Telkwa, BC, Canada
Welcome to Tyee Mountain Trails
Check here for regular updates on the trail conditions.
GENERAL TRAIL INFORMATION (Trail grooming updates further down)
TRAPLINE TRAIL EAST CLOSED: Please note that Trapline Trail East is closed to trail users at this time due to logging activity. It is still ok to use Pink Floyd Alley and loop around to Clear Cut Loop, but the rest of Trapline East is closed until further notice. Access to the trails from the Banner Mountain Lodge side is closed.
FAT BIKING ON THE TYEE TRAILS: There has been some interest in exploring whether some trails in this network can be groomed for fat biking in the winter. A crew has come up to test the snowdogg that the mountain bike association has, which wasn’t working out on the bluff trails. At this time the snowdogg is under repair so we aren’t grooming specifically for fat bikes at this time, but we will post updates on this initiative here when we have them. There are times when the trails are packed hard enough for fat biking especially after the melt/freeze conditions in the spring, but at this time conditions are always changing. If you have any questions about fat biking up here or would like to get the most current conditions, give a text or call to 250-877-3495.
WINTER MAINTENANCE: We try to get out and pack the trails about once a week. We don’t tend to set a “slot” ski track anymore – rather we will just drag an attachment that makes the trail wide and flat. Some of the trails in this network tend to be a little more challenging than other places, so a flat track is sometimes preferred. Snowshoers were discouraged on the ski trail when the slot track was being set but since this is no longer the case, snowshoers are welcome on all trails.
There are some new trails up here – the Victor Lake trails, which Stan Ginther and Leon Shelley created for public use on their property. Access to these trails is up the main access road from Hislop, about 1.5 km in. There is a small parking lot just past their driveway, and another at the bottom of the CBC tower road, which are nearest to these trails. There’s a new trail that connects Sawmill Trail and Trapline Trail East – it takes off from Sawmill Trail near McDowell Lake (Pink Floyd Alley). There’s also a new trail that connects from Hidden Lake over to Sawmill trail (Hidden Lake Connector) that was just built this past fall.
We don’t groom the Hale Bop and Baboon Blvd trails – they are too narrow through the woods for our groomer and snow machine, they just get packed on foot.
The Trapline Trails have historically been used as part of a trapline, and in the last few years signs have been posted at the beginning of trapline east as well as in other spots, to let people know that there may be active traps along those two trails. So far there has been no trapline activity on the trails this year. We will post information on the trails and here if there is any trapline activity occurring.
A note about access on the Hislop side: There is a parking lot at the top of Hislop Road. From there you can walk up to the beginning of the Little Onion trail, or ski up the Soby’s driveway as an easier option (which connects to the Little Onion trail further on). It is also possible to walk up the main access road to the second driveway on the left (there is a sign here reading ‘hoof hearted acres) and ski on the road from there. A third option is to drive up this main access road (4WD only) and use one of several pullouts after the ‘hoof hearted acres’ driveway. **Note: the Little Onion trail is sometimes more suitable for snowshoeing – several steep and narrow sections. Depends on the snow conditions.
Donations are now accepted on this website to go towards trail maintenance; please scroll to the end of this page for information. There are also donation boxes in three places on the trails (Hislop access side) if you like to make a contribution that way.
Please contact us if you have any questions – (250) 877-3495.
Trail Condition Updates Winter 2022/2023
December 1, 2022: The Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West and Pink Floyd Alley have all been groomed a few days ago. The access road in from Hislop has been ploughed. More trail grooming to take place in a few days on trails that haven’t been done yet, check here for updates.
December 8, 2022: Grooming done around McDowell Lake, and Beaver Swamp Trail packed with the snowmachine. Clear Cut Loop packed with the snowmobile.
December 12, 2022: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West and Pink Floyd Alley groomed.
December 20, 2022: Victor Lake trails groomed.
