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The RMOW is leading the development of a Recreation Trails Strategy that will provide high-level direction related to trail and trail-related amenity development, improvement, access, funding and management.

Status

We are currently in the project planning phase. This includes project scoping, an initial community survey, and the release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) to find a team of consultants who will assist the RMOW in developing the Recreation Trails Strategy. The community survey closed March 31 and received nearly 800 responses. Survey results will be released in the spring of 2021 and will help to inform project planning and the RFP. 

Overview

The RMOW is leading the development of a Recreation Trails Strategy that will provide high-level direction related to trail and trail-related amenity development, improvement, access, funding and management.

As a higher-level strategy, the Recreation Trails Strategy will not specify the number, location or types of trails, which will be the focus for a future and more detailed Trails Master Plan.

Elements likely to be considered through the development of the Recreation Trails Strategy include:

  • Trail network inventory, unauthorized trails, gap analysis, capacity and optimization
  • Trailhead access, parking and trailhead facilities
  • Tenured, commercial and event uses
  • Trail-related costs and maintenance funding
  • Trail construction and signage standards
  • Jurisdictional responsibilities
  • Cultural and special features
  • Environmental impacts and protection
  • Trail closures related to season, wildfire and wildlife
  • Marketing, messaging and communications
  • Select motorized use in certain areas

Given the urgent nature of some of the elements above, recent initiatives have been undertaken, including management and monitoring initiatives related to grizzly bears, alpine areas and e-bikes. Ongoing trails implementation and engagement will also continue in parallel, and in coordination to this work. A more complete list of recent initiatives is included in the Background section below.

Objectives

  • Achieve shared high-level direction related to:
    • Trail and trail-related amenity development, improvements, access, funding and management, including approaches, practices and responsibilities
    • Potential areas for future trail connectedness, development and improvement
    • Emerging trail user types and needs
    • Trail-related challenges that have emerged in recent years
  • Establish the groundwork for a future and more detailed Trails Master Plan
  • Enhance community understanding of the breadth and complexity of trail management, and the associated financial implications
  • Identify reliable and consistent funding sources for annual trail maintenance
  • Develop a clear, easy to use Recreation Trails Strategy document that articulates shared trail-related direction and integrates all key trail-related topics together in one place

Project phases and timelines

Project Planning (January to May 2021): The project planning phase will include establishing the parameters, an online survey, and the development of a request for proposal (RFP) to seek consultants to assist with the Recreation Trails Strategy. Results from the March 2021 community survey will be used to gather input from community members about trail-related challenges, goals and current initiatives that will help to inform Recreation Trails Strategy project planning.

Strategy Development (May 2021 to Fall 2022): The strategy development phases and deliverables will be determined through the project planning phase and finalized with assistance from the project consultants. It includes trail-related amenities such as trailhead parking and washrooms, trail signage, lookouts, and more.

Community engagement  

Community members, trail stakeholders and partners will be engaged through the project. The initial RTS project planning phase included an online survey to gather input to inform further development of the project plan. Staff will consider the survey input in determining the content of the project plan, including scope, timelines, budget, topics included and excluded, etc.  

During the development of the RTS, it is expected that consultation with the broader community will continue. Further, it is expected that engagement will also involve stakeholders, community partners and representatives of the Squamish First Nation and Lil’wat First Nation, ensuring their interests, objectives and concerns are considered and reflected in the plan as much as possible. Some of the stakeholder groups and partners we expect to engage are: 

  • Trails Planning Working Group 
  • Forest and Wildland Advisory Committee 
  • Recreation Leisure Advisory Committee 
  • WORCA 
  • AWARE  
  • Alpine Club of Canada (Whistler Section)  
  • Trials99  
  • Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation 
  • Cheakamus Community Forest 
  • Recreation Sites and Trails BC 
  • Other land managers 

Project scope 

Trails within the scope of the RTS will include off-road trails on municipal, Crown and private land, including those that are formally established and those that are not. It also includes trail-related amenities such as trailhead parking and washrooms, trail signage, lookouts, etc. The Valley Trail network and resource roads (including forest service and resource or infrastructure access roads) are generally outside of the project scope. However, where they provide access to or have an impact on recreational off-road trails, they will be considered in the project.

While non-motorized, non-winter (i.e. spring, summer, fall) recreational trail use will be the focus of the Recreation Trails Strategy there is one motorized exception: trials motorcycles. Trials motorcycle use will be included as it predates mountain biking in Whistler, continues to this day, and many of today’s mountain bike trails originated as trials motorcycle trails.

Dirt motorcycles (also known as dirt bikes), snowmobiles and snow bikes will be excluded from this project as they are prohibited from using the recreational non-motorized trails targeted in this project. Snowmobile use on Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain will be excluded from the municipal water supply area through management by the local clubs and Recreation Sites and Trails BC, with direct input from the RMOW.

