We are in the shoulder season. The trails are trying to dry up but they’re not quite ready to ride. The big spring thaw can feel like it takes forever! We just wrapped up our Annual Members Meeting and we got some terrific feedback that we’ve been using to help plan our 2024 season. Here’s what we’re thinking.
If you don’t feel like reading you can just skip right to our registration page:
Trails
- There will be new trails opening at Woolastook that were built by Kodiak last year. Please be patient. We’ll open them as soon as we can without risking early season damage.
- Professional build efforts as well as volunteer trail days posted through our social channels will continue to happen at Woolastook. Get involved!
- We’re waiting to hear about our application to the Canada Summer Jobs program. Fingers crossed we can have a trail crew again that will focus on maintenance throughout our trail network.
- We’re planning a significant tune-up at MVP including the flight-deck.
- RVC will continue to advocate for access with landowners. We’ll champion responsible trail use, etiquette, and we’ll work hard to maintain relationships we’ve built. RVC has recently made some big progress at Penniac that we’ll be sharing with our members soon.
Riding & Events
- We’ll continue the super popular Getting-Ready-To-Ride series, social group rides, and skills-development sessions.
- Riders loved both the Enduro Series and the Short-Track races. Both are in the works for 2024.
- We are aiming to offer rides and skills sessions specifically for Womens+ riders – new!!
- The Woolastook 4 should be fantastic. New terrain will totally change this experience.
RVC Membership
- Club membership is important. Your support keeps our singletrack in top shape.
- For 2024 we’re keeping our rates the same (unlike everything else in life these days)
- Individual membership – $45 / person
- Gold membership – $125
- Platinum supporters / sponsors – $200+
- All youth riders under 18 years are free with a guardian/parent membership of any level. We made this change last year to help support single-rider parents.
- Many of you took out an auto-renewing membership last year. That option is still available and we encourage riders to use it. It really helps the club plan knowing we’ll have your support. If you can’t remember when your auto-renewing membership will roll over, we posted a list for you!
- The experiment with plastic tags in 2023 was cool. But support wasn’t strong enough to keep that going in 2024 – so we’re going back to stickers! They’ll be available at local bike shops soon.
- Gold and Platinum options are there to offer ways for individuals, families, and businesses to really give back and invest in our cycling community! These options allow you to add all the riders in your household. Last year we had dozens of riders choose these options. Incredible support!
