Groomed trails allow easier access to winter-biking and will encourage a wider range of people to take up fat biking
. So, for the past two years, volunteers with the BVMBA have used a Snowdog, a Russian-made machine that looks like a stripped down snowmobile, to groom 15 kilometres of trails in and around the Banff townsite.The pilot was part of a wider plan to expand the number of trails where pedal-assist e-bikes would be permitted, which has been controversial due to concerns about the impact on grizzly bear habitat and the park’s ecosystem.
The pilot Ms. McCann waited so long for ends with the 2023-2024 winter season. “We don’t know if this is going to continue,” she frets. “We’re hoping it does because it offers a great experience for fat bike riders.” Ms. Quelch has seen a definite increase in winter bikers asking for groomed trails in the area, and “while not a big trend yet,” electric fat bikes became more common this past year. “It’s just a great way to get people out and active in winter. People who are not comfortable cross-country skiing and might want to try something like this.”
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