December 26, 2022: Victor Lake trails groomed/packed with snowmachine – pulling the groomer was causing the snowmachine to get stuck (heavy snow) so some trails just packed with snowmachine for now. Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West, around McDowell Lake and the connector trail down to the Sobys packed. On the 28th we plan to do more grooming. NOTE: Little Onion trail hasn’t been packed with the machine yet, will do asap. Also, Baboon Blvd has a number of trees down on it near the bottom of the trail, will clear these asap but we’ll get the grooming done first.
December 28, 2022: Grooming done around McDowell Lake, Pink Floyd Alley packed, Ali Oop packed, part of Clear Cut loop groomed. More grooming tomorrow…
December 29, 2022: Connector trail down to Sobys and Little Onion trail groomed, Ali Oop also groomed. Will do some more tomorrow!
December 30, 2022: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66 and Trapline West groomed.
December 31, 2022: Trees at the bottom of Baboon Blvd cleared. The rest of this trail still needs to be done.
January 6, 2023: Happy new year! We finished clearing Baboon Blvd and groomed the track around McDowell Lake. Likely will do a bit more grooming tomorrow morning. Most trails are in good shape and conditions are good. Pink Floyd Alley, the southwest part of clear cut loop and Beaver Swamp trail need to be groomed but there are packed trails in those places.
January 7, 2023: Victor Lake trails groomed (except for the CBC tower road and hidden lake connector). Northeast side of clear cut loop (Ali Oop), Pink Floyd Alley (except the part through the woods near Sawmill trail), the connector trail to Sobys and Little Onion trail groomed.
January 8, 2023: CBC tower road, hidden lake connector, Sawmill trail, Route 66, Trapline trail west, Pink Floyd Alley and perimeter of McDowell Lake groomed.
January 18, 2023: Single track groomed on Clear Cut Access, Connector trail down to Sobys, Little Onion, CBC Tower rd., Sawmill trail, Route 66, Trapline West and Pink Floyd Alley.
January 24, 2023: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill trail, Route 66 and Trapline West groomed, also access road from Hislop ploughed.
January 27, 2023: CBC Tower road, Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West, Pink Floyd, Clear Cut Access, connector trail down to Soby’s groomed.
February 2, 2023: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66 and Trapline West and perimeter of McDowell Lake groomed. Access road in from Hislop ploughed.
February 4, 2023: Pink Floyd Alley, Ali Oop, connector trail down to Sobys groomed, Clear Cut loop packed with the snowmobile.
February 10, 2023: Beaver Swamp trail packed with the snowmobile, and all other trails groomed (except hale bop and baboon blvd). Conditions are great up here right now on most trails, though some of the more narrow forested trails could use more snow. A big thank you to Emzee who groomed most of the trails today.. the kid is on fire. He’s been a huge help this season.
February 14, 2023: Perimeter of McDowell Lake, connector trail down to Soby’s and Little Onion groomed. Access road in from Hislop ploughed last Sunday.
February 16, 2023: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West, Pink Floyd Alley and perimeter of McDowell Lake groomed. Thank you Emzee!
February 21, 2023: Victor Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66 and Trapline West groomed.
February 22, 2023: Pink Floyd Alley, perimeter of McDowell Lake, connector trail down to Sobys and Little Onion groomed (Thank you Kelly!)
February 26, 2023: All trails groomed, except for Beaver Swamp trail.
March 3, 2023: Victor Lake trails, Hidden Lake trails, Sawmill, Route 66, Trapline West, Beaver Swamp and perimeter of McDowell Lake groomed.
March 4, 2023: Connector trails down to Sobys, Little Onion, Clear Cut Loop and Pink Floyd groomed. The snow is perfect these days! Hope you all are enjoying the sunshine☀️
March 13, 2023: All trails groomed.
March 16, 2023: All trails groomed. Some trails seem like they are getting better for the bikes, pretty packed. We’ll check with a biker who has been out on them and post again here about this soon.
No trail fees are in place at this time but we are grateful for any contribution to support trail work. Any amount helps a lot! Thank you for your support.
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