The geographic scope of the project covers the area within Whistler’s municipal boundary (see red dotted line on the map below). Particular emphasis will be placed upon the interface between the Whistler Urban Development Containment Area boundary (black solid line surrounding the Whistler’s developed area) and adjacent and tenured lands, as well as assets of municipal interest or investment outside of the municipal boundary such as the alpine trail networks on Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain. The Whistler Interpretive Forest will be included. Whistler Blackcomb’s Controlled Recreation Area (pink dotted line), Garibaldi Provincial Park (BC Parks) and Whistler Olympic Park will be excluded from the scope, but engagement will occur with these organizations for compatibility reasons as much as possible. 


Background

Collectively, Whistler’s non-motorized recreational trails:

  • provide a renowned recreational experience for thousands of people annually
  • are a significant driver of local and provincial economic activity in the summer
  • contribute immensely to the physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being of Whistler residents and visitors
  • are critical to the sense of place and way of life in Whistler.

The natural environment where trails are located underpin these health, social and economic benefits.

In the absence of a formal trail master plan, Whistler’s trail network has grown organically over the decades, initially with hiking and motorized trials motorcycle riding, and later mountain biking. The network exists in a range of environments, including valley bottom areas, forests of second and old growth trees, logged areas, and alpine zones.

The trail network exists across a variety of jurisdictional responsibilities, and while some trails possess formal standing, many others do not. Those that are formally recognized are managed by a variety of organizations overseeing a complex, yet incomplete, ownership and responsibility matrix.

Whistler trail users include hikers, mountain bikers, trail runners, dogs, events, commercial users, and more.  Over the last five years recreational trail use has increased significantly in almost every jurisdiction in the province, and Whistler is no exception. The explosion in trail use is fuelled by population growth, transportation and access improvements, e-bike technology and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.

Surging use brings new and exacerbated challenges, including those related to trailhead parking and amenities, trail overcrowding, trail maintenance, natural areas protection, wildlife conflicts and more.

There have been many trail-related planning, development, maintenance and management initiatives over the years by a collection of partners and players, including trail builders, WORCA, Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Alpine Club of Canada (Whistler section), and Trials 99. Recent and upcoming key initiatives include:

  • Improvements to further protect Rainbow Lake and 21 Mile Creek water supply area (RMOW)
  • For the alpine trails located upon Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain, the Alpine Ranger Program, the Grizzly Bear-Human Conflict Mitigation Strategy, the Grizzly Bear Response Plan, and an annual monitoring program (RMOW)
  • Draft e-bike policy (RMOW)
  • Parking signage improvements in neighbourhood areas (RMOW)
  • Facility improvements at select trailheads (RMOW)
  • Provision of trail access from Emerald Estates to One Duck Lake trail network (RMOW)
  • New trail development, including Chipmunk Rebellion, Tunnel Vision Connector, FarOut/Flashback (WORCA)
  • Development of a coordinated approach regarding unauthorized trails and commercial use of authorized trails located upon Crown lands (RSTBC)
  • Fitzsimmons Creek Trail and bridge (Singing Pass) planning and approval (RSTBC)

Guiding documents

The documents below will help guide the development of the Recreation Trails Strategy.

Overarching plans

  • Vision and Official Community Plan (RMOW 2020)
  • Sea to Sky Land and Resource Management Plan (FLNRO 2008)

Strategic plans

  • Sea to Sky LRMP Coordinated Access Management Plan (FLNRO 2009)
  • Road Based Access Management Plan (Cheakamus Community Forest 2018)
  • Recreation and Leisure Master Plan (RMOW 2015)
  • Strategic Plan 2021-2024 (WORCA 2020)

Supplemental plans

  • Whistler Trail Standards - Environmental and Technical Features (RMOW 2003)
  • Report on Whistler Area Hiking Trails (FWAC Hiking Trail Task Force 2012)
  • Mountain Bike Trails Master Plan and Engagement (WORCA 2017)
  • Human-Grizzly Bear Conflict Mitigation Strategy (RMOW 2019)
  • Draft E-Mobility Policy (RMOW 2019)
  • Sea to Sky Corridor Recreation Trail Strategy (RSTBC 2008)
  • Trails Strategy for BC (RSTBC 2013) and subsequent Trails Strategy Review in progress (RSTBC 2020)
  • Authorizing Recreational Mountain Bike Trails in Provincial Crown Land – Operational Policy (RSTBC 2013)
  • Economic Impact Study Whistler Mountain Biking (RMOW, TW, WB 2016)

Funding

The Recreation Trails Strategy project is 100 per cent funded from the Province of British Columbia through its Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) program.

Contact

parks@whistler.ca

 

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