Mt Troubridge from Rainy Day Main

Troubridge summit coordinates: N 49.48.739 / W 124.10.118

Troubridge cabin cooridnates: N 49.48.727 / W 124.10.646

3 of us spent the night up at Troubridge on Feb 22. Went up from Rainy Day side and it took 5 hrs up and 3 hrs down. Didn't need snow shoes until about half way up. We took some dishes up, but there is still lots more at the bottom, so please bring more up.

As you get towards the top of the summit lots of the trail markers are buried in snow and from the summit to the cabin, there was a 5 minute stretch with all the markers buried, which I have since reflagged in pink or green. There is a nice packed trail to follow for now, but if there is more snow up there, make sure you have a GPS and know where you are going, as it would be easy to get lost. The SCT trail North from the summit is completely buried and no tracks at all, and only the bypass to the cabin is flagged.

Fairview Bay Access

Hi

I was on the fairview trail yesterday and thought you may be interested to know that danger blasting signs have been posted just after the towers just after you go up hill on the sct . I continued on the trail as i couldn't hear any activity above me . The trail was fine but i watched to see if any rock blast had reached the trail and it looks like it hasn't. There may be activity there though at other times that could stop access to fairview bay. You never know with signs. Often they get put up and know one removes them when they are done.
I thought i should let you know what i see as i noticed that you found the bridge taken out along the pole line road. I found that one day in december when i was out and the daylight was short and i was looking for a quicker way back . I turned around and took the trail back . Fortunately i cary a headlamp all the time.
The next time i was in a hurry i just stomped through and changed my socks and shoes when i got to the car. Hopefully the creek will be smaller in the summer.

Susan

Little Sliammon Lake Trail

We had received word that there was some blowdown in the trail buffer of the cutblock south of Little Sliammon Lake and around the eastern shore to the bluffs.

Ron's trusted chainsaw took care of that.

The lake was still frozen, but the ice was thin and covered with a crust of snow, so no skating here.

If you are aware of any trees blown down on the Sunshine Coast Trail (SCT) please send us an email or give us a call. Thanks. (prpaws.bc@shaw.ca , or 604-483-9565)

Fairview Bay Access via Pole Line from Saltery Bay

A big surprise gaped at us this weekend as we drove out of Saltery Bay up onto the BC Hydro pole line road intending to head east toward its end where the wires cross over Jervis Inlet to Nelson Island. This rugged road has provided access to the Fairview Bay Trail that allowed you to chop off one of the two hours of hiking, so all you had left was the section from the towers just above Ahlstrom Point to Fairview Bay.

Just as we got onto the pole line where the road levels out we were stopped dead in our tracks. Where once there had been road there were now bolders blocking the way, and the next ten metres of road were gone, dug up, and Saltery Creek was roaring through a deep wide trench. The bridge was gone.

As at this time we have no information as to whether this deactivation is permanent, or the bridge will be reinstalled. The upshot is that the option of having a shorter hike is not there now, and you must access Fairview Bay from the beginning of the trail down in Saltery Bay at the mouth of Saltery Creek.

This adds an hour of delightful hiking along Rose Beach, up the Elevator section of trail, down the other side of the pass to Pirate Cove, and along the beach toward the fish farm and back uphill where you will catch the last ten minutes of the dead end pole line road to the Towers.

From there you continue your hike for a second hour on the trail to Fairview Bay and points beyond, Rainy Day Lake, Mount Troubridge and the rest of the Sunshine Coast Trail all the way to Desolation Sound.

3 K Bluff to Manzanita Bluff - Trail Closure

Currently Island Timberlands Limited Partnership is extending its logging roads into the far corners of its Okeover timbered property. Logging will begin after the roads are built. A section of the Sunshine Coast Trail beyond 3 km north of Malaspina Road runs through IT's property. This part of the trail north of 3 K Bluff is closed for the time being until logging is complete sometime early in the new year. You can still go as far as the new bench at the edge of Krompocker's clearing.

Through discussions and a field visit PRPAWS and Island Timberlands agreed on a buffer along the majority of the trail up toward Manzanita Bluff. PAWS was also given the opportunity to relocate part of the trail into an existing riparian zone which will not be logged. Once logging is complete PAWS will finish the rerouting of the SCT and then re-open the trail.

PAWS really appreciates the accommodations made by the forest company to the recreation and tourism values inherent in the Sunshine Coast Trail. Even the



Rhododendron patch was incorporated into the trail buffer and will continue to please and surprise the hiking public in the coming spring.

PAWS will also work on its next shelter project which is slated to be built next year on Manzanita Bluffs. We will be planning a grand opening in 2011.

Safety Notice - Traffic Pattern Change on Mainlines

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

Due to logging on GOAT LAKE M/L at 5 mile, the following traffic pattern
change is in effect 24 hours a day:
- GOAT LAKE M/L & HOOKUP are closed from DIXON ROAD to 7 mile
- STILLWATER MAIN continues as 2 way traffic from DIXON ROAD to TIN HAT JUNCTION

These changes are in effect until further notice.