Trail usage spikes in Squamish and the Sea to Sky this summer
Of the trails monitored, the busiest included Whistler’s Brandywine Meadows, Watersprite Lake, Semaphore Lakes and Rohr Lake (near Pemberton), Al’s Habrich Trail, and the Slhanay approach trail.
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Backcountry BC calls for end to daypass system and advocates for increased dispersal through new trails
Steven Chua / Squamish Chief. DECEMBER 3, 2020 06:00 AM -
Trail usage in the Sea to Sky Corridor spiked this year, presumably because the pandemic made it one of the few safe ways to recreate safely.
A representative from the B.C. Mountaineering Club, or BCMC, which runs Backcountry BC, told The Chief that these results highlight a need to keep parks open, create more trails to disperse recreationalists, and improve management.
“Park closures are not the way to go. The provincial health officer continues to say the risk of transmission in the outdoors is infinitesimal,” wrote Paul Kubik, director of cabins and trails with the BCMC, in an email to The Chief.
Kubik said it would be best to ditch the day pass system that was piloted this summer, as it appears to be, in his mind, highly subjective.
