Happy Canada Day - July 1st - Trail Conditions Update - Unfortunately there was more rain over night and all low sections in the bush are soft and muddy. The Green Trail beside the lake and in the forest is especially wet and muddy.

As well, the section after the rock drops heading north (Goose It) is very wet and muddy.

Please do not ride those sections for the next couple days.